Ashley Parker Angel shot to fame in 2000 when he gained a spot on the boy band O-City, however he’s now opening up about his resolution to depart leisure.
The 44-year-old singer has dabbled in appearing with roles on Broadway as Hyperlink Larkin in Hairspray and Fiyero in Depraved, plus he was a contestant on The Masked Singer in 2023.
Ashley has moved on from leisure and now works as a health coach, usually sharing horny thirst traps on his social media accounts. In current Instagram posts, he has defined why he left leisure and why he doesn’t care about backlash for his scorching selfies.
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On leaving leisure, Ashley mentioned, “After 20 years of performing I spotted chasing leisure wins left me feeling anxious and depressed. I’m grateful for the successes — bought 10 million data, two hit tv exhibits, film roles, and starred within the greatest exhibits on Broadway with over 2000 performances.”
“I spotted throughout that point the LIFESTYLE of being away from your loved ones, on the street, on location, and the fixed strain of making the following BIG HIT on my resume was turning into disastrous for my bodily, psychological and emotional well being… As they are saying in leisure ‘you’re solely pretty much as good as your final hit.’ The fixed want to keep up standing or success in an business the place your fame or relevance is judged by your most up-to-date work left me feeling empty inside. You see it on a regular basis when the strain causes performers to crack — turning to medication, prescription drugs, alcohol, or spiral into unhealthy coping mechanisms,” Ashley continued.
“Consider what number of youngster stars or individuals who achieved fame of their teenage years have fallen into this class. I gained’t point out names however I’ve watched shut mates die younger due to it. At a sure level in my mid 20’s, I thought of taking my very own life to keep away from ever being referred to as ‘washed up’ and escape the psychological strain I felt to maintain up with my success,” Ashley admitted. “Fortunately, I had entry to the very best household, mates, mentors, peak efficiency coaches, therapists, health trainers, nutritionists and well being & wellness consultants that taught me how one can treatment my very own melancholy and take again management of my life by breaking my addictions and studying wholesome coping mechanisms. On the finish of 20 years working solely in leisure I used to be grateful to vary somebody’s life for an hour or two onstage… however I needed to make a BIGGER influence and assist individuals change their lives eternally.”
Ashley added, “That’s why I turned a full-time health and peak efficiency coach, educating well being & wellness and its energy to rework each side of your life for the higher. The FREEDOM that beginning my very own firm has given me, like touring the world by myself schedule, spending high quality time with my household, mates and people I’ve the privilege and honor of teaching, has unlocked essentially the most rewarding and fulfilling chapter of my life. It required letting go of my ego in chasing validation by means of leisure. Quitting a profession of status and following a ardour to pursue one thing extra significant and lasting.”
Ashley additionally responded to backlash for his scorching pictures.
“I’ve been referred to as a narcissist, shallow, self-obsessed… all as a result of I submit footage like this. But when displaying confidence makes me a narcissist, then I suppose confidence is a criminal offense now. 🚔,” he mentioned.
Ashley mentioned that what usually holds his health shoppers again “isn’t the exercises or the food plan, it’s the concern of what individuals will say. Associates, household, ex’s, the barista on the Third Road Starbucks (okay, that one’s particular to me) are all the time the primary to say ‘you’re doing an excessive amount of’ the second you begin leveling up.”
“Right here’s the reality. The haters will all the time attempt to make you’re feeling dangerous for being assured as a result of your confidence exposes their very own insecurities. Now those self same ‘cringe’ posts have constructed a 7-figure enterprise that permits me to work with wonderful individuals from all around the world,” he added.
10 years in the past, Ashley‘s son dabbled in appearing too with a task on American Horror Story.
