A NINETIES pop heartthrob has left fans devastated as he revealed he’s ‘retiring’ after more than 33 years in favour of a new career.
The star, who was part of hit band Let Loose, has announced he’s retired and will no longer be touring with them in the future.
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Lee Murray, the drummer for the band since they launched in 1993, took to Instagram to share the sad news.
In the post, Lee, 56, thanked his fans for their support following an earlier post, which now seems to have been deleted.
Worried fans flocked to the comments section to ask him what they had missed, to which the boyband star replied: “ Hi, just retired from touring. No drama. x.”
Other fans were left devastated by his retirement news and left messages about how much they will miss seeing him with the band.
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One cried: “You’ll be missed.”
While another wrote: “Have a fabulous retirement. Enjoy.”
A third commented: “Sad to see you go Lee. Here’s wishing you lots of luck in all you do next.”
And a fourth added: “You’ll definitely be missed, a massive part of childhoods and memories. Thank you and best of luck.”
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It’s understood that Lee is focusing on his new career as a music teacher for neurodivergent students.
Let Loose who consisted of members Richie Wermling, Rob Jeffery and Lee Murray first rose to prominence in 1993 when they released their debut single Crazy for You.
The song achieved minor success upon it’s original release but peaked at number 2 and achieved global success when it was re-released the year later.
It catapulted the band to fame and they went on to land further hit singles and sold out tours.
They continued to release songs and tour until 1997 when their popularity faded and they decided to split.
The iconic band have since attempted a number of comebacks but have always failed to complete the original line up.
In 2008, Wermling and Murray reunited, but Jeffery declined to rejoin his bandmates.
And in April 2014, the three members reunited for a joint arena tour with bands including Atomic Kitten and East 17 but the tour later got cancelled so their reunion was short lived.
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Let Loose – this time with just Lee and Rob alongside newly recruited member Matthew James Pateman – have been back together since 2023 and have been touring the UK and Europe ever since.
They performed a number of shows over the summer.