Robson Green and Jerome Flynn never expected to become pop sensations. The actors starred together in ITV 's drama Soldier Soldier for five years, but their lives changed forever when they performed 'Unchained Melody' on the show in November 1994. Audiences went wild for their cover version and it piqued the interest of a fledgling Simon Cowell , who spent months trying to convince the pair to record the song.
Eventually, Simon's persistence worked as the actors signed a deal under the name of Robson & Jerome - and the rest is history. Their hit version of 'Unchained Melody', which immediately rose to No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart, stayed there for a staggering seven weeks and became the best-selling single of 1995.
Their self-titled album was also the best-selling of that year and they went on to release another and two more singles - with Cowell claiming they made him his first £1million. Despite being offered millions for a third album, Robson & Jerome decided to call it quits. But what happened to them next? Here, we take a look.
.. Robson Green Robson Green first hit our screens in Casualty in 1989, but really came to prominence as Fusilier Dave Tucker in Soldier Soldier.
During that time, the now 59-year-old actor struggled with finding fame and ended up in a "very dark place". The actor bravely opened up to The Mirror about his battle with drink and drugs for the first time in 2021. He explained: "I was just 26 years old when real fame came knocking at my door with a d.