'Success and fortune were depressing' says 80s pop star Kim Wilde
EIGHTIES pop sensation Kim Wilde has revealed that her days spent wowing stadium crowds and topping the charts are a distant memory, which she welcomes with open arms.
Eighties punk pop sensation Kim Wilde pans her days as a star in the latest issue of OK!
The 55-year-old actress, who shot to fame in 1981 with her debut single Kids In America, has opened up about how her career never hit the high notes she expected it to.
Rocking the punk look with spiky blonde hair, leather outfits and heavy eyeliner, Kim became an icon overnight but all the success in the world couldn't conceal the cracks.
Speaking to OK! magazine said: "I’d expected all my success and good fortune would equal happiness. It didn’t make sense when I found myself sitting in this beautiful house, having had a very substantial career but not being happy.
"It took the form of depression for a while. It was enough to make me feel like I never wanted to go back there again."
Kim kicks back and chats to OK! magazine about how success never brought her happiness
Kim Wilde shot to fame in the eighties with the catchy number one Kids In America
The blonde bombshell has left the past behind her and moved onto a quieter phase in her life, which includes gardening and enjoying quality time with her actor husband, Hal Fowler.
She added: "I started gardening and it became the best therapy for me. It pulled me out of my malaise.
"I met Hal and we married within six months. We both knew very quickly we just had to spend the rest of our lives together."
The 55-year-old has left her career long behind her and prefers to spend time with her actor husband
Kim was an instant hit with audiences for her punk rock look and catchy tunes
The couple met on the set of the theatrical production, Tommy and married in 1996, and they have two children together, Harry Tristan, 17, and Rose Elizabeth, 15.
Boasting 25 singles in the UK charts between 1981 and 1996, Kim has had more success than most artists in the music business, and her catchy debut song will be burned into our brains for decades to come.
She laughs: "It’s still Kids In America that everyone wants to hear and there’s no getting away from that!"
The full interview with Kim Wilde can be seen in the latest issue of OK! magazine, which is out now.