Lee Ryan, long-serving member of the pop group Blue, has announced that he plans to check into rehab following his arrest for possession of Class A drugs as well as driving offences on Friday 11th April.

The singer, who recently came back into the public eye through his appearance on Celebrity Big Brother, was arrested by police in Ealing, West London at about 5.30am on Friday morning for a driving offence. Whilst in custody, police further charged him with possession of Class A drugs along with criminal damage.

Ryan has since been released on bail despite being additionally charged with a failure to provide a specimen. Though he may have recently returned to the limelight in much happier circumstances, Ryan has appeared to be full of regret for his recent actions and has already spoken to the Daily Star of how he knows that he has “let people down” and that “being arrested and ending up in a cell was the biggest wake-up call”.

The singer has stressed that his plans to check-in to rehab is not a “cop-out” and he sees this next step as finally being his admittance that he needs help. Ryan is due to appear before Magistrates on May 2 to face sentencing.