Overview
- Rickitt alleged his alcoholic father, once a successful merchant banker, repeatedly took the money he earned from early TV and pop success.
- He said the losses and broken promises led to a 15-year rift, with contact resuming only after his father was penniless and had his home repossessed.
- Rickitt confirmed his father has died and said their relationship “healed” but “was never repaired.”
- He said he largely worked through the fallout on his own rather than through therapy.
- He announced a professional return with a new record deal and studio sessions more than two decades after his brief chart run.