Gareth Gates claims sex with Katie Price forced him to quit life in the spotlight.
The former Pop Idol winner decided to take a step back with fame after he lost his virginity to the former glamour model.
Soon after a 17-year-old Gareth rose to fame in 2002 he spent the night with businesswoman Katie when she was pregnant.
And the people associating him with the experience after it became public made him shy away from wanting to be in the limelight.
“It wasn’t too long after that I decided to take a break from the industry,” he told new!.
“It wasn’t the reason I wanted to be a pop star. There are stars out there who are out there for the wrong reasons. I wanted to be recognised for my talent.”
Gareth insisted he hadn’t gone to bed with Jordan at the time but has since claimed he only did so to protect his privacy.
“I denied the whole Jordan thing because I was 17, I didn’t want my family to find out about my sex life,” he said on The Big Reunion.
“If I hadn’t of lied it would have been a big deal, my family, friends and fans wouldn’t have felt as let down I guess.”