Oh, the Shame! Part 2
Magazine Source: TV Hits
Timeframe: December 1998
Lee had some whiter than white trainers!
When I was a kid my mum bought me some plimsolls that were dazzling white. I used to try and get them dirty, but I think my mum must’ve kept washing them because they stayed really clean. They made me look like Shakin’ Stevens (v. uncool rock’n’roller in the early 80s). How naff!
Lisa fell on her bum!
I used to be in a cabaret with two other girls, and one night we were being introduced by this awful bloke who thought he was the star of the show. The smoke machine had leaked a bit so there was water on the stage, and when he came on, he slipped on it and fell flat on his bottom! I burst out laughing and started saying, ‘What an idiot, ha ha ha!’ Then we went on and I slipped over in exactly the same place and everyone started laughing at me. I guess that was my comeuppance!
H had a really dodgy haircut!
I cringe when I think of this and I can’t believe I’m telling you, but I once bleached the top of my hair and had the back permed! Can you believe it? Argh!
Lee could have been a shop dummy!
I remember once walking into Top Men wearing these black cords with green bits in, with a green shirt with black patterns and black trainers. I thought I looked really cool, when I came face to face with one of the mannequins wearing the exact same outfit I had on!! I couldn’t get out of the shop quick enough.
Faye used to go overboard with the hairspray!
I used to hate having curly hair so I used to fiddle around with it all the time. I went through a stage when I was about 14 when I had the fringe sticking straight up in the air, held there with hairspray, so even if I was out in a strong wind it wouldn’t move! I can’t believe I went out like that – I cringe when I think about it now!
Everyone held Faye blowing her nose!
When we were recording the album I had a really bad cold. I went into the booth to record my vocals and had a good old sniff and blew my nose, then I heard all this laughter. I didn’t realise I’d been micc’ed up and all the producers as well as the band had heard this really horrible noise I’d made!
H even signs autographs at home!
Last time I went home was when we had a week off and I was really looking forward to it, but when I turned up, my mum had invited all her friends kids round to get my autograph. It was really sweet and everything but I just felt really silly doing it!
Faye giggles in her sleep!
I was sharing a hotel room with Lee once while we were away, and I must have had a really funny dream cos the next morning Lee told me I’d burst out laughing in my sleep! I couldn’t remember doing it, but he said it sounded just like someone had told me a joke. I felt a right idiot.
Claire had a rather embarrassing moment with some toilet paper.
I went to the loo at school and when I came back into the classroom everyone was looking at me and laughing. It turned out I had some toilet paper hanging out of the top of my skirt – it’d got caught inside my tights! What a nightmare.
Lisa got caught in the boys’ loos!
I was at school, snogging this lad in the boys’ loos, and a teacher came in! I pretended I was just straightening his tie or something, but I still got into trouble – and everyone found out about it!
H became a suitcase!
We’d just got off the plane at Glasgow where we were going to do Fully booked and we were waiting to get our luggage off the conveyor belt. Next thing I knew, this lot had picked me up and chucked me onto the conveyor belt with all the cases, right in front of everyone! I was going round and round with the luggage and I couldn’t get off! I felt like such an idiot!
Faye headbutted a lamp post!
I was walking along the street with my friend having a good old girlie gossip, like you do, and walked straight into a lamp post! I must have hit my head quite hard because I felt a bit dazed afterwards, but I carried on walking as if nothing had happened!
Lee once slid under a car!
When I was a kid I was running along the street in the rain and I slipped and slid on my back right under a car – I only stopped when my head hit the exhaust pipe! I was lying there crying until this nice lady pulled me out!
Never say H wears women’s clothes!
I was so embarrassed when I opened a magazine one time and they’d written that I wore women’s clothes! It’s not true at all – I’d only said I’d once borrowed Claire’s jogging top!
Claire once fell over in a nightclub!
