Eton Road: Anthony Hannah’s Troubled Past
Eton Road singer and X factor finalist Anthony Hannah has had a lot to cope with in his life so far.
Last night a family friend told The People: “It’s amazing that Anthony has got where he is today.
“He had the worse possible start in life. All the odds have been stacked against him.
“His dad was in prison and his mum was unable to look after him.
“To see Anthony in front of the cameras on X Factor is just unbelievable. He’s an inspiration to anyone who starts out life in such unfortunate circumstances.” Anthony has only hinted at his troubled childhood.
Asked about his upbringing, he would only say: “My parents split up when I was a baby. Thankfully I was taken in by my Nan.”
But the family friend revealed that his upbringing was far more heartbreaking than he has let on to his millions of fans. His father spent a total of seven years in jail.
“Anthony’s dad was just not around at all for him for most of life,” said the source.
“He was a crook, who hung around with a gang in Liverpool who were involved in drugs.
“They were always in trouble with the police.
“Anthony Snr was a drunk. He was no sort of father to his son. And it was no surprise when he eventually ended up in prison.
“There was robberies and booze - Anthony Snr’s life was an absolute shambles really.”
Young Anthony’s heartache was made worse by his mother’s chronic battle with alcoholism.
Carol Ann Yates has spent much of her life fighting chronic drink addiction . Her craving for booze left her unfit to look after Anthony for much of his childhood.
The source revealed: “Carol is well known in the area for being a bit of a drunk.
“She fell into this relationship with Anthony’s dad Anthony Snr, but the pair of them were never married when their son was born.
“They split up soon after, and that’s where Carol’s mum came into Anthony’s life in a full time way.
“Carol just couldn’t cope with her life at this stage. She would still see her son Anthony quite frequently. But as a result of her drinking she was in no fit state to act as his mother.”
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November 10th, 2006 at 4:09 pm
ANTHONY is amazing anyway, the sad story outlined above makes sad reading, but looking for positives from negatives WHAT A FANTASTIC POSITIVE HAS COME FROM THAT SADNESS, A young lad who has hypnotic charisma onstage,an excellent singing voice, a lad who can conduct himself with the so called very best of society,who is eloquent,polite, a great looking lad with near immeasurable talent. He’s soon going to embark on a career wiyh 3 other great lads which should see them become one of if not THE greatest GROUP IN MUSIC at this time. I love this group and admire ANTHONY even more after reading the story above.HE has the World at his feet and if he ever reads this I’D LOVE TO JUST SAY,YOU ARE YOU ANTHONY,YOU HAVE A DIGNITY THAT IS GREAT AND THE WORLD IS SOON TO BE YOURS THROUGH YOUR UNDENIABLE TALENT AND ETON ROADS MUSIC.SINCERELY THE VERY BEST OF ALL IN LIFE TO YOU.ROD,Newcastle.
November 20th, 2006 at 1:01 pm
I love antony soo much and been a fellow emo it is in mt best intrests to see him WIN!
He is super hot to
missbeccidie@hotmail.co.uk
add me
November 20th, 2006 at 1:50 pm
ANTHONY IS a special young guy. HE IS LETTING HIS TALENT SPEAK FOR HIM. He’s to be admired.ROD,NEWCASTLE.
November 20th, 2006 at 7:54 pm
i think anthony is the best ever contestant in the x factor and i would spend every penny i have voting for him xox
please help him win and vote plz.
plz plz plz plz thank you…………..
and goodluck babez hope you win xox
November 22nd, 2006 at 11:09 pm
GOOOO ANTHONY OMG HE IS SOOOO LUSH ND TALENTED HE IS BRILLIANT HONESTLY HE IS A AMASINE SINGER ND DANCER ND I AM SO GLAD SIMON KEPT ETON ROAD IN THEY RULE!!! ETON ROAD FOR THE X-FACTOR THEY AVE GOTTA WIN XOXOXOXOX
November 23rd, 2006 at 10:56 pm
omg anthony is sooo fyn!!!! and he has an amazing voice!!!! i made a river with my tears wen he was in the bottom 2 last week! but dw i will vte 4 u lots n lots n lots n lots!!!! cud not believe it wen i read the hting above, he’s cum so far and has obviously made some really good friends. eton rd are by far my most fav of fav of fav of fav act from x factor in the history of history!! i luv u anthony, i want to eat u ur so cute! anyways, enough from me!! c u in the final anthony XxXxXxXxXxXxXxX
November 25th, 2006 at 11:48 am
ON XTRA FACTOR when home thoughts did ETON ROADS on friday 24th Nov. HOW IMPRESSED I WAS WITH ANTHONY’S NAN ‘AND’ his reaction to her, what a respectful and great lad he is, THE LADY seemed so proud of him and that he was her life and he was overcome by it all, HE IS A VERY SPECIAL YOUNG GUY AND HAS A WONDERFUL PERSON IN HIS NAN.ROD,Newcastle
November 29th, 2006 at 12:46 pm
ohmygod, Eton road is out!!!!!!!!
why oh why oh why, when will i ever get a chance to see ANTHONY again, i had a dream that i lived with him, he is so sweet and honest!
