The Sugababes set for bitter feud as original trio furious over Heidi & Amelle’s plans to tour using band name
THE SUGABABES are set for another bitter feud as all members past and present want to tour using the name.
The original line-up of Mutya Buena, Kiesha Buchanan and Siobhan Donaghy hit the road in 2022.
Now I can reveal former members Heidi Range and Amelle Berrabah are in talks to also go on tour — and they can call themselves Sugababes too.
An industry source told me: “Heidi and Amelle have been approached about doing a tour as alternative Sugababes and their first call would be fellow ex-member Jade Ewen.
“There’s a huge appetite for the Noughties and Heidi and Amelle can offer fans something very different to the original line-up.
“The original trio are furious that the others want to try and use the name as they feel it’s theirs.”
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Last month the Sugababes were handed a gong at the Mobo Awards, but Heidi’s mum Karen hit out after her daughter was white-washed from the nomination video.
She wrote on Instagram: “I can’t believe the cheek of it. Sugababes didn’t have a hit till Heidi joined. It is so false and disrespectful the way they are carrying on.”
Mutya hit back: “When I wasn’t in the group and the girls was doing big things without me, do you think I was getting upset about not being mentioned?”
A spokesman for the original trio declined to comment.
Forget the Suga, things might be about to turn very sour again . . .
That's one Raye to stop a fight
AFTER scooping a record six Brit Awards earlier this month, singer Raye turned therapist and security guard during her My 21st Century Symphony show at London’s O2 on Friday night.
The London-born songwriter paused her orchestra during hit song Prada to stop two fans fighting in the crowd, which was also filled with A-listers including Zayn Malik.
She said: “It breaks my heart to hear that you are fighting, please don’t fight.
“No boos, no booing. This is a place of love but sometimes things get twisted, sometimes we get a bit riled up, alright?
“But we have got a great rest of the concert for you, OK?
“So if you just take a deep breath. I don’t want to kick anyone out. That’s dead.”
Liam raising bar at home
LIAM Gallagher has drawn up plans for a bar at his £4million London mansion.
Known for his love of pints, the ex-Oasis frontman was reported to be planning to open his own pub, but now wants to set up a private watering hole at home.
Papers filed at the local council show plans for the bar as part of a ground-floor rejig at his five-bedroom mock Tudor pad.
It already boasts a grand entrance hall, reception room, TV and family room, library, study and summer house.
The Champagne Supernova hitmaker wants to build a new sitting room with a bar overlooking his huge landscaped garden, surrounded by wood-land in the leafy North London suburb.
Previously, he jokingly posted on X/Twitter: “Every room in my house has a bar. It’s a good pub crawl.”
Liam was reported to be hooked on frozen margaritas during lockdown and was said to be ordering eight litres at a time at his local pub.
The £10-a-pop cocktails are made of tequila, triple sec and lime juice.
And he told in an interview how he now downs half a bottle of brandy during shows.
He said: “I wouldn’t say nerves but I think, as you get older, you do get a little bit more . . . you’re not so cocksure. So I’ve been having a brandy just to chill me out a bit.”
Liam bought his current home for £3.75million in November 2019 and it is now believed to be worth almost £4million.
He quit his former £2.1million pad nearby after rowing with neighbours and repeatedly being told off for causing a scene at his local pub, The Prince Of Wales.
As well as a new home bar, Gallagher’s partner Debbie Gwyther has applied to Haringey Council for new kitchen and sitting room external doors.
In the application form, his planning agent said: “The proposal does not increase the size of the property and only makes minor changes to the external appearance of the side and rear elevations.
“The front elevation remains unchanged by these proposals.”
Officials are expected to make a decision next month and there have so far been no objections from neighbours.
Taylor twosomes
TAYLOR Swift has found the ultimate sidekick in Sabrina Carpenter, who supported her on her Eras world tour.
Now their boyfriends have struck up a bromance too.
