Date of Birth

29 December 1978, Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK

Birth Name

Adam Peter Rickitt

Height

5' 11" (1.8 m)

Mini Biography

Adam Rickitt is the baby of the family with three older brothers Tim, Mark and Sam and they fought all the time when they were kids...Adam admits that he would bully Sam all the time even though Sam was 2 years older. He is a self-confessed mummy's boy although he is a superstar. He earned a whooping £50,000 as Nicky Tisley! He had been living in boarding schools since seven. His family calls him Addy. He can never bear to watch himself on TV unless his mum forces him to. Adam left school with 10 GCSEs and 4 A levels. He supported himself by modeling for underwear catalogues after leaving school, but he never told his mum. He suffered from Bulimia as a school kid. He was struck down by a virus and lost 2 and a half stones. Adam left the Street in April. However, his character was not killed off. "The door will be left open for him to return - he has been a popular character" said a representative of the show. Adam released his first single "I Breathe Again" on June 14, 1999. The single went straight into the UK charts at number 5. His second single, Everything My Heart Desires, also reached the Top Twenty. His third single, The Best Thing, debuted at number 25. Adam's debut album, Good Times, was released on Jan 24 2000.

Trivia

• Tried out for Coronation Street as a joke.
• Has a birthmark on his bum in the shape of Australia.
• Mum (Jill) keeps a scrapbook of everything (audio & written), even if he's only a crossword clue or only on tv for a minute.
• When he turned age 20, fans swamped him with 200 teddy bears, mountains of chocolates and bunches of flowers.
• Is a surfer.
• Suffered from bulimia as a teenager.
• His debut single, "I Breathe Again" reached number 5 on the UK charts, eventually being certified Silver by the BPI.
• Starred as Mark Cohen in the UK tour of the musical Rent, before transferring to the West End.
• Member of the Conservative Party. In May 2006, he was one of 100 would-be MPs chosen for the Conservative party A-list. He is a socially liberal rather than traditionalist Conservative and in opposition to the voting records of many Conservative MPs, believes in equal rights for homosexuals.
• On 21 September 2007, he was arrested and charged with shoplifting a block of cheese, a bottle of HP sauce and a jar of coffee from an Auckland supermarket. He later claimed in an interview with the Herald on Sunday that it was an honest mistake, though later still claimed that he was drunk at the time of the incident.
• Former member of the British supergroup 5th Story, which also included Dane Bowers, Kenzie, Gareth Gates, and Kavana.
• Nephew of Bill Weston.

Quotes

• I think when you're born, your soul is split into two and given to your perfect partner. When you see each other you'll be with each other forever.
• The only reason I would ever quit was if I found my soul mate and she had to move abroad which meant I couldn't do the music. I would hate to give it up but if you get the chance to fall in love it's the greatest gift there is and you shouldn't pass it up.
• [on homosexuality] How can somebody being in love with another human being be a sin?