November 29th, 2006 at 12:50 pm
i need you to contact me with Antony Hannah please, if you can i will love you forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if you know any of his deatails reply to this msg, i love him, a(and his funkey earing!)
plz, plz,plz, oh and does anyone have habbo hotel? (.co.uk). I do, my name is hippychic140, sheach me,
Antony, i , l,o,v,e, y,o,u !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
my name is abi!
November 29th, 2006 at 12:50 pm
*shearch
November 30th, 2006 at 1:01 pm
1st of all 3rd time lucky you thick chav its SEARCH, not shearch and not sheach. oh you have embarrassed yourself.
Anyway…back to the god that is Anthony; you have some great bones i wouldnt mind snorting cocaine from them
:O
November 30th, 2006 at 1:03 pm
are you gay? cos i am a lady a right now; but im sure somthing could be arranged.
November 30th, 2006 at 1:08 pm
What very foolish comment on a page containing a ctegory that is so deep and intense in its content of a haighly talented young mans dufficult past. Hardly appropriate at all the last 3 comments befor this one.Show some respect for ANTHONY and his troubled past.ROD,Newcastle
November 30th, 2006 at 1:15 pm
rod bell? i miss you; where’d you go?
November 30th, 2006 at 1:20 pm
Pardon, elaborate, if I know you I live in Newcastle, IF you mean on thesse opinion outlets Im all over these on X factor, with many agreeing with me and a fair few not as is normal, Thanks for message Mr. Bonejangles.ROD,Newcastle
December 6th, 2006 at 6:24 pm
I know how hard it is to cope with unfair pain at a young age, and its amazing that he has gotten as far as he is.
And just to add…GIRLS! Stoop saying he is ‘fit’ and ‘hott’. That kinda disrespectful cause it sounds like you only like him cause you wanna like…go out with him or something. He’s beautiful yes, but ‘fit’ is a shit word.
December 6th, 2006 at 8:14 pm
Anthony is a very gifted and special guy, his career in the group and even maybe beyond it must be going to be extremely long and of the highest success.Rod,Newcastle
December 12th, 2006 at 6:58 pm
omg i luv anthony! i cant bleev hes ad 2 go fru all dat!hes AMAZING! iz he gay ppl?
December 19th, 2006 at 3:26 pm
A great Band. Hope they’re around for a very long time.
December 19th, 2006 at 4:35 pm
Eton road deserved to win the X-Factor final hands down, they were clearly the most professional act in the contest and it is a pity they were voted out in the quarter-finals. I hope they progress well and congrats to Louis Walsh for publicly supporting the lads and for promising them a recording contract.
December 19th, 2006 at 5:01 pm
I liked Eton Road a lot, but they were not as good as they could have been, if they had more training. Vocally they were a bit off on occasion, and the lady boy did not have enough control over his vocals, especially the high notes. They really need to think about their style and image. I’d imagine they could have a huge gay following and should get sexual, like take that did in the nineties…
They did not deserve to win the x factor. Leona did. But they did not deserve to get booted out when they did. The McDougal brothers robbed a lot of better artists of their places in the competition and brought the calibre and credibility of the show way down. Simply put, the McDougal brothers shoule not have been there, and neither should the disabled woman…she did not have a strong talent. Robert should have been in the final with Leona, Ray should have come third, the black group were great too, and should have stayed for much longer (longer than Eton Road.)
But there’s no accounting for taste. Thankfully the best contestant won, and Leona is the most exciting chanteuse this country has produced in decades.
December 20th, 2006 at 11:45 am
They shodnt ave got through the aditians im sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo glad theyve gon
December 20th, 2006 at 11:51 am
omg i absalouty lov anthony!!!!!!!!! he is ssooooooooooo the bestest ever i lov him more than anyone in the world no universe!!!!!!!! he is super cute and i lov the way he smiles!!!!!
lov u loads anthony !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[got a good voice too!!!!!!!!!!]
December 20th, 2006 at 3:48 pm
Actally the last 3 should have been for talent and enrertainment value alone,Ashley(with better songs), ETON ROAD and BEN, Ray wasnt my first choice for the final but in the end really for an all rpund talent he should have won.Confused as to why the last few comments are on this ANTHONY’S trobled past section though.Rod.
December 24th, 2006 at 11:42 am
omg i went to see eton road in concert last night and athony is even cuter in real life! hes gorgeous xd x x x x x x i luv him
April 24th, 2007 at 9:01 am
aww i love anthony soo much his a complete sweety good luck to eton rd there ganna be so big saw them last week they were amazing xxxx
April 24th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Aimee whoever you are (I expect you’re a plain teenage girl), you cannot say what you said about loving him more than anyone in the universe. I don’t know who you think you are but you don’t even know him, you have no right to say that and you have to take back what you said because you don’t mean it.