Rick Campanelli has written the book that many who followed his career never saw coming. ‘Tempted,’ co-written with John Meyer, is the memoir from the beloved Canadian media personality known to millions as “Rick the Temp,” the Hamilton kid who won a nationwide contest to become a MuchMusic VJ and quickly became one of the most recognizable faces on Canadian television.
“Tempted” is set to be published on September 1.
Warm, affable and seemingly an open book for over three decades in the public eye, Campanelli is now revealing the full story, including the secret demons he battled behind the scenes that nearly destroyed his life. “People think they know me pretty well,” he writes, “but it’s time to shed light on a few deep dark secrets that will shock many.”
‘Tempted’ is framed as both a celebration and a cautionary tale, tracing the arc from his breakthrough at MuchMusic through the highs of a national public profile and into the private struggles that ran parallel to all of it. Campanelli describes it as “a story of accomplishments and living life to the fullest but not without mistakes along the way,” and promises a full accounting of his life, flaws and all.