I'm a Celebrity star Owen Warner has come a long way since finding fame.
The 23-year-old Hollyoaks actor "moved his whole life" to Liverpool after landing a part on the Channel 4 soap. Just four years ago he went from being "deep" into his overdraft as a struggling student in Nottingham to landing a role as Romeo Nightingale and packing up to start a new life on Merseyside.
Speaking to The Mirror, the potential I'm a Celeb King said: "I was going out so much, getting to different levels of f***ed up, just constantly. That's all uni was to me."
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He added that his mum even sat him down for an intervention as she was worried about what was happening to him. But not long after, his life turned around as he kick started his acting career.
Owen said: "When this [Hollyoaks] came through I was like, 'S**t, this is literally what could pull me out of this.' I had to let my uni know [about joining Hollyoaks]. I had like one week left.
"I think I had about £200 in my account and £1,500 overdraft and I literally just said to my mates, 'We're having a mad week.' Every single day I was just buying drinks for everyone. I dipped deep into my overdraft.
"I was like, 'F**k.' I moved back home and then had to get a place in Liverpool, and I moved my whole life to Liverpool."
But one thing the star would like to change about Hollyoaks is his character's name, because he is often subjected to shouts of "Romeo, Romeo" on the streets of Liverpool.
Speaking on the Front Left podcast in July 2021, he added: "I wish I could change the name so much, because of the amount of Scouse people who shout out, 'Romeo, Romeo,' when I'm walking down the street. If I had Martin or something it wouldn't be too bad, but getting Romeo yelled at you it's like ... argh."
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