Biography
Date of Birth
17 December 1983, Chatham, Kent, England, UK
Height
5' 11" (1.8 m)
Trivia
Is a member of the boy band Blue with Duncan James, Antony Costa and Simon Webbe.
He's the youngest of the four members in Blue.
Contributes "Stand Up as People" to the "Warchild Hope" album (released 21 April 2003).
Wrote 'Why Me' for the Passion of the Christ Soundtrack album.
His favorite singer is Stevie Wonder.
His favorite album is "Evolution" by Boyz II Men.
His favorite song is "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder.
Good friends with Sir Elton John.
Announced that the baby he is expecting with girlfriend, Samantha Miller, is a boy. [October 5, 2008].
Recording a 3rd album with his band, Blue [July 2003]
Released his first solo album - Lee Ryan [August 2005]
Was engaged to Atomic Kitten band member Liz McClarnon.
Is one of 25 EastEnders (1985) actors to compete in Strictly Come Dancing (2004). The others, in chronological order, are Christopher Parker (Spencer Moon), Jill Halfpenny (Kate Mitchell), Patsy Palmer (Bianca Jackson), Louisa Lytton (Ruby Allen), Letitia Dean (Sharon Rickman), Matt Di Angelo (Deano Wicks), Phil Daniels (Kevin Wicks), Gillian Taylforth (Kathy Mitchell), Jessie Wallace (Kat Moon), Zöe Lucker (Vanessa Gold), Ricky Groves (Garry Hobbs), Natalie Cassidy (Sonia Fowler), Jimi Mistry (Fred Fonesca), Scott Maslen (Jack Branning), Kara Tointon (Dawn Swann), Anita Dobson (Angie Watts), Sid Owen (Ricky Butcher), Jake Wood (Max Branning), Kellie Bright (Linda Carter), Tameka Empson (Kim Fox-Hubbard), Davood Ghadami (Kush Kazemi), Charles Venn (Ray Dixon), Emma Barton (Honey Mitchell), and Maisie Smith (Tiffany Butcher-Baker).
[2019] Undergoing laser treatment to have a large tattoo on his back removed.
In May 1999, Lee Ryan and Antony Costa met at the ages of 15 and 17, respectively, when auditioning for a boy band on ITV's This Morning, with Simon Cowell putting the group together. Ryan made it into the band, as did 21-year-old Will Young (who would go on to win the first series of Pop Idol in 2002), although Costa was not chosen. The boy band never took off, but Ryan and Costa remained friends following their meeting.
Trademarks:
Pierced left ear
Powerful singing voice
Prominent ears
Quotes
I've had one person saying, 'If I see you I'm gonna stab you, I'm gonna, like, axe you in the head.' I mean I understand people are upset but to threaten me with my life? This is just ridiculous.
Take That are an amazing group, Gary's (Gary Barlow) an amazing writer.
[At school, if your teacher had told the class that one kid was going to be famous, how many kids would have said it would be you?] None of them, probably. The teachers always told me I was gonna end up in prison. I was a very angry kid, even though I had a loving mum. I was angry at society.
