Rik Waller
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Rik Waller, British singer, is best known for being a finalist on the British version of Pop Idol. During the competition, Rik was told by Simon Cowell that he was "too fat to be an idol". Following the show, Rik signed a one-album contract with EMI worth £400,000, with his first single being a cover of Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love You.
Although Rik initially won public admiration on Pop Idol due to his large size, this soon evaporated when his personal frailties were exposed, when he took part in such programmes as Celebrity Fit Club and Back To Reality. He suffered the ultimate indignity in October 2004 when the Devon concert on his UK tour was cancelled due to only two tickets being sold for the event.
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