McFly star in rehab

Heartbroken boyband member checks into The Priory...

14:37 07 March 2011

It has been confirmed that McFly's Dougie Poynter has been in rehab for the past four weeks, after struggling to come to terms with his split from The Saturdays' star Frankie Sandford.

The 23-year-old McFly bassist was left devastated when he was dumped by Frankie, 22, in November, just weeks before they were set to move in together.

The Saturdays' star has certainly moved on and is now dating footballer Wayne Bridge, 30.

The News of the World reported that Dougie had checked into The Priory as he was "struggling to get through the day".

Dougie's bandmate, Tom Fletcher took to his Twitter profile to explain the situation, posting:

"He's just been having a tough time lately and needed a few weeks rest so he's fighting fit and ready to slap that bass for you on tour."

Dougie spoke about their recent split back in January, saying:

"Of course I was gutted about the break-up. It was totally unexpected and I really thought things were going well between us.

"It was bad timing just before Christmas too."