EMOTIONAL TIES Singer Rick Astley reveals the stories behind his most treasured possessions - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Celebrity EMOTIONAL TIES Singer Rick Astley reveals the stories behind his most treasured possessions By You Magazine - July 29, 2018 A cloudy cat, chocolate thrills and an underdog hero… Singer Rick Astley reveals the stories behind his most treasured possessions. Louise Haywood-Schiffer Louise Haywood-Schiffer I have a big sweet tooth and chocolate is definitely my weakness. I’ve been known to eat a Twirl or two – people used to throw them at me on stage! I always get a naughty childlike thrill when I have a little block of chocolate with my coffee. Louise Haywood-Schiffer Recently Danish brewing brand Mikkeller asked to make this beer with me. I know nothing about brewing, but apparently its founder was a fan of mine as a teen so I said yes. My wife Lene [a film producer] and I are opening a bar with him in London this autumn. Louise Haywood-Schiffer Maybe I’m getting on a bit, but tea really does taste better in a china mug. These were gifts from my daughter Emilie, who is now 26. I took a break when she was two and felt lucky to spend time with her. It wasn’t about being a super dad, I just had to be there for her. Louise Haywood-Schiffer I wrote a lot of my last record 50 and some of my new album Beautiful Life on this Hornung & Møller piano (bought at auction ten years ago). I started out playing drums and sang in the school choir. After my parents split up when I was four, home life wasn’t the happiest – music became my escape. Louise Haywood-Schiffer I’ve always loved the story of Spartacus, the ultimate underdog in history, and Kirk Douglas who played him in the 1960 film. A friend in LA asked Kirk to sign this photo for me. I guess I’ve always felt a little like an underdog myself. Louise Haywood-Schiffer This is a kind of engagement ring. It’s inscribed with ‘We know they won’t win’, a line from Crowded House’s song ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’. Lene and I have been together since 1989, but we only married five years ago. Her positivity balances out my occasional negativity. Louise Haywood-Schiffer I often look at this 1956 Rolex, a gift from years ago, and think I was born in the wrong decade. I’m nostalgic for the past – I dream of retiring at 70 and running a little beach hotel in Italy. I’ll sing Frank Sinatra songs to guests, while Lene hands around G&Ts. Louise Haywood-Schiffer Emilie named our 19-year-old cat Sky because she looked a bit cloudy as a kitten. We were devastated when we lost her brother Charlie recently – he was like a human being in a cat’s body. Sky is fiercely independent, but she keeps us entertained. Rick’s new album Beautiful life is out now. Tickets for his UK tour, from 25 October to 17 November, are on sale at rickastley.co.uk Interview by Fiona McCarthy RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR 50 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time Shirley Ballas ‘ Strictly gave me back my hope’ Davina McCall discusses how men can help women going through the menopause Popular in Celebrity TV chef Gino D Acampo on Sardinia Sophia Loren and scary salads May 25, 2017 The Evergreen Goddess Exercise guru Diana Moran on looking fit and July 10, 2017 More more Julianne Moore November 13, 2017 Author Jill Mansell on designer notebooks commissioning art and the family January 16, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES Kelly Hoppen on vodka vintage finds and being a April 4, 2018 ‘ I have no regrets’ Millie Mackintosh on divorce debt and reuniting May 20, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES TV presenter and tennis player Annabel Croft shares her July 1, 2018 Stella Parton ‘ Dolly and I have always been close’ August 12, 2018 Anna Friel on getting jeered in the street shared parenting with September 23, 2018 Queen of primetime Charlotte Riley on juggling rising stardom with pregnancy October 21, 2018 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved