MICHELLE Heaton has opened up about her surprise feud with a rival noughties pop star.
The Liberty X singer held back tears as she discussed the band’s battle with Hear’Say – the winners of ITV‘s Popstars.
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Liberty X stars Kevin Simm, Kelli Young, Michelle Heaton, Jessica Taylor and Anthony LundonCredit: GettyHear’Say won ITV reality show PopstarsCredit: Getty
Shortly after finishing as runner-ups on the 2001 reality series, Michelle and her bandmates Tony Lundon,Kevin Simm,Jessica TaylorandKelli Young, were were formed into a new group.
However, despite being friends during filming, Michelle says: “There was a war from the get-go
“We were constantly pitted against each other in a world we were trying to navigate.”
It saw the breakdown of Michelle’s close friendship with Suzanne Shaw.
Opening up to Paul Brunson on his podcast We Need To Talk, Michelle said: “It was evident they wanted us to fail. Not just Hear’Say as a team, but the people around them.
“And so that would have then stirred up the pot with the Hear’Say members in order to add fuel to the fire when they did interviews about how they were bigger and better and we were not so… and that we were running on their coattails.
“It felt really harsh. We didn’t know how to navigate it. It felt like it wasn’t the five people that we met in the audition process.
“And alongside all of this, all I kind of wanted to do was reach out to Suzanne because that’s like one of the people that I got really close to.. and be like, ‘how is it? What’s it like?’
“I really wanted to share that with her. And at no point did I see what we were doing as hanging on their coattails.”
Thankfully, years on from the height of their fame, the pair reconnected.
Proving their bond back in 2016, Michelle wrote in her OK! Magazine column: “Massive congrats to my friend Suzanne who announced her pregnancy in what has to be the sweetest way possible.
“The video she made made me cry and her son Corey’s response was priceless. I loved the video and I love Suzanne. I’m so happy for her little family.”
Michelle opened up about her fallout with the rival bandCredit: GettySuzanne Shaw was close to Michelle while filming PopstarsCredit: GettyKelli Young, Michelle Heaton and Jessica Taylor have performed for the past nine years togetherCredit: Getty – Contributor
Michelle Heaton reveals surprise feud with fellow noughties pop star after ‘really harsh’ comments
MICHELLE Heaton has opened up about her surprise feud with a rival noughties pop star.
The Liberty X singer held back tears as she discussed the band’s battle with Hear’Say – the winners of ITV‘s Popstars.
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Shortly after finishing as runner-ups on the 2001 reality series, Michelle and her bandmates Tony Lundon, Kevin Simm, Jessica Taylor and Kelli Young, were were formed into a new group.
However, despite being friends during filming, Michelle says: “There was a war from the get-go
“We were constantly pitted against each other in a world we were trying to navigate.”
It saw the breakdown of Michelle’s close friendship with Suzanne Shaw.
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Opening up to Paul Brunson on his podcast We Need To Talk, Michelle said: “It was evident they wanted us to fail. Not just Hear’Say as a team, but the people around them.
“And so that would have then stirred up the pot with the Hear’Say members in order to add fuel to the fire when they did interviews about how they were bigger and better and we were not so… and that we were running on their coattails.
“It felt really harsh. We didn’t know how to navigate it. It felt like it wasn’t the five people that we met in the audition process.
“And alongside all of this, all I kind of wanted to do was reach out to Suzanne because that’s like one of the people that I got really close to.. and be like, ‘how is it? What’s it like?’
“I really wanted to share that with her. And at no point did I see what we were doing as hanging on their coattails.”
Thankfully, years on from the height of their fame, the pair reconnected.
Proving their bond back in 2016, Michelle wrote in her OK! Magazine column: “Massive congrats to my friend Suzanne who announced her pregnancy in what has to be the sweetest way possible.
“The video she made made me cry and her son Corey’s response was priceless. I loved the video and I love Suzanne. I’m so happy for her little family.”
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