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Atomic Kitten Veterans Detail 90s Pop Pressures as BBC Girlbands Forever Nears Debut

The BBC series spotlights how a male‑led pop machine left young performers with lasting mental‑health scars.

Overview

  • Girlbands Forever begins on BBC Two on Saturday 1 November, with all episodes available on iPlayer.
  • Kerry Katona recounts intrusive tabloid coverage and a male‑dominated environment that she says left her suicidal and on antidepressants at 19.
  • Natasha Hamilton describes taking fat‑burning supplements during video shoots, says such substances are now banned, and recalls postnatal depression after a rapid return to touring.
  • Katona says she left Atomic Kitten in 2001 when she became pregnant, later turned to drugs during her lowest period, and credits her children with keeping her alive.
  • She also says she rebuilt finances through OnlyFans and is touring live with Katie Price, framing her story as survival after bankruptcy and sustained media scrutiny.