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The Sun
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Rarely seen son of 90s pop star looks all grown up as he turns 17 – can you guess his famous mum?
Henna Sharma, TV Reporter Published: Invalid Date, THE rarely seen son of a huge '90s pop legend has made a rare appearance. With his striking looks and confident smile, it's clear he takes after his famous mum… but can you guess which chart-topping singer raised this handsome teen? 7 7 7 S Club 7 star Jo O'Meara took to Instagram as she celebrated her son Lenny's 17th birthday. The singer, 46, shared a string of photos posing with his son, as well as younger snaps of him growing up. Jo wrote: "Lenny... 17 years ago today I held you in my arms for the first time! Time has flown by and now you are a young man how did that happen! "I hope you have a lovely birthday! I'm proud of you always darling! As we always say 831". Fans flooded to the comment section to say happy birthday - but also stunned that the youngster was turning 17. One user wrote: "I cannot believe he's 17! Geesh! happy Birthday Lenny." A third penned: "Hbd… wow time has flown." A fourth chimed in: "Blimey! I remember you showing him off on GMTV back in 2008 that's flew." Earlier this week, the noughties pop star has been rushed to hospital as she shared a health update with fans. S Club 7's Jo O'Meara reveals she's in 'horrendous' pain after failed back surgery Taking to her Instagram stories, Jo posted a photo of her looking sad from her hospital bed while wearing a gown. She wrote: "Back in hospital! The back is back! I didn't expect to be in here today." Jo has previously been open about her health struggles. In 2022, she revealed that she was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery that failed. A timeline of S Club's career to date 1998 - The group was formed by ex Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, and was known as S Club 7 1999 - S Club 7 shot to fame in their TV series Miami 7, which aired between April and July that year. They released their debut single Bring It All Back in June 1999. 2000 - Their second TV series L.A. 7 began airing this year, followed by S Club 7 Go Wild! later that year 2001 - The band's boys - Bradley McIntosh, Jon Lee and Paul Cattermole - were photographed smoking cannabis in Covent Garden. They were cautioned by police and released without charge, after which they issued an apology through their publicity firm 2001 - In May this year, the group's first tour - the S Club Party 2001 tour - kicked off 2002 - Paul Cattermole quit S Club 7 to rejoin his school metal band, Skua, after which the group was renamed S Club 2003 - S Club released their first feature film, Seeing Double - 10 days after that they announced on tour that they were splitting up 2003 - 2008 - The group all took on solo projects, with Rachel enjoying a solo singing career and Jo appearing in Celebrity Big Brother in 2007 2008 - Paul declared bankruptcy and sold his 2000 BRIT Award at auction 2014 - On 14 November 2014, S Club 7 reunited for a BBC Children in Need telethon 2023 - Hannah Spearritt said she had been forced into homelessness, living in four temporary homes over a six-month period February 2023 - The group announced on The One Show that they would reunite for a two-week 25th-anniversary tour that October April 2023 - Paul died aged 46 of several heart conditions May 2023 - The group announced they had changed their name to S Club and that Hannah would not join them on their coming tour July 2023 - They released their first new single in more than 20 years, These Are the Days, in memory of Paul October 2023 - The Good Times Tour began on 12 October at the Manchester Arena March 2024 - They released a new version of their son Good Times in honour of Paul, on his birthday 7 March 2024 At the time, she shared a photo on a drip in A&E at 4am in the morning as she struggled with the "worst pain yet'. Jo told her worried followers: 'When am I gonna get a break?? I really thought I was on the road to recovery. '4am this morning the pain was the worst it's been yet! So here we are again ! I am devastated.' Jo was forced to cancel live shows around the same time and had an operation to remove a disc in her back. But she later told how she still in a lot of pain and a scan has revealed she needs further surgery. She said at the time: "As you can see I'm back in bed. That is because the back is playing games again. The pain has been absolutely horrendous and today I got some MRI scan results back that wasn't the result I wanted. 'I've actually got to go back into hospital for further surgery on my back which I'm absolutely devastated about to be honest." The frustrating news had taken its toll on Jo's mental health and she's found it hard to remain positive. She continued: "And it's been making me feel really quite in a bad place if I'm being honest. "I've felt really low. The last few days have been really tough but I'm hopefully with this next surgery, I will be back fighting fit and ready to get out there again so positive thinking." 7 7 7 7
