TOTP Magazine (June 2005)

Shoot Secrets

Where: An exclusive studio in South London.
Start: 8am
Finish: 12pm
Transport: Ben whizzed to and from the shoot in his snazzy, black Audi TT! ooh, get you!
Ben's brekkie: Two cereal bars eaten and two cans of diet coke slurped
SSSHHH: Ben insisted on his stylist giving his barnet a last-minute trim before we got started! Perfectionist!


Last time we met, you were lead singer of boyband A1. What have you been doing since then?

Well, for the first six months after we left a1, I went kind of crazy and went on a lot of holidays! After that, I suddenly decided to get my act together and started writing. I wrote a whole album but then decided it wasn't really me, so I scraped it and started again!

Blimey! So how's it feel being a solo artist?

It's so much better! I can do whatever I want to and I don't have to ask for three other people's permission. I never really wanted to be in a band, to be honest with you. I don't regret anything but I much prefer being on my own.

And it's an extra-specially buff Ben who's come back solo, right?

Ha-ha! Well, I got quite fat towards the end of my last band. I've lost about 19 kilograms since then and I've chopped off my hair, too. I saw the light!

Well, not that light's shining, let's take a look under your covers...

Ooh, you'd probably see a naked me! I always sleep naked. I can't really sleep when I have clothes on.

Gulp! And what's under your bed?

I have all the stuff that doesn't fit in my cupboards under my bed. Oh, and my dog Holly's bed, too. She's a little long-haired miniature Daschund and she's so cuddly. She's just like a living teddy bear!

You big softie! Do you dream about cute puppies and teddy bears, too?

I actually had a really bizarre dream the other night. In my dream, I'd woken up and said to my mate, 'Ollie, man, you're throwing rice over that girl in the taxi.'

Throwing rice, eh? Reckon subconsciously you're thinking about marrying your ideal girl?

I haven't found her yet, otherwise I'd be with her! I keep trying on loads of people and they don't really fit! If someone amazing comes along, then fantastic, but I'm quite happy doing my own thing.

OK, Mr Adams, 'fess up, do you have a comedy kids' duvet cover?

My duvet's very boring actually, It's either cream or blue and my cleaner changes it every week. I think I had Thomas the Tank Engine and Gummy bears duvets as a kid - I was like a duvet king! I loved them!

Thanks to Steph for taking the time to type up this interview from the TOTP Magazine and for letting me publish it.

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