Where are the 2001 ITV Popstars now – Corrie fame, violent attack, and bikini shots

Over two decades ago, before The X Factor or Britain’s Got Talent debuted, there was a reality TV show viewers loved, ITV’s Popstars.

In 2001, Celebrity Big Brother had made just one series and Atomic Kitten reached number 1 with Whole Again when the show hit our screens with a whopping £ 100,000 prize.

Millions of viewers were addicted to what was one of the original talent TV series for the modern generation, a year before Girls Aloud triumphed in the spin-off, Popstars: The Rivals,

Simon Cowell is now the force to be reckoned with when it comes to reality TV shows. However, “Nasty” Nigel Lythgoe was the one who put people to the test as they fought for a place in the country’s next big pop group on Popstars.

After thousands of people auditioned, the group for the show ended up being Hear’say, consisting of Kym Marsh, Noel Sullivan, Suzanne Shaw, Danny Foster, and Myleene Klass.

Following reports of a Hear’Say reunion last year, The Daily Star reveals what followed for the 2001 Popstar singers.

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The five people who rose to fame from the series became instant stars as they banded together to form the Hear’Say group.

With their first single Pure & Simple and their debut album, the Popstars broke sales records.

Second number 1, The Way to Your Love, followed in the summer of 2001, but the band was hit with the curse of the “tough second album”, with the Everybody album only reaching number 24 on the charts.

Shortly after, Kym Marsh stopped revealing that she had argued with Myleene and Noel.

Kym Marsh

After leaving Hear’Say, Kym enjoyed instant success as a solo artist with his debut single Cry which landed No. 2 on the charts in 2003.

However, she was later dropped by her label after her third single Sentimental only reached number 35 on the charts.

In early 2006, Kym tried to be the UK representative for Eurovision Song Contest with her song Whisper To Me, but only finished in fourth place.

A few months later, Kym traded vocals for acting and made her Coronation Street debut on ITV and remained on the soap opera until 2019.

During her time on the cobblestones, Kym’s character Michelle enjoyed romances with Steve McDonald, Robert Preston, and Ciaran McCarthy.

Two years before she left Corrie, Kym was at the center of a stillborn story, which particularly moved her as she experienced the same thing in real life.

Kym’s performance in the Traumatic Scenes won her Best Female Dramatic Performance at the British Soap Awards in 2017.

Mylene Klass

Myleene found success as a solo artist with her classic albums after Hear’Say before becoming a name on TV.

The mom-of-three has appeared on several hit TV shows, including the 2006 series I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, which she is still known as one of the iconic stars of the ‘Jungle Shower. “.

Now 42, he also starred on ITV’s Dancing On Ice and landed a number of high-profile TV and radio host roles, including The One Show from the BBC.

In 2005, she was attacked by a gang of young people at a newsagent in Bermondsey, London.

According to the BBC, after dropping a bag of crisps on her head, they pushed the star to the ground, one of them shouted: “Should I slap her?” before she manages to escape.

Myleene once admitted to having a drinking problem after her husband Graham Quinn left their marriage shortly after the birth of their nine-year-old daughter Hero.

The star is now engaged to public relations man Simon Motson, and the couple welcomed son Apollo last year.

The singer has previously spoken of her devastating miscarriages which “turned her world upside down.”

Speaking on Newsnight, she explained that she has three children, but is a mother of seven despite the fact that four of her children were unfortunately not born alive.

Suzanne shaw

Suzanne auditioned for the role of Maria on Coronation Street before starring in Popstars.

She arrived in the final three alongside Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh and Samia Smith, the actress who got the part and still plays Maria today.

The 39-year-old continued to act after Hear’Say, starring in The Bill and the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, playing the role of Eve Jenson from 2010 to 2011.

Suzanne has also appeared in blockbuster musicals like Joseph and Rocky Horror Show, in addition to being a regular at pantomimes.

She was successful in 2008 by becoming the champion of Dancing on Ice alongside Matt Evers.

