Boy George has revealed that he received death threats at one point in his career.
He was even forced to wear a bullet-proof vest.
The Everything I Own singer will open up about his controversial life on tonight’s Piers Morgan’s Life Stories.
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On the show, the global star reveals he wore a bullet-proof vest for a gig in Louisianna during a US tour.
He said: “I was thinking, ‘I can’t cancel the gig so I’d better wear a bulletproof vest’.”
He also revealed that the negative reaction he received from some people resulted in him being restricted in what appearances he could make.
He said: “People didn’t want to have me on kids’ shows.”
During the show, Boy George also recalls his complex relationship with his violent father.
He is set to also talk about how he helped his mother survive a suicide attempt, when he was just eight years old.
The star will open up about his turbulent relationship with band mate Jon Moss and how Culture Club rose to fame.
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Host Piers Morgan describes the singer as one of the most “flamboyant” and iconic pop stars of all time.
George said: “Well I don’t think you think about yourself in those terms, do you know what I mean? You don’t wake up in the morning and think, ‘Oh I’m really iconic’.”
Throughout the interview, George speaks openly about his traumatic heroin addiction and the truth behind the feuds with rival pop superstar George Michael.
But, for the first time ever, the Do You Really Want to Hurt Me singer will talk about what happened in 2009 when he was jailed for falsely imprisoning a male escort.
The star was jailed for 15 months for the “gratuitous violence” but whilst speaking to TV presenter Piers Morgan, he said he had not apologised to his victim because it “wouldn’t make any difference”.
He admitted: “I sent myself to prison. I told the police why I did what I did. In hindsight I was having a psychotic episode.
“I was a drug addict so I can’t sit here and say my reasons for doing it were founded in any way.
“But I told the truth. I said, ‘This is why I did it. I was having a paranoid episode.’ I have always denied beating the guy”.