Article - Live and Kicking October 2000

Interviewed in Seven parts, Questions and Answers posed to each member...

Bradley

L&K: So Bradders, do you ever get tired of smiling all the time?

Bradley: I like smiling. Keep it happy I say! I do get stressed on some days when you don't get a minute to yourself, but I still try to smile though.
L&K: Who would you like to duet with out of Britney, Mandy or Christina?
Bradley: Christina, 'cause her voice is just brilliant. I'd want to do something soulful and R'n'B.
L&K: Which S Clubber wears the most make-up?
Bradley: I don't think any girl wears more make-up than the others.
L&K: When was the last time you were so tired you couldn't stand up?
Bradley: Before leaving LA. We'd had three months of 5.30am wake-up calls and I could've dropped.
L&K: Have you ever snogged another S Clubber?
Bradley: No, no! I've kissed all the girls on the lips, but now they're like sisters to me [TGOSC7: KILL HIM!]
L&K: Who's got the most secrets in the group?
Bradley: Probably me. I'm so secretive that I don't tell my best mates some of the things that go in my life.
L&K: If you had a girlfriend would you lie to the press about it?
Bradley: Yes! I'm supposed to be the S Club Romeo and it wouldn't look good to the fans would it? If the girls think I'm not on the market it makes the appeal of the group less, doesn't it. So yeah, I'd lie about it!

Hannah

L&K: Whose is the last bum you pinched?
Hannah: Probably Jon's. It's not a particularly nice bottom 'cause it's hard. But it's just that he always goes, "Hannah stop it," so I'm just like, "Rarrrrrrh!"
L&K: What other name would you could S Club if you could start again?
Hannah: It's hard to think of a different name when you're used to one already, but originally there was only going to be five of us, so maybe S Club 5.
L&K: Do you worry about Paparazzi taking pictures of you when you're sunbathing?
Hannah: Well, I don't sunbathe topless so I don't have to worry about that!
L&K: You meet the man of your dreams but he wants you to leave S Club. What do you do?
Hannah: I wouldn't want to give up my life for one person 'cause I'm still young. It's not that I'm selfish, it's just that I don't wanna settle down just yet.
L&K: Do you feel left behind in the tattoos and piercings stakes?
Hannah: I've got my ears done and that's about it. I'd consider having a tattoo if I saw the right one, but it would have to be small so I could hide it easily.
L&K: Would you ever consider plastic surgery?
Hannah: No, I think that you can spot a facelift a mile away! It just doesn't look right, and if it went wrong then you might end up with a wonky face!
L&K: What's the worst row you've ever had with another member of S Club?
Hannah: Nothign major, but I suppose I argue most with Bradley 'cause he tries to annoy me all the time.


Jon

L&K: Have you ever had a near-death experience?

Jon: Kinda, I crashed my car about five years ago. The road was really icy and the car just slid downhill into another car. It's made me so careful when I get into a vehicle. [TGOSC7: JON is supposed to be 18. That means he would have been driving at 13? I don't think so - something fishy here, he's either lying about his age or this story is made up.]
L&K: What would you call the group if it wasn't called S Club 7?
Jon: We've never had any other names os I haven't really got a clue!
L&K: Do you worry about people digging into your private lives now you're famous?
Jon: Not really 'cause we don't have anything to hide. My biggest secret is that I clean out my rabbit's hutch when I go home - I can't be a pop star all the time!
L&K: Have you ever snogged anyone from another band?
Jon: No, but there was this girl in a german band, I can't remember their name, but she was gorgeous! I'm waiting 'til S Club go back to Germany so I can find her!
L&K: How would you feel if Tina suddenly left S Club?
Jon: Gutted! If she was leaving 'cause she'd been offered something huge, then I'd understand. Whatever happens I'll always stay in contact with Tina.
L&K: What's the rudest thing you've said to a journo?
Jon: I'm usually the one getting asked rude stuff! In Germany they ask you b. rude things. They have naked people in the German equivalent of L&K!
L&K: Do you think you'll ever regret having any of your tattoos?
Jon: No, I've only got two, but I want to get one done on my back soon.

