All Saints' Melanie Blatt says bosses told her and Nicole Appleton to get abortions
Singer Melanie Blatt has candidly opened up on her time in All Saints as she revealed she and bandmate Nicole Appleton were told to have an abortion or 'ruin everything'
All Saints star Melanie Blatt has recalled her music bosses shocking reaction to finding out she was pregnant during her time in the band. The singer, 50, has candidly opened up on her time in the music industry and laid bare the realities of fame in the 90s.
She has taken part in new documentary, GirlBands Forever, where she shared a time she informed managers of her pregnancy along with bandmate Nicole Appleton. Melanie claimed they were both told to abort their babies and urged to focus on the success of All Saints.
Speaking on the show, Melanie said: "I hadn't been with my partner for very long, it was definitely a bit of a surprise It wasn't people congratulating us. It was more like this look of dread and worry and the realisation that things are going to change.
In the clip seen by the Sun, Melanie said her bosses told her and Nicole they were "going to ruin everything" and "it was the end of the band".
Melanie did have her baby with her then partner, Stuart Zender, the bassist for band Jamiroquai. Nicole, who was pregnant with then boyfriend Robbie Williams, did not have her baby.
In the documentary, Melanie admitted it put strain on her relationship with Nicole despite them being best friends since they were 11-years-old. She said they took pregnancy tests together and discussed raising children alongside each other.
The singer added: “And it’s not really my place to talk about it, but unfortunately . . . it was a very uncomfortable situation because I kept mine, she didn’t." Melanie said it was a "really tricky part" of their relationship.
All Saints consisted of Melanie, sisters Nicole and Natalie as well as Shaznay Lewis. The band split in 2001 after two albums and by the time they went their separate ways, Melanie confessed they "hated each other".
The new BBC documentary features members of Atomic Kitten, Eternal, Sugababes, Mis-teeq and Little Mix. Singer Kéllé Bryan claimed that people voiced concerns about her weight during Eternal's heyday.
"People were always voicing concern about my weight, about our weight as a band," she told the Mirror. She added: "Stylists would come along and say 'this doesn't fit you', we're talking about an era where size zero was popular.
"They sent us away to this place in the countryside where they were controlling what we ate. When I look back on it, you think that was crazy, but it’s what they did."
Kéllé was just 15 when she signed her first record deal, alongside pal Louise (Nurding) Redknapp. Shortly after Louise and Kéllé were official members of Eternal, they were paired with sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett.
The documentary for BBC Two, follows the success of Boybands Forever and has been created by veteran broadcaster Louis Theroux. As well as interviews with girl bands over the course of the 90s and beyond, the likes of Clara Amfo, Lucie Cave, MNEK, Pete Tong, Nicki Chapman, Scott Mills and Tulisa will also feature.
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