S Club 7 have partially returned, reuniting with only three of its members and rebranding as S Club 3. The new-look group launched their comeback on Loose Women earlier today, with critics accusing the trio of miming during their performance.
The pop group gained chart success in the late ’90s and early ’00s before splitting up in 2003. The full line-up briefly reunited in 2014 for a Children In Need performance followed by a UK tour in 2015.
A big thank you to S Club 3 – @BradleyMcIntosh @joomeara & @realtinab1 – for inviting us to become S Club 7 with you today! ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ pic.twitter.com/A0zULafICv
— Loose Women (@loosewomen) December 18, 2017
Now members Jo O’Meara, Tina Barrett and Bradley McIntosh have reunited as S Club 3, releasing a new single called ‘Family’ in time for Christmas and planning a world tour for 2018. (O’Meara and McIntosh previously toured as S Club 3 with bandmate Paul Cattermole in 2008)
S Club 3 promoted their new single on ITV’s Loose Women, performing their 2000 hit ‘Never Had A Dream Come True’. Following their performance, fans soon took to social media to suggest that the trio had been miming to a backing track of the song that featured all seven of the group’s members.
How is ‘S Club 3’ miming over a song with 7 harmonies?? #fauxpas @ITV @loosewomen ?
— Phoebe T T (@TTPhoebe) December 18, 2017
Cannot get over how tragic S Club 3 are miming so obviously to their old S Club 7 track on #LooseWomen ??
— Sian (@sianlouiseoxx) December 18, 2017
Lmao at S Club 3 #SC3 miming to the original S Club 7 track on Loose Women ? what a joke! Seriously guys take note of @OfficialSteps – that is how you do a comeback ??
— Matthew (@matt_sa_) December 18, 2017
Gotta love a bit of shit miming from S club 3 ?? @loosewomen #sclub3
— Carla McHale (@Miss_Carla88) December 18, 2017
#Sc3 REALLY I don't know what's more shocking their miming on #LooseWomen or they trying to bring the S club party back ??
— Stephen (@blackoutlad) December 18, 2017
Meanwhile, former S Club 7 member Hannah Spearritt revealed last year how much she earned from being in the pop group, claiming to have made “about £600,000” from four years in the band.