It was to be a fateful rejection. Back in 2001, the talented 19-year-old Tom Fletcher joined the hotly-tipped, guitar-wielding UK pop act Busted as their fourth member. Two days later, he was fired.

Improbably, the band maintained a good relationship with Fletcher, who watched from the sidelines as his former cohorts went on to bask in enviable glory. Across just two UK studio albums, Busted racked up eight UK Top 5 singles, including four No.1s - You Said No, Crashed ...