American footballer Travis Kelce, who is dating Taylor, was spotted posing with Sabrina’s boyfriend, Irish actor Barry Keoghan, back-stage at a Justin Timberlake show in Los Angeles this week.
Barry shared this snap on Instagram and captioned it: “When BK met TK.”
It comes after their talented girlfriends recently wrapped up the Singapore leg of Taylor’s tour, which resumes in Paris in May.
Taylor and Sabrina had better watch out – there is a new double act in town . . .
What the Ek is up with Su?
EKIN-Su Culculoglu became the latest contestant to be evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house on Friday night.
The former Love Islander was booted off alongside Levi Roots as viewers voted to save their favourite housemates.
But Ekin, who was upset when she was nominated by CBB pal Marisha Wallace, blamed the edit for her eviction during the spin-off Late & Live show.
She said: "You haven't seen everything, they cut stuff out."
But host AJ Odudu replied: "You've literally just walked out of the house, you can't have seen whats been shown."
However, a source told me: "Ekin's mum told her that she had been badly edited as soon as she came out."
It seems like Ekin still has plenty to get off her chest.
Billy is one-man wonder
AS a huge fan of Apple TV+ drama The Morning Show I jumped at the chance to see its star Billy Crudup perform one-man show Harry Clarke in the West End.
Billy blew away the audience – which included Harry Clark of Traitors fame – in the 80-minute thriller, which sees him expertly play 19 characters.
The American actor was a tour de force, effortlessly switching between roles, accents and body language.
The plot is The Talented Mr Ripley meets Saltburn.
A timid American from the Midwest adopts an upper-crust English accent to create an alter ego, followed by yet another persona – happy-go-lucky tough guy Harry Clarke.
Billy magnetically tells the story of how Harry hoodwinks an entire family, with dark consequences.
A laugh-out-loud funny romp I’d highly recommend.
Ne-Yo's millions dig at ex
NE-YO will make a dig at his ex-wife in his next music video.
The Miss Independent hitmaker is filming next week in London for new single Two Million Secrets – a cheeky nod to the lump sum he paid in settlement to his ex-wife Crystal Smith.
They divorced last year after Crystal, who shares three kids with the singer, accused him of being unfaithful and fathering a child with another woman.
Ne-Yo is currently on his Champagne And Roses tour and performed at London’s O2 arena last night.
A source told me: “He is still feeling the sting from his expensive divorce and has given a subtle hint to that in the video. Fans will spot him playing a secret agent who is trying to catch a female criminal.
“He can’t wait to get back into music videos following his success in the early Noughties.”
Hopefully his ex-wife doesn’t put two and two together . . .
Krept's gaga for skincare
HE is one half of hip-hop duo Krept And Konan.
But Freak Of The Week hitmaker Krept swapped beats for babies when he launched a newborn skincare range following the birth of his daughter Nala.
The brand, called Nala’s Baby, was co-founded with his ex, Sasha Ellese Gilbert, who he co-parents his three-year-old daughter with.
Krept said: “When I was doing music, if someone said to me, ‘By the way you’re gonna have a baby skin and haircare range and you’re gonna be in all these shops’, I would have just laughed.”
Asked if Nala could follow in his footsteps, he said: “She loves music. She’s got her favourite songs that she likes to sing along to, like Barbie Girl. She loves Waka Waka by Shakira too. I have to play that on repeat.”
Miles to make it in Bondi
MILES NAZAIRE is swapping his skates for a surfboard.
I can reveal the Dancing On Ice runner-up and Made In Chelsea man is jetting out to Australia to front Made In Bondi, which follows the success of spin-off Made In Chelsea: Sydney last year.
A source said: “Miles will be heading out with one other favourite from the Chelsea series to be the face of the series in Sydney.
“Miles is guaranteed to be a favourite with the Aussie girls given his posh British accent. He will be back in time for the summer for all the drama on the usual Chelsea series.”
He split from his personal trainer girlfriend Amelie Esquenet in October, before finishing second on ITV1’s Dancing On Ice with pro Vanessa Bauer last week.
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