George Shelley quits Union J, accuses them of being jealous.

[Denver]

http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a785655/george-shelley-accuses-union-j-of-jealousy-after-the-band-confirm-heartbreaking-split

George Shelley is out of Union J – and the gloves are off as both sides openly blame each other for the split.

A spokesperson for Shelley has confirmed to Digital Spy that he is longer with Union J, in the wake of the group publicly announcing that they are looking for a new member.

"​It was a mutual decision for George to leave Union J so he could focus on his broadcasting and acting career​," ​Shelley​'s representative told us

The Shelley​ statement continued: "​He is now a regular part of the Capital FM Breakfast Show, hosted the Brits Red Carpet Live and recently completed shooting on BBC3's Murder in Successville.

"He is an utterly charming and hard working individual - not a diva in the slightest.

"The fact of the matter is that the other members of Union J are simply jealous he has achieved the start of an exciting new career and they have not.

"George had agreed to be totally magnanimous towards them, but unfortunately this has not been reciprocated."

​In Union J's own blistering statement, member Jaymi Hensley​ admitted to The Sun that he feels "bitter" about the divide: "It's heart-breaking. I spoke to him the other day and I said I'm heartbroken over this. I am absolutely devastated. This is taking up all my time and affecting my home life.

"It brings us down. When you turn up to something and the other person can't be there, or they are turning up late. That makes you not love the project. One negative view can ruin it for everyone."

Josh Cuthbert also complained that George's "head space was different" ever since he became a breakout star on I'm a Celebrity last autumn.

"Using a sporting analogy, he wanted to turn up to the big matches but not turn up to training," Cuthbert said.

When Jaymi added that, in the end, George didn't want to "take the jump" with Union J, bandmate Josh quipped: "He may be in The Jump next year, though!"

Digital Spy has reached out to representatives for Union J for additional comment.

Union J have already been removed from Shelley's Twitter bio, and just yesterday George was hinting on Instagram at potential new music.

Although George Shelley has been a key member of the boyband, he was not actually in the original lineup.

Josh Cuthbert, JJ Hamblett and Jaymi Hensley were first known as Triple J, prior to their X Factor audition in 2012

Since their fourth-place finish on the ITV talent show, Union J have released two albums and amassed four UK top-ten hits.

Shelley struck out on his own to enter the jungle last year for ITV's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! – winning a whole new group of fans on his quest to finishing as runner-up.

He's more recently received waves of public support for saying that he's been in love with both men and women in the past – while stressing that he doesn't wish to put an "old-fashioned" label on his sexuality.

[Jordan.]

they should all quit they're never gonna happen

[reece(:]

When Jaymi added that, in the end, George didn't want to "take the jump" with Union J, bandmate Josh quipped: "He may be in The Jump next year, though!"


Lmao

[Jack_]

And with that, the band is over

This is sad though that it ended so badly :(

[Shaun]

his broadcasting and acting career

good luck with that. He makes Tom Daley seem exciting.

[Jamie89]

Union J have released two albums and amassed four UK top-ten hits.

I completely missed that happening :unsure:

[Vanessa]

There's no band without George. He was the best thing about it :laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

He needs to face up to the fact that they never were a band

and that his media career is a flop

he needs to get a job

[Jack_]

I can't believe they're doing this...they're about to replace him :umm2: not going down well

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[Black Dagger]

It's probably Jake Quickenden isn't it :joker:

[Black Dagger]

Only care if it's King Jack Walton though.

[reece(:]

Only care if it's King Jack Walton though.
Jack deserves better than this trash

[Black Dagger]

Jack deserves better than this trash

Well obviously. This might get him #38 in the charts though, I'll take what I can get!

[Jack_]

Guarantee it's a reject member from another X Factor group

[Amy Jade]

George is replaceable. I liked him before IAC but the guys dull...if they get somebody good in and produce good music then good luck to them

[Smithy]

Louis Tomlinson

[Headie]

Mess I thought they split already

[Jack_]

George is replaceable. I liked him before IAC but the guys dull

And JJ and Josh aren't? :joker: Jaymi has always been the only one with a personality in this group and the only reason they ever had fans was because of George

I cannot believe they've bothered...why not just go back to Triple J?

[Firewire]

Charlie George?

[Headie]

Mess if they choose a new member just because their name begins with J

[Jack_]

Charlie George?

oh God I'd be here for this please no

[Amy Jade]

And JJ and Josh aren't? :joker: Jaymi has always been the only one with a personality in this group and the only reason they ever had fans was because of George

I cannot believe they've bothered...why not just go back to Triple J?

I think that's a bit of a stretch, they only have fans because of one member? lol

[LukeB]

Union J are awful :umm2: the label needs to drop them.

[Amy Jade]

I think it's one of the Sugababes replacing him. Mutya?

[Jack_]

I think that's a bit of a stretch, they only have fans because of one member? lol

I don't :joker: did you see the reactions from fans when he left? Do you see the reaction from those on that tweet now?

George always got the most attention during X Factor and continued to do so afterwards too, I mean why would IAC ask him to join the cast when Jaymi's quite clearly better value?

[Marsh.]

So George just wants to be a reality TV slag?

