Taken from Sneak - July 2003

Matt's secret girlfriend!

The Busted babe reveals all to Sneak about his mystery romance

His lady's not a celebrity
She's a 'petite brunette'
She might kill him for blabbing!

He's rich, he's talented and he's gorgeous but, so far, outspoken Busted star Matt Willis has been unusually tight-lipped about the girls in his life. Until now, that is!
The bass-bashing babe has sensationally revealed to Sneak that he's finally found a gal who fits his ultra-exacting girlfriend credentials. And unsurprisingly, the lady in question isn't Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts!
In fact, the lucky lass isn't even a celebrity. 'She's a mere mortal,' says Matt, laughing. 'It's nothing really serious - just a couple of dates and stuff. We spend some time together.'

Loved-up

But when Matt chatted to Sneak, shortly after Busted's recent Party In The Park appearance in Brighton, he sounded very loved-up indeed.
As he geared up for the release of Busted's fourth single, Sleeping With The Light On, on 11th August, he told how he had been mates with the lady in question for years before he dated her. And even though he initially denied that the relationship was anything too serious, Matt now says she's just what he's been looking for!

We got the exclusive info from the Busted boy.

Matt, can you tell us a bit about what she's like?
'She's really chilled actually. I don't know whether she's going to be p***ed off with me for saying I'm seeing her though!'

How did you meet her?
'She's an old friend from a few years back. She's cool.'

Is she someone you've been out with before and then got back together with recently?
'Nah, she's just someone I've known for ages. I've seen a lot of her in the last year and a half because she's been hanging out with one of her friends who's going out with one of my friends. So we've been out together a couple of times.'

What attracted you to her?
'She just makes me laugh all the time! She's crazy and she's funny. And she likes a night out and she doesn't mind going a bit mad - like me!'

Silly

Have you got the same sense of humour, then?
'Kind of. She's a bit more silly than I am! She does loads of silly little things to amuse herself and to amuse other people. She's really funny, you'd love her!'

Not that we're superficial, but what does she look like?
'She's brunette and she's qutie short, actually! I do have a thing about small girls. I think they make me feel a bit protective!'

Can you tell us her name?
'No, she'll go mad!'

Backlash

Now that Matt's opened up about his dating situation, he admits that he'd be concerned if his relationship caused a backlast from his loyal army of fans. Asked whether he worried that Busted followers will be upset by the news, he says, 'I haven't thought about it much to be honest. I f***ing hope not.'
Matt has had to witness how childhood mate, Lee Ryan from Blue, fiercely tried to guard his relationship with Liz from Atomic Kitten from the papers, fearing a massive revolt from Blue fans.
But he's quick to stress that he won't be heading down the aisle any time soon! 'It's just relaxed, man,' he says, 'I'm not saying it's going to turn into a major girlfriend thing yet!'

Stressy

In fact, Matt says he's amazed he's actually found a girl who he gets on with! The famously short-tempered Londoner says, 'I hate stressy birds! I can't stand it if a girl keeps going on at me about stupid little things that have no relevance.
'With me, if there's an argument, I want it over in two minutes. I wanna say my pieceand if we're not going to agree, f*** it. I don't wanna be arguing about it for six hours!'

Matt on girls..

His Busted babes
'Charlie gets all the decent women out of the three of us. He gets them all!'

His freaky fans
'One girl who wrote to me knew everything about me. That was kinda freaky!'

He's crashed and burned..
'It was about six months ago. I was in a lift with a girl I liked and we started kissing. We kept on going up and down so we could kiss more. But the next time I saw her, she made it clear she wasn't interested.'

His dream girl..
'I suppose my ideal celeb girl would be Jennifer Love Hewitt.'

His snog skills..
'If I could win a gold medal in the Olympics, it would be for Best Kisser!'

He's mates with his ex..
'She's going out with one of my best mates and they're in love! She's a nice girl and he's a great guy, so I'm really happy for both of them.'

His disastrous date..
'I once got phoned up the night before a date by a girl to say she couldn't make it. I thought she was blowing me out but we got together another time.'

Loser in love?

He's loved-up now, but Matt hasn't always had it so easy

So tell us about a time you've been dissed by a girl.
'I really fancied this girl when I was at school but she didn't fancy me back, which was a bit of a pain in the arse. And in fact, she didn't only not fancy me, she called me a minger - in front of my friends!'

Ouch! So, what did she say?
'Something like, 'I'd never go out with you, you f***ing minger!' So I said, 'I don't fancy you any more, you f***ing horrible cow!''

How did you get your revenge on her?
'I had an onion ring in my hand from lunch, so I dipped it in mayonnaise and slapped it on the back of her blazer as she walked off! She went round with it stuck to her back all day!' Hmm, lovely!