How tall was Pete Burns

Pete Burns Height

5ft 8 (172.7 cm)

English singer-songwriter known for the band Dead or Alive. When someone asked him how tall he was without heels, he said "5ft 8 ish.".

How tall is Pete Burns
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Average Guess (10 Votes)
5ft 7.58in (171.6cm)
Stuart Schelly said on 12/Dec/22
I reckon he was 5"11. Remember him in Liverpool and he was like a giant in his heels. He was tough as f**k too. No one picked on him
Miss Sandy Cowell said on 5/Aug/20
Pete Burns was born 61 years ago today.

5ft8, though I thought he was taller from the video 'You Spin Me Round'. He was really good looking in those days.

RIP Pete XXX 🕯️
5/8/59 - 23/10/16
Miss Sandy Cowell said on 7/May/19
I remember when their song 'You Spin Me Round' was released. Watching the video actually made your head spin! Yes, Pete was one of a kind alright...

Gone but never forgotten - ever.

5ft8.

🎼🎷💿📀🎛️🎼
Gracian said on 2/May/18
Please Rob, add Pete Burns to the pop singers category.
Sandy Cowell said on 26/Oct/16
Unbelievably sad to hear about Pete's far too early passing.
RIP Pete - a good sort!
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 25/Oct/16
RIP to another sensational trend setting artist
Aza said on 25/Oct/16
RIP Pete Burns.
MJKoP said on 24/Oct/16
Well now he's six feet und...okay, too soon. Literally.
BilboBaggins said on 24/Oct/16
~Rest In Peace, Pete Burns.~ Great character, no matter what height you were. ♡
Linke said on 22/Oct/16
Shorter than expected. Thought he was 5'11ish but again he's always in heels.
Aza said on 21/Oct/16
"Getttttt meeee the doctoooorrr..my heart goes bang-bang..bang-bang aaahahaaa!!!!". Yep 5'8 listing is good.
MJKoP said on 21/Oct/16
Okay, Rob, I found the source of that quote I had mentioned...and it's celebheights.com!! Yes, I had forgotten that I had read it here!! You yourself had posted on the Michael Barrymore page:

17/Jan/06
Pete Burns in Jackie magazine said: "I'm not exactly a petite little dolly bird. I'm very masculine. I'm 6ft. tall and quite a big bloke".


I've never heard of anyone giving themselves 6 feet of height and then "5'8 ish"(which strongly implies they could be even shorter than THAT).

Then again, Pete Burns is about as far from ordinary as one can get!
Editor Rob
he already had a head size of an above average guy in the 80's, with all his surgery, his head on his body looks even bigger. I think in heels he would be near 6ft.
MJKoP said on 21/Oct/16
I am shocked! S/he is listed as 5'11" on Google and has DEFINITELY been quoted as saying "six feet tall". Are you sure about this, Rob? Maybe I'm getting fooled by the massive heels and hair, but I'm 100% POSITIVE that a 6 foot claim from him/her exists. I'll try to find it again.
Editor Rob
that old 6ft quote did seem too much at the time, but he did come out with the 5ft 8 on his twitter, so it's from his own fingers...it would be one of the biggest deflations I've seen from one claim to the next.
S.J.H said on 19/Oct/16
She look shorter than 5'7

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