{"id":1960056,"date":"2025-08-14T13:59:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T13:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1960056"},"modified":"2025-08-14T13:59:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T13:59:45","slug":"celebs-go-datings-jon-lee-says-mum-thought-he-was-dead-when-he-disappeared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/celebs-go-datings-jon-lee-says-mum-thought-he-was-dead-when-he-disappeared\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebs Go Dating&#8217;s Jon Lee says mum thought he was dead when he disappeared"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\" data-jump-link-target=\"\" id=\"what-did-you-miss\">What did you miss?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/celebs-go-dating-2025-line-up-in-full-141409489.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Celebs Go Dating;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Celebs Go Dating<\/a> star Jon Lee has revealed his mum thought he was dead because he didn&#8217;t speak to her for two years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the deep dive, the S Club 7 bandmate was vulnerable in his discussion with dating experts <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/celebs-go-dating-olivia-hawkins-louis-russell-dr-tara-interview-125030572.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn<\/a> and Anna Williamson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Breaking down in tears, Lee said he was heartbroken after his &#8220;brilliant&#8221; dad died following a diagnosis with motor neurone disease (MND causes muscle weakness that gets worse over months or years, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/motor-neurone-disease\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NHS;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NHS<\/a> said).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It sparked the S Club 7 singer to go out taking &#8220;loads of drugs&#8221; but it dawned on him he needed to make a drastic change. In moving scenes, Lee revealed he vanished and didn&#8217;t speak to his mum for two years leading to her believing he was dead.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\" data-jump-link-target=\"\" id=\"what-how-and-why\">What, how and why?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jon Lee sat at his consulation in Ibiza.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/IlO1id66ww7z2Fve82hoFA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2025-08\/7e1082e3-7830-11f0-bafd-19a69a52b102\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Jon Lee sat at his consulation in Ibiza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Speaking about his dad, Lee said: &#8220;Within the first year, he lost the ability to move, he couldn&#8217;t speak, he had to be fed through a tube. I couldn&#8217;t talk to him, he couldn&#8217;t talk to me. To go out like that, it just seemed, I lost the plot. I was like: what the f*** is the point? It broke my heart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Devastated by his dad&#8217;s death, the musician shared how he cut his mum off for two years. Lee fled the country on a spur of a moment to turn his life around and he didn&#8217;t come back to the UK for four years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Wide shot of Jon Lee sat talking to Anna Williamson and Dr Tara during his consultation in Ibiza.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/CZNDe18mblo2txxOv9QhVg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2025-08\/7e5023f1-7830-11f0-bfff-d72d93a7d94c\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Wide shot of Jon Lee sat talking to Anna Williamson and Dr Tara during his consultation in Ibiza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said: &#8220;I went out, I just went out, was taking loads of drugs. I went completely off the rails. That got to a point&#8230; Where I had to make a decision: you either sort yourself out or it&#8217;s not going to end well. I packed a bag there and then.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Got my passport and got my credit card, locked my front door and I never went back. I wrote to my mum. I sent her my front door key just with a note saying: &#8216;I don&#8217;t know where I&#8217;m going. I don&#8217;t know where I&#8217;m doing but I can&#8217;t be here, I need to sort myself out.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-semibold md:font-bold\">She said every time the phone rang she thought it was going to be the police and they&#8217;ve found Jon and he&#8217;s dead<\/p>\n<p>Jon Lee<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I left the country and didn&#8217;t come back for four years. I didn&#8217;t speak to my mum for two years. She didn&#8217;t know where I was.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;She said every time the phone rang she thought it was going to be the police and they&#8217;ve found Jon and he&#8217;s dead. That&#8217;s my biggest regret. That I caused her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Pictured: (L-R) Mark 'The Beast' Labbett, Olivia Hawkins, Louis Russell, Jon Lee, Kerry Katona, Donna Preston, Sam Prince and Christine McGuinness.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2nBFAAZTAA2w_lay2quEVw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2025-08\/7e5023f2-7830-11f0-bd7f-1c376ca11178\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Jon Lee joined the Celebs Go Dating agency with Mark &#8216;The Beast&#8217; Labbett, Olivia Hawkins, Louis Russell, Kerry Katona, Donna Preston, Sam Prince and Christine McGuinness. (Channel 4)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lee said he &#8220;fell apart&#8221; after his dad&#8217;s diagnosis. It come at an &#8220;emotional&#8221; time for him as he had just found out his partner at the time had been cheating on him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;That really hurt,&#8221; he said. &#8220;That&#8217;s when my dad was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. So I just had this had this emotional slap with this relationship. I hadn&#8217;t recovered and that&#8217;s when I fell apart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\" data-jump-link-target=\"\" id=\"jon-lee-was-celibate-for-six-and-a-half-years\">Jon Lee was celibate for six and a half years<\/h2>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Pictured: Jon Lee\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/nc51htFGVZmxsR7EpB4j8g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2025-08\/7e509922-7830-11f0-97ff-9a793e6a098d\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Pictured: Jon Lee<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Celebs Go Dating has already been a huge process for Lee. In the first episode, he shared that he was celibate for six and a half years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Talking to Yahoo UK, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/celebs-go-dating-olivia-hawkins-louis-russell-dr-tara-interview-125030572.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dr. Suwinyattichaiporn;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Dr. Suwinyattichaiporn<\/a> noted that he goes on the biggest journey out of the celebrities on the Channel 4 show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He has been celibate for six years! Celibate, OK?&#8221; She told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/celebs-go-dating-olivia-hawkins-louis-russell-dr-tara-interview-125030572.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Yahoo UK;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Yahoo UK<\/a>. &#8220;I&#8217;m a sex expert. When you say you&#8217;ve been celibate for six years, my heart hurts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She added, &#8220;When he told us that in our deep dive in. My heart was hurting because I was like, &#8216;Oh my God&#8217;, because sex is not just about sex, is it? Sex is also about feeling intimate and close with someone, and the ability to feel empowered within yourself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;So for me, the fact that he was celibate for six years and now just jumping into dating a bunch of different people! [That] is a big journey. And at the end, you will see his ending is incredible. I can&#8217;t wait for people to see it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Celebs Go Dating airs at 9pm on Monday to Thursday on E4. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>For confidential emotional support contact <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritans.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Samaritans;cpos:6;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>The Samaritans<\/strong><\/a><strong> at any time by calling 116 123 or emailing jo@samaritans.org<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source uk.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What did you miss? 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