A BOYBAND icon looks worlds away from his 90s heyday.
Getting baptised by the Kray twins‘ henchman, an East 17 star looked very different.
A boyband star looks worlds away from his time in the spotlight 30 years ago[/caption]
He was baptised by a Kray twins’ henchman[/caption]
Former Kray henchman Chris Lambrianou is now a man of God[/caption]
Chris baptised new members of the church in East London over the weekend[/caption]
East 17 star Terry Coldwell had his head dunked under water by former henchman to the Kray twins Chris Lambrianou.
Terry, 50, became one of seven born-again Christians in new snaps.
As a public declaration of faith, Terry was dunked under the water in a baptism pool at the River Church in London’s East End.
85-year-old Chris Lambrianou, who was once a member of gang ‘The Firm’ led by Ronnie and Reggie Kray, performed the baptisms with the church’s pastor Dave Gill.
Speaking about the experience, Terry said: “I’ve just been baptised and I feel absolutely amazing.
“The service has been phenomenal today,” he said to MailOnline.
He affirmed how “great” he felt and added how it “was a long time coming”.
He added: “I’m really glad I did it.”
Chris, who carried out the baptism, spoke about the “spiritual high” he gets from performing them.
“Baptising so many people gives me a spiritual high,” he told the outlet.
He added: “It’s like you cannot buy the feeling I have. That can only come from Jesus Christ.
“Trust in him and he will never fail you.”
East 17’s Terry shot alongside Tony Mortimer, Brian Harvey and John Hendy in the 90s.
The band are perhaps best known for their 1994 Christmas number one Stay Another Day.
We don’t talk. But I don’t hold any grudges.
East 17’s Terry Coldwell
With many lineup changes over the years, Terry has remained as one of the only members to have stuck with the band.
Last year, Terry revealed he didn’t think a reunion of the original line up would ever be on the horizon.
“I’ve tried to get us together over the years but it all fell through. I’ve kind of had enough really,” he told MailOnline last November.
He then said in a recent documentary: “We don’t talk. But I don’t hold any grudges.
“There were good times and there were bad times but that’s like in any job.
“We lived together basically, we worked for three years without a day off so of course we argued about things.
“But I’m grateful for the times I shared with them.”
Terry Coldwell, Brian Harvey, John Hendy and Tony Mortimer of East 17 pictured in 1995[/caption]
Terry jas joined East London’s River Church[/caption]
The singer is all smiles after becoming a born again Christian[/caption]
