Duncan has also opened up on the friend he still misses
Duncan James from Blue has revealed there is one disadvantage of still living with his mum, aged 48, she steals his beer. Duncan said he returned from tour to find his drinks had disappeared.
The All Rise singer said: “I went to the fridge to get my beer, and my mum was: ‘Oh, I’ve drunk them all. I had my friends over and we had the lot’. She did message me while I was away to tell me it was delicious. She said she couldn’t resist it.”
He added: “Having travelled all over the world, I am very lucky to have sampled lots of beers. But you can’t beat a nice cold beer on a summer’s day for that perfect refreshing drink. Whether that’s for yourself – or your mum’s mates.”
Duncan moved in with mum Fiona during Covid because he had just sold his flat in London and she was alone. But after the pandemic passed, the two were having such a good time together that he decided to buy a shared house for them both.
“I didn’t want to leave my mum on her own, so we now have a big, beautiful townhouse in Surrey. I have my own floor, she has her own floor. I am away with work and touring a lot of the time, and – yes – I know she drank my beer, but I did come home to bacon and eggs when I returned recently, so that was lovely,” he adds.
Duncan said he as enjoyed the move from London to a more relaxed pace in the home counties. He has a large private garden and, when they moved in a year ago, he invited his neighbours around for a barbecue, served them cold beers and introduced them to his mum and bandmate Anthony Costa.
He recently returned from skiing in the Dolomites, Italy, where he enjoyed cold beers up the mountain, and said he is looking forward to a summer of beer gardens and festivals, including Live at Chelsea at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in June, where he is performing with Blue.
Duncan has launched a new track in conjunction with Coors designed to help serve beer at the right temperature. Fans place their Coors in the fridge and DM “BLUE” to Coors on Instagram or Facebook. Duncan then slides into their DMs hours later, whenm the beer should be cold, with the Coors Cold Coorus.
“It’s an anthem to let people know when their beer is chilled at the right temperature. It’s a fun nod back to the noughties, it’s a lovely catchy tune, and I’m enjoying being part of this important mission to make sure the nation’s beer is cold,” Duncan said.
When asked who he could share a beer with – alive or dead – Duncan named his best friend Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, who passed away nine years ago at the age of 45.
“I really miss her. She was such a huge part of my life. She was so much fun to be with and always there for a really good laugh. “I met her on CD:UK in 2001. She had just come out of the jungle on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, and we were performing. I bumped into her backstage and we got on like a house on fire.
“She shook my hand in a very formal fashion, but I could feel something in my palm. She’d written on a piece of paper in eyeliner: ‘Hi Duncan, here’s my phone number. Give me a call. Love, Tara.’ I will never forget that. From that moment, we became the best of friends.
“She had this wonderful energy and a naughty, impish sense of humour that I really related to. I just miss her so much and wish I could sit down and have a beer with her,” he adds.
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