The star is now a fitness influencer following her remarkable weight loss after giving up alcohol and going vegan and runs her own program The Shaw Happy Plan.

Christmas Sullivan

Noel has toured in the UK and around the world in several musicals since the split from Hear’Say 20 years ago.

In 2016, he told What’s on TV how he was left dry after the band broke up.

He said: “I found my marks in the theater where people are so supportive and so helpful.

“So that’s what I did, build a career that no one can take away from me, that’s where I am now and it seems to be going in the right direction.”

His roles include Danny Zuko in Grease, Dewey Finn in School of Rock and Galileo in the West End production of We Will Rock You.

The 40-year-old has also appeared on stage in Fame, Flashdance and Priscilla.

Following his well-known cameo in Gavin and Stacey in 2010, Noel also appeared in the BBC dramas Ordinary Lies and Years & Years.

Noel married her husband James in 2017.

He has since opened up about his sexuality, explaining how he felt compelled to keep it a secret at the height of his glory.

“At 19, I was told to shut up about my sexuality. If I wanted a career, I had to be something else. Quiet. It ruined me,” he said.

“No one was held responsible for the years of depression and self-abuse that followed. I felt like I couldn’t speak anymore because my time in the spotlight was over and assumed that nobody would care. “

Danny foster

Danny met his wife Victoria Goddard in 2003 after the band broke up.

He has formed his own group, Danny Foster & The Big Soul Corporation, which performs soul and Motown songs.

He and Noel formed a drag group called Do Blondes Tondres, but reportedly broke up after a few months due to “musical differences”.

He returned to television for The Games and Channel 5 reality show, Trust Me I’m A Beauty Therapist.

In 2013, he tried out another talent TV show, ITV’s The Voice UK, but none of the judges turned around for him.

In 2016, Danny was fortunate enough to escape with his life after the car he was traveling in apparently caught fire.

Freedom X

The singers who did not join the Hear’Say Popstars group, Michelle Heaton, Jessica Taylor, Kelli Young, Kevin Simm and Tony Lundon, have been signed with business mogul Richard Branson Virgin Record.

Much like their rivals, they released their first single, Thinking It Over in 2001.

The song peaked at number 5 on the charts, but it was the track Just A Little that saw the band grow into one of the nation’s biggest pop groups.

Just A Little reached number 1 and then won the Brit Award for best single in 2003.

Michelle heaton

Michelle is the best-known member of Liberty X and has remained in the public eye since the Popstar days thanks to a number of television appearances and high-profile connections.

She married Lisa Scott-Lee’s brother and former Pop Idol 2 contestant Andy Scott-Lee in 2006, after they appeared together on the cult TV show Totally Scott-Lee.

However, the couple split in 2008 and now Michelle is married to Irish personal trainer and businessman Hugh Hanley.

The couple married in 2010 and had two children together.

Michelle is famous for crashing on television while showing off a car on the Irish version of The Apprentice.

She also starred in Celebrity Big Brother where she lost an expulsion vote to eventual winner Ulrika Jonsson.

Michelle, who has appeared in pantomimes across the country, had a double mastectomy and had reconstructive breast surgery after finding out she had an 80% chance of developing breast cancer and a 30% chance of developing breast cancer. ovarian cancer.

Kevin Simm

Kevin went on to appear in The Games on Channel 4 as well as Danny after Popstars.

In 2016, Kevin won The Voice UK and landed an iTunes top 10 single with its winner’s song, All You Good Friends.

In 2018, he took over Marti Pellow as lead singer of Wet, Wet, Wet, giving him two decades in the music industry.

jessica taylor

Jessica competed in the 2009 Dancing on Ice series and was third when Ray Quinn became champion.

The 40-year-old is married to England cricketer Kevin Petersen.

Jessica has also appeared on TV shows like Hole in the Wall and a celebrity edition of The Chase since starring in the 2001 Popstars series.

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