Daily Mail
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Steps popstar Faye Tozer 'ends 16-year marriage and moves out of marital home leaving husband heartbroken' - as he shares slew of cryptic posts
The husband of Steps idol Faye Tozer has sparked fears for their 16-year marriage after posting a cryptic post about his heartbreak. The nineties pop legend and former Strictly Come Dancing contestant appeared to be living a seemingly idyllic life with Michael and their teenage son in a quiet village near the northeast coast. But now, MailOnline has been told the 'Strictly curse' has struck again, albeit belatedly - and Faye moved out of the family home in South Tyneside just weeks before Christmas. When MailOnline approached businessman Mick this week he said: We're going through some things and trying to work some stuff out. That's all I will say.' Faye, 49, had previously jokingly styled herself as 'Mrs Smith' and said of younger Michael - known to friends as Mick - that he is 'my husband, my rock, my best friend and my partner in crime '. But just days after celebrating Faye's birthday in a gushing post on Instagram, Mick, 43, her second husband signalled that the relationship could be breaking down posting on social media. The post read: 'I met you when I was not looking for you and lost when I loved you the most.' A day later, he shared a picture of Banksy's famous broken heart with a plaster labelled 'closed for repairs'. A source said: 'It is really sad. She was on Strictly Come Dancing seven years ago and we were all a bit concerned because of the famous so-called 'curse' on the programme [inspired by the number of contestants whose relationships have broken up shortly after appearing]. 'But Faye and Mick sailed through that and seemed even stronger as a couple after it. 'They seemed a really solid couple right up to the moment Faye left. 'It just seemed to happen out of the blue. They always used to be so lovely, both really nice people. It's such shame.' A neighbour said: 'Faye and Michael haven't been doing the simple things that they enjoyed together around here for so long. 'They were regulars in our local pub, which they used to be in together all the time, and you'd also see them around the village happily walking their two dogs together. But Faye has not been seen around here for months now so we started to work out that she was no longer living there. 'Then people started to worry about Michael in particular after some of his social media activity - he posted a picture of a broken heart which was 'closed for repairs' and a really sad message with it. 'If the marriage is in trouble, it's really sad as they were such a great couple.' Faye and Michael - who share a son and married at Beamish Hall, County Durham, in December 2009 - survived the 'Strictly curse' when she appeared on the show in 2018, partnering Giovanni Pernice. She and the pro dancer were photographed together having what was termed a 'flirty' lunch to celebrate her 43rd birthday. In the pictures the pair appear to gaze into each other's eyes and Giovanni reaches out a hand across the table to touch her face. Michael responded to speculation about their marriage by posting on social media: 'So proud of @Faye_Tozer it's been another tough week on and off the pitch but we do what we do and march on as a team.' Asked about Strictly's marriage-wrecking reputation, Faye said: 'I think it's down to the individual couples, for us we have a real marriage. 'We have been married for nine years and we've always worked away from each other. I've always toured. The fact I was on Strictly doesn't change anything for us. We are solid.' Faye's first marriage to Danish rock drummer Jasper Irn, 59, came to an abrupt end after 10 years together. The couple, who married in 2002 in Dunstable, Beds, were married for five years, but Jasper claimed the end was swift. In a 2018 interview he said: 'She became cold and distant to me and suddenly, after almost 10 wonderful years together, everything started falling apart. 'One day she told me, 'I've had enough. I don't want to see you anymore'. I was shocked.' He added: 'I was young and stupid. I think Faye wanted me to fight for her. 'We began living separate lives. One day she told me, 'I've had enough. I don't want to see you anymore'. Looking back, I should have told her, 'We are married and we are staying married'. Instead, I turned and walked away. A huge mistake.' Faye became a household name 30 years ago after her astonishing success with manufactured high tempo pop act Steps. They scored two No1 singles and three chart-topping albums, with pop mogul Pete Waterman pulling the strings, sold more than 20 million records worldwide. The singer is about to join the cast of Diamonds and Dust at the Emerald Theatre in London's West End, alongside burlesque queen Dita Von Teese. She will play Miss Kitty LeRoy in the show's world premier, which begins on June 16th.
