Adam Rickitt proves he’s still the soap star hunk as he took to the stage at Manchester Pride on Sunday.
The former Coronation Street and Hollyoaks star, 48, cemented his status as both an actor and singer when he released I Breathe Again in 1999, singing the song on stage at the annual event, much to the delight of admirers.
He famously stripped naked for the I Breathe Again video.
Adam rose to fame playing Nick Tilsley in Coronation Street from 1997 to 1999, and again from 2002 to 2004, before joining New Zealand soap Shortland Street from 2007 to 2010 and later starring as Kyle Kelly in Hollyoaks from 2017 to 2020.
Taking to the Pride stage, Adam stripped off to reveal his rippling abs and inked torso, complete with a hose running down his hip.
Adam Rickett proves he’s still a true soap star hunk as he took to the stage at Manchester Pride on Sunday
The former Coronation Street and Hollyoaks star, 48, cemented his status as both an actor and singer when he released I Breathe Again in 1998, performing the song on stage at the annual event to the delight of admirers (pictured in the song’s music video).
Taking to the Pride stage, Adam stripped off to reveal his rippling abs and inked torso, complete with a hose running down his hip.
He went from wearing a tank top to stripping off to show off his build to rival admirers as he sang his cult classic.
Adam swapped his life on screens and in the charts to run a pub in Knutsford, Cheshire, but still finds himself in the spotlight from time to time.
Adam made headlines earlier this year when he was granted a restraining order against an obsessed stalker who told him he was ‘fantasizing’ about raping a child.
He had denied Ron Kleihues access to his pub and called the police over the threat, but was chased with letters and messages during a year-long terror campaign.
In one letter, Kleihues, 52, wrote: “If you persist in preventing me from entering your facility, I will dismantle everything you stand for.”
In another incident, Adam was forced to restrain Kleihues when he arrived at the bar with uninvited and threatened staff – one of whom he became fixated on and ‘declared his love’ to her.
The star also made safety arrangements for himself and his wife, former Good Morning Britain presenter Katy, after fearing Kleihues would ambush and stab them in the street.
He is pictured performing in 1999
He was surrounded by dancers as his name was placed on a rainbow flag
He went from wearing a tank top to stripping off to show off his figure to rival admirers as he sang his cult classic
During the performance you could see that he gave everything
Adam had to take anti-anxiety medication and said he would experience stress at night.
He said in court: ‘My great fear was that I was not doing enough and that a child would be raped because I had failed to stop him.
‘I asked if he had raped a child and he replied, ‘No’, but said ‘the demons’ kept him awake at night. It went through my mind every day and I felt incredibly guilty that a child was in danger.
Adam swapped his life on screens and in the charts to run a pub in Knutsford, Cheshire, but still occasionally appears in the spotlight.
Adam made headlines earlier this year when he was granted a restraining order against obsessed stalker Ron Kleihues, who told him he was ‘fantasizing’ about raping a child.
‘I had the general feeling that he had clearly resolved mentally. I was also afraid he would attack us. I wouldn’t let my wife walk home alone and I was afraid of the staff.’
At Crewe District Court, Kleihues, from Knutsford, Cheshire was granted an indefinite restraining order banning him from contacting Adam and his wife and three other named victims of his harassment.
He was also sentenced to a 12-month community order requiring him to attend 30 days of rehabilitation activities, fined £180 and ordered to pay £472 in costs and surcharges.
