Hear'Say (which apparently we'd forgotten how to spell all these years later 😢) were catapulted to stardom when they won Popstars in 2001 (long before the days of Love Island, Married at First Sight and Made in Chelsea – it was a simpler time on the box), impressing the nation and judges with their voices, moves, style and star quality.
Made up of Danny Foster, Myleene Klass, Kym Marsh, Suzanne Shaw and Noel Sullivan, the band stormed their way up the charts with their debut single Pure and Simple and the album creatively titled Popstars, which both went straight in at number one in the charts.
Yet, it seemed to go from good to bad in a matter of months for the band, as their follow up singles flopped, and they split in 2002, just 20 months after they formed.
But what are they all up to now? Well we've found out, and they've had varying successes in their solo ventures...
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Hear'Say - where are they now?
1 of 10Kym Marsh
While in the band, Kym was extremely popular, becoming one of the most famous members thanks in part to her high profile relationship with EastEnders actor Jack Ryder, who we're suddenly realising was the doppelgänger of TOWIE's Harry Derbidge back in the day.
2 of 10Kym Marsh
In January 2002, it was announced that Kym was leaving the band to pursue solo projects. She later revealed that part of the reason for leaving was because she often found herself clashing with fellow bandmates Myleene Klass and Noel Sullivan. In 2006, Kym joined ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Michelle Connor and has won various awards for her acting, including Best Newcomer and Best Dramatic Female Performance at the Soap Awards. Kym announced she was leaving the soap in 2019 after 13 years. She has since gone on to present Morning Live alongside Gethin Jones and is now married to army major Scott Ratcliff. Kym then joined the cast of Strictly Come Dancing in 2002 (she was the ninth celebrity to be eliminated), and in 2023, she toured in the Take That musical Greatest Day with her daughter Emilie and continues to work on Morning Live.
3 of 10Danny Foster
Danny was successfully picked to be in the band, after competing against thousands for a place. However, when the band split 18 months after being put together, he was left high and dry.
4 of 10Danny Foster
Since their split, Danny performs in his own group, Danny Foster & The Big Soul Corporation" singing soul and Motown songs. He auditioned for The Voice UK in 2013, but failed to impress any of the judges and didn't make it through. He also formed a drag act with his Hear'say bandmate Noel Sullivan called Do Blondes Tondres, but they split after a few months due to "musical differences." Danny is now married to Victoria Goddard and if you have a scroll on his Instagram you'll see a lot of positive quotes. Oh, and you can also meditate with him on Instagram on Sundays, should you wish.
5 of 10Suzanne Shaw
Seen as the "Baby Spice" of the group, Hear'Say split just after Suzanne's 21st birthday. But that didn't stop her rising star as she went on to establish herself as a leading lady in the West End, starring as the narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 2005 and as Janet in The Rocky Horror Show national tour in the same year. She also joined the cast of The Bill in 2007.
6 of 10Suzanne Shaw
In recent years, she is best known for playing Eve Birch in Emmerdale, but left in 2011 to pursue other opportunities. She also won Dancing on Ice in 2008 and returned in 2014 for an All Stars special. She's a mum to Corey (from her relationship with Darren Day) and Rafferty (from her relationship with Sam Greenfield). These days, Suzanne continues to slay on stages across the UK, while living a sober, plant-based, and active lifestyle.
7 of 10Myleene Klass
A year after the band split, Myleene signed a five-album deal with Universal Classics and Jazz, and released a classical music album in 2003. The album, Moving On, peaked at No. 2 in the UK Classical Chart and was later certified gold. In 2007, she split from the record company but quickly signed another, releasing, Myleene's Music for Romance, in July of the same year, which went straight to Number One in the Classical Chart.
8 of 10Myleene Klass
Aside from her music, Myleene has hosted The One Show (2007), Popstar to Operastar, BBQ Champ (2015) and currently has her own Sunday afternoon radio show on Smooth Radio. She appeared on I'm A Celeb back in 2006 and came second on the show. You may also recognise her from those iconic Littlewood adverts... Plus, Myleene is a mum to daughters Ava and Hero (from her relationship to ex-husband Graham Quinn) and her son Apollo from her relationship with partner Simon Motson. More recently, Myleene won I'm a Celeb All Stars in South Africa in 2023 becoming the very first I'm a Celebrity Legend and fooled the nation as the Bearded Dragon on the I'm a Celeb The Masked Singer special.
9 of 10Noel Sullivan
Similar to Suzanne, Noel has also had an extremely successful career in theatre. He appeared in productions such as Fame, Love Shack, What a Feeling and Grease, before moving to America for 18 months. However, he was quick to return when he was once again offered the lead role of Danny in Grease in the West End.
10 of 10Noel Sullivan
Noel then moved into TV, landing a cameo appearance in Gavin and Stacey in 2010 before moving onto a role in the second series of the BBC drama Ordinary Lies in 2016. In 2017, Noel announced he had married his husband James. In 2019, he appeared in BBC's Years and Years. These days, he continues to land endless theatre roles, while being the director of Lita Education, a London based company providing courses in performance within education.
But while bands from the 00s have been reuniting left, right and centre such as Liberty X, Steps and Take That, it looks like a Hear'Say reunion is sadly not on the cards, with Myleene admitting back in 2014 that a tour and new music wasn't going to happen any time soon – unless Mighty Hoopla manages to twist their arm, but we're not holding our breath.
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