Matt Cardle's age will help him succeed according to Gareth Gates
Matt Cardle The name Gareth Gates isn’t heard much these days, but the pint-sized Pop Idol runner up reckons the same won’t be said for X Factor winner Matt Cardle.
In the last ten years, Gates has known what effect the sudden fame and fortune of being a reality TV star can have, as well as the lows that come in the following years. But he thinks that Matt’s age will play a big factor in just how far his X Factor fame can take him.
Unlike Gates, Matt has spent his younger years building up a following of fans and tuning his craft, and that is something Gates thinks will serve him well.
“He’s a little older,” the now 26 year old said. “He’ll have more of an idea what he wants to do.”
Considering Gates was only 17 when he appeared on Pop Idol, it is easy to assume that it all could be overwhelming at such a young age, he didn’t completely crumble under the pressure of stardom and has recently been crafting his theatrical career in Les Miserables. Perhaps age isn’t as much a factor as the pop star believes, after all he has ridden the storm well enough through some difficult years and tabloid scandals.
Will Matt have quite so rough a ride? I think he had that before the X Factor came along, and it should be calm waters for the former odd job man for the near future at least.
