Hair and makeup: Claire Woods. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian
It’s not hard to spot the pop star in the restaurant – fabulous highlights, diamond rings on his fingers and a sheepskin coat that could double as a tent. At 56, Matt Goss’s face is as smooth as parchment paper. But if he’s had work done, it’s good work. He could pass as a thirtysomething footballer.
Goss, the former frontman of Bros, is back. The three-piece group – Goss on vocals, his twin brother, Luke, on drums and Craig Logan on bass – were a teen sensation in the late 80s. For three brief years, the Camberley boys were the biggest band in Britain. The twins were peroxide bombshells in leather jackets, ripped jeans and Dr Martens, and their signature tune, appropriately enough, was When Will I Be Famous? They had eight Top 10 singles, including I Owe You Nothing and Cat Among the Pigeons, before splitting suddenly and acrimoniously. Apparently, Luke was jealous that Matt got more attention, so he quit. That was it.
