‘I went to the bathroom and threw up’: Melanie Sykes recalls the ‘devastating’ moment she found out that ex Matt Goss had cheated on her… as she dishes the dirt on their ’90s romance
Melanie Sykes has opened up about her famous five year romance with Matt Goss, recalling the heart-wrenching moment she found out of his infidelity.
The presenter, 52, dated the Bros singer from 1992 until 1997, before their relationship derailed due to the latter’s unfaithful escapades.
Writing in her new autobiography Illuminated: Autism & All The Things I’ve left Unsaid, the star is said to detail her very public love life through the years.
In an excerpt, she details ‘going to the bathroom and throwing up’ ahead of calling time on her relationship with Matt.
‘I was dumbstruck, devastated and totally overwhelmed,’ she writes of the star’s cheating scandal.
‘I went to the bathroom and threw up’: Melanie Sykes has recalled the ‘devastating’ moment she found out that ex Matt Goss had cheated on her
Young love: The presenter, 52, dated the Bros singer from 1992 until 1997 while they were in their early 20s, before their relationship derailed due to the latter’s unfaithful escapades (pictured in 1992)
Melanie and Matt embarked on their long-term relationship after meeting on a blind date, but they kept things very amicable after splitting in 1997.
Dating in their early twenties, the star recalls wanting to ‘be free and spontaneous’, while her other half focused on his career.
She explains: ‘I wanted to laugh and have spontaneous sex and be free, but our lives were not like that. Matt was focused on his career and I just wanted to have a fun-loving relationship.’
The star, who hails from Greater Manchester, even moved over to the US with Matt as he rose to fame in the peak of his young career.
But things came to a heartbreaking halt, with Melanie sharing in her new book how she found out about her boyfriend’s unfaithful behaviour.
After noticing different numbers on his phone bill, the star explains how her suspicions came to a head when another woman claimed to be Matt’s girlfriend.
Describing herself as ‘devastated’ at the time, she writes: ‘I had been so worried about him being jealous of me, I couldn’t believe for all these years he had been, it seemed, prolifically unfaithful. I went to the bathroom and threw up.’
Youth: Dating in their early twenties, the star recalls wanting to ‘be free and spontaneous’, while her other half focused on his career
She shares: I couldn’t believe for all these years he had been, it seemed, prolifically unfaithful. I went to the bathroom and threw up’
Amicable: Despite the heartache, they have remained close ever since – with Matt even dubbing Melanie his ‘first true love’ while addressing the crowd during a concert in 2017
Matt is said to have even asked for Melanie’s hand in marriage to provoke forgiveness, with the gesture not enough to repair their damage.
Despite the heartache, they have remained close ever since – with Matt even dubbing Melanie his ‘first true love’ while addressing the crowd during a concert in 2017.
Dedicating a song to her at the time, he said: ‘It didn’t work out. We both moved on and found other loves – been in and out of love. But we’ve remained best friends. So this is for you…’
Melanie went on to marry actor Daniel Caltagirone, before they split and she went on to wed Jack Cockings. While she was most recently dating an Italian gondolier named Riccardo Simionata, who was over 25 years her junior, before their reported split.
Alongside her love life and living with Autism, Melanie’s new book also details her ‘horrifying’ experiences in the TV industry.
The star – who fronted shows such as Today with Des and Mel and The Big Breakfast after rising to fame in the 90s – has told how after a series of sexist and scary incidents – including one where a colleague stared up her skirt while filming – she had a breakdown.
Just before the breakdown she was diagnosed as autistic and decided to finally quit mainstream TV after appearing on Celebrity MasterChef in 2021.
Recent romance: Melanie was was most recently known to be dating an Italian gondolier named Riccardo Simionata, who was over 25 years her junior, before their reported split
Speaking to The Guardian about her autobiography she said: ‘I will no longer be tap-dancing for corporations who couldn’t give two hoots about my wellbeing. Mainstream TV just doesn’t interest me… I’m out of that game.’
In her book she revealed one particularly distressing tale when she was taking part in a New Year’s Eve special but while she was filming, a colleague lay on the floor and stared up her skirt.
She told of the incident: ‘He thought it was funny. I was horrified and screamed. He got up and I threw a drink all over him. It was all caught on camera.’
Later she realised when the show aired that it had been edited it in such a way that they did not use the footage of him but instead just the part where she was ‘losing it’ so that she looked ‘crazy’.
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