Rachel

L&K: Are there any bits of LA 7 you were too embarassed to watch?
Rachel: There are loads of bits where I cringe but I have to watch to learn from my mistakes.
L&K: What age do you think you'll be when you have kids?
Rachel: About 28 or 29. I'd like two kids, one boy and one girl, the boy first if poss. I like the name Josh for a boy and I haven't really thought of one for a girl. It won't be Tina, Jo or Hannah though!
L&K: Are friends ever jealous of your success?
Rachel: No, they've all been brilliant and supportive. I don't like going on about what I've been up to though when I see them, I'd rather hear what they've been doing.
L&K: You were on the cover of a lads mag. Did you know you were going to be the only girl on the cover?
Rachel: I had no idea it was going to be just me on the cover! There was no jealously tho', 'cause it's all publicity for the band.
L&K: What do you think you'll be doing when you're 50?
Rachel: Hopefully I'll be very happy and have a family. I'd like to be still working, making movies would be my ultimate dream, tho'.
L&K: Would you ever have plastic surgery?
Rachel: No, never. I think you should grow old gracefully. But if I was really unhappy about something on my body I might correct it.
L&K: Does being famous make having a relationship hard?
Rachel: Yes. It's harder to see someone 'cause you spend so much time in foreign countries. Friends and family are the most important people so you have to make time to work on relationships.


Tina

L&K: What radical image change would you like to have?
Tina: I'm growing my hair, which isn't that radical, but it's a change for me.
L&K: As a trained dancer, do you ever want to show off your expertise?
Tina: It depends if it looks right, cause it would look a bit odd if I was doing something completely different to the others!
L&K: Who do you think is the sexiest member of S Club 7?
Tina: I think everyone's sexy in their own way. But I guess Rachel gets a lot of male attention, she's always in those little tops and stuff. So I'd say her.
L&K: Do you ever worry about ex-boyfs selling their kiss and tell stories?
Tina: Yeah 'cause it's not nice, but I've been lucky 'cause all my ex-boyfs are good people so I don't really have anything to worry about... touch wood!
L&K: You take a visit to hell, who's there with you?
Tina: All the school teachers I hated and who made me do lots of really horrible homework!
L&K: Who's the rudest famous person you've ever met?
Tina: There are a lot of rude famous people out there, but I don't want to name names and become like them!
L&K: Where's the worst place that you can imagine S Club 7 performing?
Tina: It would be somewhere like a sewage plant! Or in the men's looks, 'cause they stink!


Jo

L&K: What's the most embarassing pop tune you own?
Jo: The first record I bought was Postman Pat, but I was only five so it's allowed!
L&K: In your perfect S Club vid, what would you be doing?
Jo: I'd be sleeping! Or I'd be riding horses along a beautiful beach. I used to have three horses when I was little so that would be perfect.
L&K: Who would make you star struck?
Jo: Michael Jackson! I'd probably faint if I met him! He's been my idol since I was about five. I think he's a genius in everything he does - he's brilliant.
L&K: Do you ever get competitive with the girls to look the sexiest?
Jo: No, no one wants to dominate the camera in our photoshoots.
L&K: How do you feel about the fake nude pictures in the papers of the S Club girls?
Jo: I found that fantastically funny! It's so obvious it wasn't us, 'cause on the front cover of this newspaper [TGOSC7: Probably the Daily/Sunday Sport] me and Rachel had these huuuge boobs and then you opened it up inside and I had these little fried eggs!
L&K: If you were an S Club fan, which boy would you fancy from the band?
Jo: I don't think I would! But I think all the S Club lads are handsome boys. Paul seems to attract older women, Jon attracts young fans and Bradley get's everyone! I can see what girls see in him, but I know him, so I know he's not that cute!
L&K: What's more important to you, love, fame or money?
Jo: Love. And I'm in love - I've been in love for just over two years.


Paul

L&K: Have you started working on a tour yet?
Paul: We may be touring at the end of next year, we're just too busy at the moment. We want to tour more than anything else. That's why I joined the band!
L&K: If you could be in any other band, which would it be?
Paul: I wouldn't be in any other band! I admire bands like Faithless and Morcheeba, but that's as far as it goes.
L&K: When do you want to settle down and have 2.4 children?
Paul: When I am about 33!
L&K: Who reckons they're the sexiest member of S Club?
Paul: I haven't a clue, you'd have to ask them! There's no competition between the lads 'cause it's Bradley! In gigs all the posters are of him. Fair play to him, tho'!
L&K: You can star in the next Star Wars movie but you'll have to leave S Club. What'd you do?
Paul: I wouldn't take it simply 'cause I think they've ruined Star Wars with all the special effects in the last one.
L&K: Have you ever got closer to a fan than you should have done?
Paul: Not emotionally 'cause you're always thinking, "Is it Paul S Club they like or is it Paul Cattermole?"
L&K: Do you ever worry about stalkers?
Paul: No. We haven't had stalkers. I'll cross that bridge if we come to it.

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