Posted June 26, 200817 yr Steps reunite for UK tour Exclusive By Sean Hamilton Showbusiness Editor Who Revealed Led Zep'S Reunion 8/06/2008 Source: sundaymirror.co.uk Camp pop act Steps are getting back together for a nationwide tour. As reunions go, it falls some way short of Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd for serious music fans... but the dancing will probably be better. Four of the band - Lisa Scott- Lee, Faye Tozer, Claire Richards and Lee Latchford-Evans - are going back on the road. But Ian "H" Watkins is sticking to his new career on the West End stage. Steps were the brainchild of Pete Waterman and burst on to the scene in 1997 with their first single 5.6.7.8, which got to number 14 in the charts. There followed 14 consecutive top five hits - a feat bettered only by The Beatles - including two number ones. They split on Boxing Day 2001 after growing tired of being known as Britain's naffest band - having made around £2million each. Last night a source said: "Steps have a similar nostalgic appeal to The Spice Girls." THE BIG HITS One For Sorrow No2 Sept 98 Heartbeat/Tragedy No1 Sep 98 Love's Got A Hold On My Heart No2 July 99 Better Best Forgotten No2 Mar 99 Stomp No1 Oct 2000 IAN 'H' WATKINS, 32 Known as "H" - for Hyperactive - his dancing was legendary. Ian came out as gay last year before entering Celebrity Big Brother. After Steps split Ian formed a duo with Claire and they released three singles before they were dropped by their record label. Recently appeared in the West End musical Fame. LISA SCOTT LEE, 32 Suffered huge embarrassment after allowing MTV to film her trying to revive her career in Totally Scott- Lee. She vowed to have a top 10 or quit music for good. Electric only got to No 13. But Lisa has continued to release music. Appeared in Dancing On Ice 2006 and the 2007 Extras Christmas special. FAYE TOZER, 32 Released a duet with opera singer Russell Watson - Someone Like You - which got to No 10 in 2002. In the same year she married Danish rocker Jesper Irn. They divorced last year. Faye has now moved back home to Dunstable, Beds, telling pals she is broke. Has dabbled in musicals and acting. LEE LATCHFORDEVANS, 33 Suffered the classic post-pop delusion... that the public deserve to hear his own "real" music. He has ploughed his energies since Steps into his rock band The Latch. They released a single Miracle last year which failed to chart. Has also appeared in reality TV shows The Games, Fear Factor and Totally Boyband. CLAIRE RICHARDS, 30 Credited with having the best voice in the group... possibly the only voice. In 2003 she married dancer Mark Webb. The marriage lasted two years. She later found love with Reece Hill - and they had a baby last May. Claire, who is in summer's Celebrity Masterchef, recently put Steps memorabilia up for sale on eBay.
June 26, 200817 yr I hope its actually true, as this was known a while ago but nothing has been said since.
June 26, 200817 yr LOL I don't think they were big enough to come back with a complete line up, let alone with a missing member. I think they're a guilty pleasure still but I don't care for them returning even if it's just for a tour.
June 26, 200817 yr I would go to every date! I love them. Even now, I listen to their songs literally every day. I hope this is true!
June 26, 200817 yr How is it this was reported 8th June and it's not been mentioned since, seems very odd...
June 27, 200817 yr I don't blame H for not wanting in though :lol: But then it's not really Steps without all of them :( I'd sooo go if there was a full house.
June 27, 200817 yr I used to love steps!! But yeah like everyone else, I don't see the point of them reuniting without H!
June 27, 200817 yr I agree they should only do it if it's all 5 of them, one missing just doesn't seem right. I was surprised not to see this story posted before now actually. I suppose the story could be false, newspapers have a habit of making stuff up particularly when it comes to showbiz gossip, haven't seen anything in other media news outlets.
June 27, 200817 yr have you seen the picture of Claire in the radio times celeb masterchef special? oh dear - thought it was rik wallers new look - actually looks much worse than gregories girl/red dwarf-er claire grogan above....
June 27, 200817 yr yeah, Claire would definitely need to get into shape again if they were going to do the dance routines still...and lets face it, what would Tragedy be without THAT dance routine
