Ricky Wilson used to "throw up before every gig"

He explained: "Anxiety is weird. I used to throw up before every gig. Or I’d often be found in one of Nick’s [Hodgson, drummer] drum boxes, curled up sleeping. It worried me that I had that. But a doctor told me that anxiety is just grown-ups not being able to process excitement.

It’s life-changing to think about anxiety as something that makes you you. It’s not a bad thing. It’s the reason that I’ve been successful."

The 43-year-old singer also admitted that the "very confident" person fans see on stage is often not how he feels "on the inside".

Referencing a remark music legend Sir Tom Jones - who Ricky appeared alongside as a coach on 'The Voice UK' with between 2014 and 2016 - made about him, Ricky said: "[Sir] Tom Jones called me a “nice bloke, no bull” in his autobiography. But I think there is a little bit of bull****. My job is to look very, very confident when that isn’t how I’m feeling on the inside. I remember being backstage in a dressing room, thinking what if that guy that comes on stage and does all the singing isn’t there anymore? It was really worrying."

Meanwhile, the 'I Predict A Riot' rocker revealed he was somewhat of a diva in his early touring days, as he'd always ask to change hotel rooms if it didn't have a bath.

He told The Times newspaper: "They called me Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen ['Changing Rooms' designer] because of it. Reception would give me the key and it was guaranteed that I’d be back downstairs within ten minutes. I always wanted a bath. At home, I don’t have baths. But if there’s one in a hotel, I’m in the bath using all the products. I’ve even got a shower cap on. I’d like to be able to get away with being the biggest diva."