HUGE 90S GIRL-BAND IN TOP-SECRET REHEARSALS AS THEY GEAR UP FOR SENSATIONAL COMEBACK
A huge nineties girl band are in top-secret rehearsals as they gear up for a sensational comeback.
Sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett are bringing back Eternal, with new singer Christel Lakhdar, who has previously said it was a "dream come true" to join the group. The group will not feature Louise Redknapp, who was an original member of the group with the Bennett sisters. The groups have posted footage of their comeback rehearsals as they gear up for a series of money-spinning shows. The first show is at Rochester Castle this Saturday.
A source said: “The girls can’t wait to get back out there again. There is huge excitement.” But the much hyped comeback hasn’t gone entirely smoothly. Vernie was seen in the rehearsals footage wearing a moon-boot after hurting her foot. She is expected to be fit for this weekend.
The new-look band - which also does not feature former member Kelle Bryan - also comes after a previous row over transgender issues in which Louise was accused of breaching the confidence of the founding members by leaking and misrepresenting the content of a private email. A source close to the band said: "That's very much all in the past and the girls just cannot wait to get back on stage.They are eternally grateful for all the support they've received."
Vernie has not commented on the controversy and said the new line-up will take the group to the "next level". She said: "Meeting Christel for the first time just felt right. She's talented, accomplished and has such an amazing personality. She's also strong vocally, so our harmonies will be taken to the next level.I think our music followers will love her just as much as we do."
Easther said she was "really looking forward to dipping my toes in again with a few festivals here and there", adding: "This new era is all about enjoying the moment." And new arrival Christel said of joining the sisters: "I've been singing these songs since [I was] a young age and feel like pinching myself as I'm taking it all in." The new-look three-piece has already lined up several dates - with the girls picking up lucrative fees for each one.
The band, which is being looked after by original manager Denis Ingoldsby, enjoyed incredible success after bursting on to the scene in 1993. Debut album Always & Forever, released in the November of that year, peaked at No2 on the UK chart. It sold more than a million copies here and 10million worldwide. The girls reached No1 on the singles chart alongside BeBe Winans with I Wanna Be the Only One in 1997 and had 15 UK Top 20 hits between 1993 and 1999, including
Stay and Just a Step from Heaven. Louise has not been a member of the group since 1995, when she embarked on a solo career. Earlier this year, Louise's team was blasted for claiming a full reunion broke down as a result of the Bennett sisters refusing to play LGBTQ+ venues because the trans lobby had "hijacked" the gay community.
Denis said at the time: "Louise and her team have thrown them under the bus. Everyone is appalled at their behaviour by misrepresenting the situation.”
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