Duncan James: 'I fell out with Ziggy'

Duncan James has revealed that he fell out with Big Brother's Ziggy after the former Blue star left their fledgling pop group.

The ambitious pair lived with Ziggy's parents while they pursued chart success with ill-fated boyband V5, but lost contact when James ditched the group to join noughties hitmakers Blue.

James told The Sun: "At the time we were really young and didn't have much money. His family were lovely people - they really looked after me.

"We were really close. But when I got to be in Blue, he got p**sed off. He was jealous that I went on to Blue and left V5 behind."

However, James insisted that the pair have since managed to resolve their differences, saying: "We had a chat and made up. It was nice to see him. A long time has passed since all that stuff. We've grown up and moved on with our lives now."