East 17 star baptised by Krays henchman and now 'feels like god'
Terry Coldwell, who found stardom alongside East 17 band members Tony Mortimer, Brian Harvey and John Hendy back in the 1990s, took a big spiritual step on Sunday
Former East 17 star Terry Coldwell has been baptised by a former henchman to the notorious Kray twins.
Ex-gangster Chris Lambrianou performed the service in London's East End as Terry declared his faith in front of the singer's friends. He was part of the original line-up of East 17, which included Brian Harvey, Tony Mortimer and John Hendy. The group had hits including Stay Another Day, Deep, Steam as well as If I Ever Fall In Love.
The musician, who become a father of six after his wife gave birth to a baby girl back in 2022, says the experience felt incredible and explained how he found God during a prison sentence for armed robbery. He has totally transformed his life and decided to take a big step after turning things around.
'I've just been baptised and I feel absolutely amazing. The service has been phenomenal today. I just feel great," he told MailOnline after Sunday's service at the River Church in Canning Town. "I feel it was a long time coming and I'm really glad I did it."
Terry, John and Tony featured on the BBC2 documentary Boybands Forever recently to remember their time in the popular band and were filmed separately. "We don't talk," said Terry. "But I don't hold any grudges. There were good times and there were bad times but that's like in any job.
"We lived together basically, we worked for three years without a day off so of course we argued about things. But I'm grateful for the times I shared with them."
Brian was kicked out of the group in the late 90s after making a controversial statement in the press that it's 'cool to take drugs' and making positive comments about ecstasy. Meanwhile, Tony left a few months later due to creative differences.
Robbie joined East 17 in early 2014 and John and Terry became the only original members left in the group. They were a supporting act for B*Witched's Australia and New Zealand tour alongside Atomic Kitten, S Club 3, and Liberty X.
Brian revealed he's on benefits despite shifting a staggering 22 million records with the nineties legends. Brian stepped away from the spotlight after trying to go solo - and has now revealed his financial woes as a result. Taking to TikTok, smoking a a cigarette, ranting furiously about "trolls" who say he shouldn't be claiming benefits, he fumes: "I'm entitled to benefits. I sold 22 million records, that's not a big-up, it's a fact!"
Sharing a video from outside his local council office, he can then be heard shouting: "Who put Walthamstow on the map? "What are you on about, wasting your time? You wouldn't have a job here if it weren't for me paying tax on 22 million f*****g records. F**k you! F**k you!"
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