Emma Willis’ brave husband Matt, his battle with his grim addiction after the success of Busted

Emma Willis will present Cooking With The Stars alongside comedian Tom Allen. She previously revealed how she and her husband, bassist Matt Willis of Busted, had a tough time with his addiction at the start of their marriage.

TV presenter Emma Willis is back on our screens with the second series of Cooking With The Stars.

The gripping show will leave viewers wondering all about the personal lives of those on screen and Emma, ​​46, has revealed the hardships she and her brave husband have faced over the years .

Led by comedians Tom Allen and Emma, ​​the show follows eight celebrity guests paired with a professional chef.

Happily married Emma and her co-presenter Tom will join former Love Island contestant Maura Higgins, comedian Joe Wilkinson and Anton Du Beke’s Serious Come Dancing.

Inspiring Olympic athlete Kelly Holmes, who this week bravely came out as gay, was disqualified along with former The Circle contestant Woody Cook.

Who is Emma Willis married to?

Emma Willis is married to former Busted bassist Matt Willis, 39, and they met in 2004.

Matt proposed to model Emma on a romantic holiday in Venice and they married at Rushton Hall in Northamptonshire two years later.

Busted is known for some monster hits like Year 3000, What I Go To School For and Crashed The Wedding. When they parted ways in 2005, Matt tried a solo tour of his own but it was largely unsuccessful.

He was part of the revamped and relaunched McBusted, a hybrid between McFly and Busted, in 2015.

Matt also has an acting talent, playing Dr. Pomatter in the musical Waitress at the New Wimbledon Theater before going on tour.

The couple has three children together – Isabelle in 2009, followed by Ace in 2011 and Trixie in 2016.

They renewed their vows in 2018, with host Stephen Mulhern conducting the ceremony.

What happened to Emma Willis’ husband?

Matt Willis has previously had to battle with a grim drug addiction.

He’s been sober since 2008, after struggling with alcohol and drugs early in their relationship.

Since the cleanup, Matt has been honest with their kids about why he doesn’t drink.

“I’ve given up drinking for a few months of Isabelle’s life and I just hope she’s not affected by [me drinking] “he told Fabulous magazine

“They’ve never known I drink, but they’ve noticed I don’t and I’m very open about why I don’t drink, so it’s not really a big deal for them.

“We talked about it and they knew what I meant and why I didn’t do these things.”

He added: “They understand those words, even though I try not to use them because they’re pretty scary – words like ‘alcoholism’ and ‘addiction.’ So I said: ‘It doesn’t work. results with me, I can’t do it’, and that’s enough.”

Emma told The Telegraph: “I’m not going to leave him because he has problems. I want to help him, but he has to help himself and I believe he can.

“What really changed him was our daughter, Isabelle. He did it [recovery] himself, then she came and that made him even more determined. “

Matt has personally revealed difficulties with The Sun and at one point joined the controversial Church of Scientology.

The musician said he was “fully invested” in the concept until he realized they were looking to break up his marriage.

“They say, ‘There’s someone in your life who’s really sucking on you,’ he said, who’s a negative force. That’s usually the person closest to you.” And it was like, ‘I think they’re trying to break up my marriage now’. “

Cooking With The Stars airs at 8pm tonight on ITV