H and Lisa seem very close, which is funny considering it was him and Claire who went solo back in the day. I can imagine H would be draining to be around, I don’t think I could put up with him. They did seem really appreciative of the support when I saw them last night, it seemed genuine. But I would say for some of them it’s a source of income rather than something they really want to do.
He made that joke at my show last night too and she laughed and said people keep asking her if it’s true but it’s not.
It kind of makes sense that the two thirstiest members get on so well today - they are probably super keen for a comeback whilst it’s more of a money or don’t want to perform in a pub thing for the rest.
I remember H constantly pissing off the rest of the band back in the nineties - it was a mixture of being ultra hyper as well as seeing himself as the star.
H has emerged a few times over the years (once or twice on Never Mind the Buzzcocks and the like), but never popped. I don’t imagine sharing a name with Ian Watkins of Lostprophets‘ fame helped either (if only when one Googles “who dis guy?”)
Other singing “personalities” seemed to have a longer 15mins (Darius Danesh, Chico, The Cheeky Girls, Stacey Solomon etc) with TV or theatre chucked in, while other pop band’s fellas quietly retired or went into theatre / panto. This makes me think he doesn’t get on with other people in the industry / is a bit of a prick.
Lisa was quieter back in the day - everyone wanted to talk to Claire in interviews while Faye copped a lot of grief for Claire leaving. However, Lisa was extremely ambitious and really ran with a scripted reality TV show in 2005 (a couple of years ahead of the curve for reality TV) as well as ”managing” her brother’s career. It was unfortunate she was the weakest singer and dancer out of Steps.
I wouldn’t pay to see Steps in concert, but I would buy tickets to an evening of Pete Waterman’s acts including them, Rick Astley, Kylie etc.
