Matt Goss and his brother's 'volatile' bond now in 'complete estrangement'

Daily Mirror

03-05-2025

Matt Goss and his twin brother Luke Goss rose to fame decades ago in the band Bros, but the siblings have experienced a rocky relationship in the years since their debut
There was a time when twin brothers Luke and Matt Goss, both 56, were on top of the world, with their band Bros catapulting them into the spotlight in the 1980s. The pair took on the charts and together with their bandmate Craig Logan spawned three albums that made the Top 20 charts, racking up 11 hit singles. But eventually the pressures of their rise to fame caused things between the brothers to sour.
In 2024, Matt admitted that after years of feuding, he is now "completely estranged" from his twin brother and that their relationship has been pretty "volatile". The breakdown of Matt and Luke's relationship shares some similarities to Oasis legends Noel and Liam Gallagher, who also spent many years at odds with each other - although the Britpop icons have recently seemingly put their conflict to bed, and Oasis has reunited after a long 16-year split.
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Director David Souter - who worked with the brothers on a 2018 documentary about their relationship, titled Bros: After the Screaming Stops - has said that in his view, it was the fame itself that caused much of the animosity between them. "They struggled with each other," he said. "You see that in the film. There is a lot of history between them.
"Matt as a frontman and Luke being the drummer. It created issues, certainly. Luke always felt that he was behind him, and especially as the older brother," the filmmaker said, per The Express.
Matt himself has said that he isn't keen on getting too in-depth on his estrangement with his brother "out of respect" for his sibling. But he has admitted that, whilst on some levels he would love to still be in the When Will I Be Famous? group with Luke, he must protect his mental health, as reported by Bang Showbiz.
He pinned some of the issues on the fame the pair reached during their time in the band, saying in 2018, "unfortunately the collateral damage of Bros was that the blast area was quite broad. We had to pick ourselves up and figure out where the pieces were.
"By the time that had happened half a decade had gone and that's half a decade we won't get back".
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In a candid interview last year, he told the Guardian newspaper: "I don't want to go into detail, but I also don't want to lie any more. We are completely estranged." The star further noted that when someone does their "best" that is "enough," adding that he has done his "best".
Matt also said he would love to sit down for a pint with his brother and for them to meet each other's partners. "But I'm not going to make myself unwell," he added.
Stating that people have a "finite amount of time" on the planet, the singer shared his desire to be around people who "really love him" and whom he "really loves" back. Matt then emphasised that despite their difficulties, he does love Luke, and revealed he has a tattoo that reads "never waste good agony".
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When asked about his decision to release the documentary in 2018, Matt admitted that putting the brothers' troubles onscreen helped him find peace when he realised every family deals with "dysfunction". Appearing on ITV 's Lorraine in 2024, he reflected: "It was difficult to watch it because it was so dysfunctional in many ways.
"But what happened afterwards, I realised ... people would come up to me, and fellas would come up to me, and say: 'We're dysfunctional as well'. There is a lot of dysfunction in family. In many ways, we find a lot of comfort from friends because family have that ability to go a little bit too far sometimes and they know the buttons to press."
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He added: "I feel like now I have a whole philosophy within myself that if I do my best, and I know that I can look at myself and say I've tried my best [...] if that doesn't work, then that's okay. I have got to live my own life as well."
Co-director of the 2018 documentary, Joe Pearlman, said of the brothers' dynamic: "I would describe it as very volatile.
"There is a sweetness and a real affection for each other, but dig deeper and beneath that there are all these issues. They barely spoke for years."
Matt has had a successful solo career and his most recent album, The Beautiful Unknown, reached number seven in the UK album charts back in 2022. This year, the singer is embarking on the Matt Goss: The Hits and More tour, and he has a new album on the way, as well as landing his first movie role.