Mis-Teeq fans go wild as original member Zena McNally join band for epic reunion at Wembley concert
MIS-TEEQ sent fans wild at their reunion gig on Saturday night, as original member Zena McNally joined the girl group on stage to perform their debut single.
The highly-anticipated show saw Alesha Dixon, Sabrina Washington and Su-Elise Nash regroup for a comeback performance at London’s OVO Wembley Arena.
And fans were treated to an extra hit of noughties nostalgia as OG member Zena took to the stage as a special surprise guest.
Zena was only part of Mis-Teeq for the band’s first year, just appearing on their debut single, Why?
She left in 2001 and attempted to launch a solo career, only releasing two songs, before becoming a DJ for Radio 1 Xtra and eventually moving to the US with her then beau, US soccer [football] player, Cory Gibbs, who she married in 2008 but split from in 2014.
Since her divorce, her work has included being an entertainment manager in LA, as well as working as the director of a property investment company.
But as the group welcomed her to the stage at Wembley on Saturday night, their excitement to be back together as a four-piece was palpable.
Zena looked stunning in a black leather ensemble and hugged the other three ladies as she arrived on stage, with Alesha seen jumping up and down at the reunion in The Sun’s exclusive video.
“How beautiful is Zena?” she exclaimed, before telling the crowd: “You didn’t see that one coming did you?”
Alesha went on the explain that they didn’t want to perform the song that launched them unless Zena sang it with them.
She said: “We could not sing this song without our girl, who, as the day one’s know, is in the video.
“Her vocals are still on the record – she had a sweet voice!”
Alesha turned to Zena and said: “The fans are always talking about you!
“I don’t think they think we like each other – we love each other!”
Zena affirmed that there was no bad blood between the girls, saying: “It’s all love!”
She added: “I want to thank you for having me here tonight – such a special moment.
“I’m hoping you’ll have fun with this – let’s do it!”
The ladies then sat in a line on four stools and delivered their track Why? for the adoring crowd.
The reasons behind Zena’s abrupt 2001 departure have been widely speculated, and the former Mis-Teeq queen has kept relatively tight-lipped.
The only occasion she seemed to shed any light on the split was in an 2010s blog post by writer and speaker Anika Allen where Zena spoke of her initial joy of being in a group before things soured.
She said: “Everything was fine in the beginning and it fun. But as time went on, I began to notice an imbalance in the group as the other members [Sabrina and Alesha] had been their first.”
Sabrina continued: “I felt they were focused on a bit more by the production team, who were suppressing my ideas. I write a lot also. We’re a team, but there was no compromising. I became unhappy.”
The 2026 reunion show has been nine months in the making, since the group announced their comeback at the start of 2026, with The Sun revealing this week that it would be an extraordinary gig for the fans.
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of their debut album Lickin’ On Both Sides, the Scandalous singers locked themselves inside Soundstage Studios in North London in the days leading up to the gig.
“This concert means everything to Alesha, Su-Elise and Sabrina and they have been working so hard to put on the performance of a lifetime,” an insider explained.
The trio performed live together in May, delivering a medley of their hits at the final of Britain’s Got Talent, and sang again as the surprise guests during Capital’s Summertime Ball, thrilling the 80,000-strong crowd.
The insider continued: “When they reunited at BGT and Summertime Ball, they loved being back performing together but they have taken it up a notch for their Wembley concert.
“This past week they’ve been pushing themselves in rehearsals to make sure their moves are flawless.”
The noughties group had seven consecutive top-10 singles and two top-ten albums across US, Europe, Asia and Australia, including their double platinum second album Eye Candy which was released in March 2003.
In spite of this success, the group would disband 2005 while recording their never-released third album, with all three members turning their focus on their respective solo careers.
