From a London bus driver to the X Factor…
Rubbish at singing?
Andy started out as a London bus driver, before becoming a refuse collector. Aside from his weekly bin collection rounds, his other pastime wasn’t rubbish – it was singing. The dad-of-two, to daughter Tara and son Jacob, auditioned for the second X Factor in 2005 and made it through to the live shows under mentor Sharon Osbourne. But he was so popular on the show that he was praised throughout the contest by rival judges Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh. He only narrowly missed out on winning the talent show by 1.2% of the public vote. Read more