Tony Hadley felt "forced" to quit Spandau Ballet
Tony Hadley has claimed that he was "forced" to quit Spandau Ballet.
There have been conflicting explanations for the vocalist's shock departure last year, with the singer saying at the time that it was down to "circumstances beyond [his] control".
However, remaining band members (Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, Steve Norman and John Keeble) later declared: "Much to our frustration, Tony had made it clear in September 2016 that he didn't want to work with the band anymore.
"This has not changed and 2015 was the last time we were able to perform or work with him. So we have now made the decision to move on as a band."
However, Hadley has now had his say again, telling OK! magazine: "They can sugarcoat it as much as they like, but they know exactly why I left the band. I was forced into a no-win situation.
"I thought we'd go off and do solo work and I'd release my album, then we'd get back together again. That was the way I always planned it; they didn't see it like that."
The '80s singer, who appeared on I'm a Celebrity back in 2015, previously suggested that his strained relationship with guitarist Gary was another inspiration behind the exit.
"If ever there was a rub between two people in Spandau, it was between the two of us," he told the Daily Telegraph. "It's just two big personalities in a small space. Politically we've never really seen eye to eye, so that's an element of it."
Back in May, Spandau Ballet replaced Hadley with 28-year-old Ross William Wild.
Read the full story in this week's OK! magazine – out today.
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