Before his internet success led to a record deal and a Number 1 single, Nathan was working as a postman.
He told the documentary What Next for the Wellerman? that he had only been in the job a few months, having quit his position in the building trade as a steel erector due to panic attacks."When it's cold, it's dreadful. When you are outside and dealing with the cold it's quite miserable." He added:"There was one day I was on site - my chest went, my breathing went and I started getting sweaty and I thought 'I am going to start crying here'.When he found himself off work for a couple of months, Nathan leaned into hisFans started to suggest songs for him to cover, and when Nathan released Wellerman in late 2020, it was an instant hit.
Nathan hopes the new documentary will help people see him as an artist and not just"The Wellerman guy from TikTok".