It s taken me years to process : Sugababes star Keisha Buchanan admits she is still in therapy more than a decade after being sacked for bullying her bandmates
The singer reflected on her bitter departure during an appearance on BBC documentary Race, Pop And Power, Keisha
The singer parted ways with the group in 2009, with Jade Ewan quickly stepping in to replace her alongside Heidi Range and Amelle Berrabah
Keisha was one of the founding band members with Mutya and Siobhán in 1998, but rumours of in-fighting plagued the group
During a previous appearance on This Morning, Keisha explained that she was often portrayed as an instigator of the band s fights
Sugababes Keisha in therapy 10 years after leaving band over bullying claims Mirror 4 hrs ago Lucy Needham
Former Sugababes star Keisha Buchanan has revealed that she is still having therapy ten years after quitting the hugely successful girlband amid allegations of bullying.
Keisha had been one of the founding members of the group along with Siobhan Donaghy and Mutya Buena and continued on through various line-up changes when the originals left.
However, Keisha was replaced herself in 2009 with Jade Ewan taking her spot in the trio following claims she d bullied her bandmates. Addressing her shock departure with Little Mix s Leigh Anne Pinnock as part of a new BBC documentary about racism in the music industry, Keisha said she was accused of intimidating her bandmates.
Sugababes are so happy that the mental health of pop stars is discussed more widely now.
The girl group - which includes Mutya Buena, Siobhán Donaghy and Keisha Buchanan - is grateful that conversations which would have been near impossible back when they first found fame are now making their way into the mainstream and artists can be honest about how they feel.
Discussing Jesy Nelson s exit from Little Mix due to her mental health, Siobhán said: It wouldnât have been an option back then to say that, and Iâm just so happy that mental health is so widely discussed now. I donât know anybody who hasnât suffered from some kind of mental health issue once in their lifetime and everyone needs support in the workplace. Thereâs this idea youâre living a hugely glamorous life the minute you have one song out, and you must be rolling in it, so you should suck up any nasty comments because you chose that life. That attitude is changing â and is seri
Little Mix stars Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall were once so affected by airbrushing that made their features look more "white", they were both desperate for nose jobs