There I was dancing away in my local club, Royales, doing all the moves and everything. I jumped to the side and my legs disappeared from under me. The next thing I knew I was lying on my side in the middle of the dance-floor, still holding my drink, with all my friends laughing at me!
Lee almost got arrested for shop-lifting!
Last time I was home I went out shopping with my mate and I’d bought a few shirts and that. We were coming out of Cecil G and all the alarms started going off. It was so embarrassing cos everyone was looking at us, but when the assistant checked our bags it was because they’d forgotten to take the tags off our shirts.
Lisa nearly set a studio on fire!
When we were in Australia, we were doing a shoot for TV Hits Australia and for some reason we thought we’d have a BBQ in the studio. They’d brought along some kangaroo meat to cook on it, but it gave off loads of smoke and set all the alarms off! The fire brigade came and everything, and I had to explain what we were doing there, in our beach gear, cooking kangaroo meat indoors. I felt so stupid.
Lee was once a fare-dodger (but only accidentally – honest!)
I had a train ticket, but it only went as far as Euston and I thought it went all the way to Epsom. The inspector came round and when I showed him my ticket he caused a big fuss, had a right go at me in front of everyone and then fined me ten quid. It made me feel like a criminal!
Faye got seriously told off!
When I first joined the band I got on the train to London without a ticket, thinking I’d get one on there cos I was running really late. Problem is, I couldn’t find a conductor. When I got to the other end there were two inspectors looking at everyone’s tickets, so I tried to wander through the middle hoping they wouldn’t see me, but one of them ran after me and dragged me back. It was a nightmare cos he started shouting at me and all the commuters looked totally disgusted.
Claire weed on a Biffa Bin!
I was coming out of Royales with all my mates and I was absolutely desperate for the loo. I started walking up this alleyway near the club, but all the boys started following me. I just had to go, so I went behind this Biffa Bin! One of the boys saw me and wouldn’t let me forget about it for weeks. He kept telling people in the pub about it – it was so embarrassing
Lisa got soaked in mud up to her knees!
Once I was so desperate for the loo when we were in the van, I had to make the driver stop at the side of the road. I jumped out, straight into a massive muddy ditch! I had sandals on as well and the mud went right up to my knees, and I couldn’t even wash it off ’til we got there. I turned up at the venue with plastic bags on my legs – what a sight!
Faye sings on the loo!
I was about seven and I was sat on the loo, singing my heart out, making up all these songs. I must have been in there for ages cos my dad came in and said, ‘That was very nice, dear, but I’m next in the queue for the bathroom!’ I still blush when I think about that now!
H got caught bitching!
We were at a TV show and someone famous – I’m not telling you who, but he used to be on TV and now he’s a singer – was chatting Claire up and she was trying to get away from him. She came up to me and said, ‘H, so-and-so won’t leave me alone,’ and I said, ‘Just tell him to get lost.’ Then I looked round and he was stood right behind me! He gave me a dirty look and I didn’t know what to do!
Claire got caught in the bath!
A few years ago, my cousin, who’s a boy, was living with us for a bit, and in our house we never lock the bathroom door, for some reason. I was lying in the bath, reading a magazine and he burst in the door, saw me and went, ‘Argh!’ We screamed at each other for a bit then he went out again. It was really awful!
Lisa’s dad saw her dirty dancing!
I used to be obsessed with the film Dirty Dancing. I wanted to be Baby and I used to practise my dirty dancing in my room all the time. But one time my dad walked in and caught me! I was mortified!
Lee saw his ex’s mum in the bath!
I’d been going out with this girl for quite a while and I knew her mum reasonably well, too. I was round her house one day and I desperately needed to go to the loo, so I just went up to the bathroom, and without saying anything walked through the door – only to find her mum lying in the bath! I just stood there not knowing what to do for a few seconds, then said, ‘Ohh, sorry!’ and dashed straight out again. Even though she was really nice about it I couldn’t look her in the eye for ages after that!