Rik Waller

Rik Waller came to fame on Pop Idol, an audition show for singers. He didn't win the series, but gained enough popularity to release a relatively successful single. He is currently the singer in a soul-style band called 'Rik Waller's Unfinished Business'.

Mentions on the Show

On several occasions, Rik and his infamous weight was the topic one of Stephen Merchant's rants on the Xfm radio shows. Stephen would refer to him as 'Fats' Waller. Ricky has stated that there's no excuse for being fat, and mocked Rik's attempts at regaining his fitness on Celebrity Fit Club.

• Not mentioned by name, on the 10 November 2001 show, Steve is jealous of "the fat bloke off American Idol" for having a girlfriend.
• On the 29 November 2003 show, after seeing a program on parasites, Karl queries if Rik could eat tapeworms to slim himself down.