Matt Willis

Matt Willis is a musician, actor and broadcaster who uses his platform to raise awareness about addiction and recovery. Best known as the co-founder, bassist and co-vocalist of the iconic pop rock band Busted, the band have been recognised as pioneering an era-defining sound of pop rock – releasing four studio albums, four UK number ones and gaining nine platinum awards along the way. Since leaving the band, Matt has become a star of the stage and screen, starring in hit theatre shows such as Waitress, Little Shop of Horrors, 2:22 Ghost Story and Cabaret as well as Eastenders, Birds of a Feather and winning I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! His critically acclaimed BBC documentary, Fighting Addiction, aired in 2023, and he started his podcast, On the Mend in the same year. This is his first book.