I think it’s just wonderful that the community of fans have such a collective caring spirit. I’m not cool with getting a gull-wing Mercedes any more. ‘Our family was all building trade and shipyards. The BRIT and Ivor […] Even after a hard 12 hour shift on the front lines you still took time to share kind words and smiles for us all. He has a host of nieces and nephews, but as for fatherhood, it’s a case of ‘never say never’.For someone who never felt wholly comfortable in his own skin, fame exacerbated feelings of isolation. We eventually deleted it. He has also recorded albums as a solo artist, and performed as an actor in musical theatre productions in both the West End and on Broadway. I like it when people see things in me that I wouldn’t necessarily see in myself.’But for now, his eye is on his pop career. Drummer Tommy Cunningham bailed after the band tried to reduce his share of royalties. I'm sure it's helping you get through it too. Come on, just dial it down a wee bit.”’He’s in a good place, happy at home with his long-term partner, former model Eileen Catterson, and creatively energised. ‘I wasn’t thinking straight, I didn’t see the ramifications. I’ll take that.’Marti with partner Eileen Catterson in 1995From the outside, he was living the dream. ‘There was friction, but I think that’s youthful insecurity.
I was wasted.’Having left Glasgow 20 years ago, his frequent visits home are bittersweet since the death of both parents and his brother John. ‘Materialistic c***. Announcing the brand new Marti Pellow VIP mailing list, sign up to gain exclusive access to pre-sale tickets, photos, videos, interviews and … We’re running up and down the corridor like kids. I got off on that. I am humbled by it.”Marti, who beat a drink and drug addiction and has been clean for more than 20 years, first took to his social media channels last week to help cheer people up amid the health crisis, and pay tribute to Sam Emmonds, who is in hospital in Portsmouth, as well as NHS staff.And with Marti's help, they smashed their target, and are now sitting at more than £3,000 - and counting!Yesterday the Clydebank-born star posted a new video of him belting out Angel Eyes and linked to a fundraising page organised by a group of Clydebank women. ‘I’m smiling, smiling – always smiling away. ‘I wavered, but I thought, with the right people around me, and some graft, I could do it. How you interact every night, with the other actors, with the audience, is always different. I’m singing away, and there’s Leonard Nimoy. ‘I’ve sat Tommy down on numerous occasions and apologised for that,’ says Pellow.
We’d worked ten years solid. He had £3m in the bank, fancy wheels in the garage and, while on tour, had curries delivered around the world from his favourite Glasgow takeaway. Making his new album, Mysterious – a classy exercise in Seventies soul, funk and R&B – reminded him of the early days of Wet Wet Wet. I’ve had the big house: “Magic, now what?” It’s not how you should define what you’re about.’In 1999, he checked in to The Priory and has been clean and sober ever since. I’m so, so proud of that. Marti Pellow was born as Mark McLachlan on March 23, 1965 in Clydebank, Scotland to Margaret and John McLachlan. Marti Pellow is replaying, somewhat ruefully, the glory days of Wet Wet Wet in his mind. ‘People would shut up and lean forward. And staff from Caledonia Care Home in Saltcoats showed they appreciated his amazing efforts on their behalf, saying: “Love love love this, specially when you know it's live Marti and your laugh is so infectious!! ‘I thought, who on earth is buying this? ‘I was like, “There’s nothing wrong with me!” All that arrogance and denial, textbook stuff.’ He hated shaving because it meant confronting reality in the mirror. “Look, it’s got a bed!” We toured with Elton John and played the Hollywood Bowl. It’s such a big thing, and something I cherish.’We are no longer accepting comments on this article.Yet as the front man, Pellow quickly discovered that fame isolated him from his friends. Become a Marti Pellow VIP.