Steps

[hol20x]

I get that, I’m similar. I’ve lost count of how many times I went to see Steps as a kid.
They kinda ruined themselves for me when Lee, Faye and H were rude to my sisters and I. Well Faye ignored us completely but the boys were nothing like their stage persona. They do say Don’t meet your heros! I was really disappointed.
I have saw them twice as an adult, once at their reunion tour and the party on the dance floor tour. I don’t remember their reunion tour much except that if they were singing live H was having an off night. Their party in the dance floor tour was nostalgic but nostalgia will only get you so far, Steps were always known for their bright costumes and dance routines and I know they aren’t 22 anymore and certain songs embarrass them like 5678 but sometimes I got the impression in that tour they didn’t want to be there. I have saw a lot of footage from this tour and I haven’t been impressed, the costumes are bizarre, the staging is so so basic and in some songs they look so uncomfortable. Is their families travelling with them? Perhaps that’s why they don’t look so unhappy If they aren’t. I think Faye not being there isn’t helping.

Their families can’t travel with them this time due to covid. They have to remain in a tour bubble to prevent it. Although clearly it hasn’t worked very well cos Faye has it!

 

[Danni_louu]

oh no

Let me no how you find it

 

[hol20x]

So happy there is a steps thread I used to work at the o2 arena and Claire and her husband came to see Celine Dion. I was working on a door and her husband came up to me and said Claire from steps is behind me can she use this door or can we have security to walk us through. I let them through so I could meet her

This is hilarious! When was that?

 

[purpleaubergine]

You are going to be sadly disappointed with the 5678

oh no

 

[Lolly505]

The irony of Lisa being on "The Weakest Link" too years ago...

Did she not get really far on it though? I can't remember if she got to the final but I watched it online a few months back and I'm sure she was the strongest link quite a few times (I think mainly because she was the only one remembering to bank any money but still )

 

[shellie]

I think Lisa and H always had the view they were original members and kind of bonded regards that and been Welsh. I can imagine when they were spending 16 hours a day together at the height of their popularity they all probably wanted to murder one another, some more than others. I think Faye is genuinely good friends with both Lisa and Claire but I don’t think Claire and Lisa would willingly socialise with each other without band commitments, they just seem very different people. Nothing wrong with that I work in a department where I struggle with certain individuals but would willingly meet others out of work. I think Faye probably blamed H more than Claire, Lisa blamed Claire more than H and I’m not sure regards Lee, I think he’s likely more blame H.

Lisa and H had a sibling like bond which was why I was surprised it was Claire he went off with. Fair enough she has a stronger voice but I always thought he had more chemistry with Lisa.

 

[JakeM]

I’m curious to know how old you all are?

25 years old.

 

[MidnightAura]

Claire had an eating disorder in the height of Steps so I’m guessing thats why that would be a trigger for her.

 

[KINGAA]

She claims in her autobiography that the only two men she's ever had sex with are her two husbands. Stretches believability slightly...

She probably doesn’t want her husband to know, he seemed a quite toxic on the documentary if I remember.

 

[Scottishfalpal1]

Lisa Scott-Lee is absolutely iconic and would sell her (amazing) grandma to continue to be famous and perform (I’m truly shocked she never ended up on I’m a celeb or CBB).

Lee, although gorgeous, has always looked like he HATED being in the band. It’s all about the £££.

Her son has just done Billy Elliot

 

[Aria28]

I bet Claire is having a great laugh about this given they hate each other. Speaking of Claire, has anyone else noticed that her husband is an uglier version of Russincheshire?

Where do you get the idea they hate each other from?

 

[PeteM]

Faye admitted she didn’t like it when H was getting pushed forward for verses and she was losing out. Which is understandable particularly as she just found out H was sleeping with their manager. It doesn’t look good. Not to mention H had Claire bound to secrecy about that. It doesn’t make for a good atmosphere.

Where was this mentioned? H sleeping with Tim Byrne wasn't a secret from what I heard. He then went on to work closely with Simon Cowell at Syco.

 

[shellie]

Anyone watch this back in the day? Lee was on it but he was asked to leave by the rest of the band!

Totally Boyband - Episode 01 - YouTube

I used to like Lee back in the day and my sister was a huge fan of Jimmy from 911 so we watched it. I think part of it was he was forever being called the least talented member of Steps...even the magazines got in on it when they had people singing 'Would you really care if the boys weren't there?' whenever Tragedy was on. So he went into this obviously wanting to prove something but seeing as how he was still the least talented, he threw constant strops and blamed everyone but himself when stuff cocked up.

The song that they ended up bringing out...well, it wasn't good but wasn't the worst thing I've heard either. I could see it being a filler track on one of the boy band albums from that time.

 

[shellie]

Wait i thought she claimed to have only had sex with 2 people or something

So the whole thing with her and Lee was just made up then? Not a surprise as it was the Scum who claimed it.

 

[Disneylover_89]

I used to like Lee back in the day and my sister was a huge fan of Jimmy from 911 so we watched it. I think part of it was he was forever being called the least talented member of Steps...even the magazines got in on it when they had people singing 'Would you really care if the boys weren't there?' whenever Tragedy was on. So he went into this obviously wanting to prove something but seeing as how he was still the least talented, he threw constant strops and blamed everyone but himself when stuff cocked up.

The song that they ended up bringing out...well, it wasn't good but wasn't the worst thing I've heard either. I could see it being a filler track on one of the boy band albums from that time.

I watched it last night and didn't see Lee throwing strops and blaming others?

Danny and Dane came across as complete a***holes. Lee was mainly on it to promote his band The Latch, I don't think he really cared about the band and the song as he had his own band.