[reece(:]

George is replaceable. I liked him before IAC but the guys dull...if they get somebody good in and produce good music then good luck to them
George was the standout and as a three they were always quite "samey"

[Jack_]

So George just wants to be a reality TV slag?

No, he got a trial gig on Capital London and is now a permanent member of the breakfast show team. Seems he wants to pursue that/some acting offers that came up

[Rob!]

I have no interest in any of this or know any of their music but George is beautiful so I'm on his side.

[LukeB]

Does anyone really care about Union J :laugh2:

once they bring out a single it will flop

[Jordan.]

Screaming at the twitter gals saying they're not okay with this. They will soon change their tune when it's a cute guy.

[Amy Jade]

I don't :joker: did you see the reactions from fans when he left? Do you see the reaction from those on that tweet now?

George always got the most attention during X Factor and continued to do so afterwards too, I mean why would IAC ask him to join the cast when Jaymi's quite clearly better value?

Yep I saw the reaction and support for the remaining members, too.

For all you know all of them were offered IAC and he was the only one who wanted to do it. Jaymi has been offered CBB and turned it down so he may have refused IAC...you know I liked George but I can't see why he thinks anyone is jealous...He got beat by Vicky in the IAC final by about 80% and since been a radio presenter...he's hardly overtaking the world

[arista]

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[Jack_]

Yep I saw the reaction and support for the remaining members, too.

For all you know all of them were offered IAC and he was the only one who wanted to do it. Jaymi has been offered CBB and turned it down so he may have refused IAC...you know I liked George but I can't see why he thinks anyone is jealous...He got beat by Vicky in the IAC final by about 80% and since been a radio presenter...he's hardly overtaking the world

Yes support for the remaining members, i.e. they don't want George replaced - what does that tell you? That he's irreplaceable and arguably the face of the group.

There's no way they offered JJ a place in IAC :joker: I honestly think Jaymi will do CBB soon and he should. He doesn't think that either, that report was refuted by him and his agent, it was an amicable split but then the rest of them pressed ahead with selling stories about him being 'lazy' and 'uncommitted' unnecessarily.

I wouldn't say a place on London's biggest radio breakfast show is something to sniff at and dare I say it's better than anything Union J has ever achieved. I just don't know why you disliked him after IAC, did you really expect him to be a loud and abrasive character? He's so obviously not like that and I knew he'd probably be the series dullard :laugh:

[Marsh.]

Irreplaceable. :joker:

They're all replaceable. As long as they have a cute face for the teens to wet their knickers over.

They'll forget about them when the next wet fish auditions for X Factor.

[Rob!]

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Yes I do believe that is the subject matter.

[Jack_]

Yes I do believe that is the subject matter.

:joker:

Guarantee it's a reject member from another X Factor group

Anyway I was right

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[Amy Jade]

I don't dislike him, I just found him incredibly boring on IAC and his quick sniff of attention outside music and he dropped Union J.

He comes across as fame hungry imo

[Amy Jade]

Casey > George

(based on vocals)

[Firewire]

Boring no one cares for him

[LukeB]

I don't dislike him, I just found him incredibly boring on IAC and his quick sniff of attention outside music and he dropped Union J.

He comes across as fame hungry imo

I agree, his 'showmance' with Ferne was a give away, it wasn't real or genuine.

[Amy Jade]

I agree, his 'showmance' with Ferne was a give away, it wasn't real or genuine.

She all but admitted that was for attention on This Morning when they discussed him coming out as bi. Neither had romantic feelings at all.

[Jordan.]

oh the new guy just looks as boring and generic as the rest of them

[Headie]

NOT Casey aka the invisible irrelevant one from Stereo Kicks who didn't get any solos

[Black Dagger]

Oh dear.

[Shaun]

oh good it's the hot one

[Mitchell]

I don't dislike him, I just found him incredibly boring on IAC and his quick sniff of attention outside music and he dropped Union J.

He comes across as fame hungry imo

A dropped Boyband whose last album flopped awfully despite a tour of Morrisons or a two year contract as a breakfast presenter role on Capital FM, he has bills to pay at the end of the day and it seems to be doing well for him.

(This is as a Union J fan btw, I have both albums and still listen to them, but an apple is an apple and not a pear)

[Jordan.]

flopped awfully despite a tour of Morrisons

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[Shaun]

*nadine/tesco flashbacks*

[joeysteele]

I liked him on I'm a celebrity, I thought he got into the trials he had to do really good.

I guess he will be on CBB eventually but I hope he has good success whatever he plans to do.

[Mitchell]

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That was kind of the point, however they did a signing tour, a lot of people would've gone to get a signed album when they wouldn't have had 'stars' not been there signing in their little store. Plus Morrisons then featured them on their Christmas adverts and got them a place on both nights of Jingle Bell Ball, as I said I have both albums, but I doubt they sold that many more than they sold on the tour, despite having a number two hit at the time (which was only held off #1 by streaming, it sold more than thinking out loud in its prime)

[Tom4784]

'Acting Career'

So he'll be Ste's new love interest in Hollyoaks in a year's time.

[Marsh.]

'Acting Career'

So he'll be Ste's new love interest in Hollyoaks in a year's time.

:joker::joker::joker:

[Headie]

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He scroungin for free Eurovision tickets now

[Pete.]

Not a Morrisons tour