UK pop trio Sugababes have spoken about their strong Irish connections and recalled their biggest Irish gig - playing support to Westlife in Dublin.
Appearing on Friday's Late Late Show, Mutya Buena, Siobhán Donaghy and Keisha Buchanan also spoke about their upcoming shows in Dublin and Belfast this April.
Siobhan’s father’s family hail from Tyrone and her mother’s side is from Mountmellick in Co Laois and she told host Patrick Kielty about spending her summer holidays back in Ireland.
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However, she said "the real star" of her family was her cousin - Kerry football player Kieran Donaghy.
"He always looks after us when we’re in Ireland, " she said. "He did an unofficial afterparty for us the last time we played here."
Sugababes supported Westlife at the Aviva Stadium in 2022 and asked if it was more fun partying with Kieran or the lads from the band, Keisha said, "Westlife was wild, we love them so much."
"I thought the bus on the way back to the hotel was going to tip over at one point." said Siobhan. "It was wild."
"The audience was wild for Westlife, as well," added Mutya. "We were kind of taken aback."
The band signed a record deal when they were only just 13 and went on to have a string of hits including Overload, Push The Button, and Round Round.
The trio have been back with their original line-up since 2019. "It’s about having fun now. We had our years of being quite serious. Now it’s time to have fun." said Mutya.
The trio were speaking ahead of their biggest Irish and UK arena headline tour which sees them play the SSE Arena, Belfast on 19 April and the 3Arena in Dublin on the 20 April.
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The trio opened Friday’s show with their hit Push the Button and they also performed their new single Jungle.
Earlier on Friday’s Late Late Show, Senator and singer Frances Black was in studio with her daughter and fellow musician Aoife Scott. They spoke about their shared passion for music, their experiences in the spotlight, and how they will celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday.
Black also discussed her role as Senator and addressed rumours that she will run for the Áras. The mother-daughter duo also performed When You Say Nothing At All.
Television presenter Maggie Molloy and comedian Kevin McGahern also joined Patrick to chat about helping Irish people move to the sun in the new series of Cheap European Homes.
Sports presenter Kelly Cates spoke about how she feels as she prepares to fill Gary Lineker’s shoes as presenter of Match of the Day and revealed what it was like to grow up as the daughter of Liverpool and Scottish football legend, Kenny Dalglish.
You can watch Friday’s Late Late Show on the RTÉ Player
