Atomic Kitten have been first fashioned in 1998. (Getty)
Natasha Hamilton, famed for being a member of the 90s lady band Atomic Kitten, has determined to go away the band after 25 years.
In an Instagram submit on Friday (October 11), Hamilton mentioned: “Since 1999, I’ve been part of one of many world’s most profitable lady bands. I’ve lived probably the most extremely life, travelling the world many instances over since then, bringing a lot pleasure to your lives, performing songs that catapulted us into the stratosphere at such a younger age.”
“The journey hasn’t all the time been easy, however I wouldn’t change a single factor… it’s been extremely and one thing I’ll all the time cherish.”
“Not the time has come for me to shut the e book on this one. This Sunday marks my remaining Atomic Kitten gig for the foreseeable future. I’ll step down from all AK duties to focus on me and ventures new.”
Hamilton added that she could be releasing extra solo music within the coming weeks, in addition to her 1st solo EP after founding her personal document label, and wished her former bandmate Liz McClarnon “all of the luck and love on the planet”.
In her assertion, Hamilton additionally touched on the wrestle she felt juggling the band and being a solo artist, discovering it “troublesome” to navigate the 2 worlds.
The 42-year-old singer joined the band in 1999 alongside McClarnon and Kerry Katona after unique member Heidi Vary left quickly after the group fashioned.
The band is finest recognized for songs corresponding to ‘Complete Once more’, ‘Everlasting Flame’, and ‘The Tide is Excessive’.
The band have been on numerous competition line-ups prior to now decade together with performing in Liverpool through the Eurovision Music Contest in Might and at Pleasure earlier this yr however now he future is unsure for Atomic Kitten with simply McClarnon left.
Although die-hard followers will be assured that Hamilton will proceed to carry out songs from her days in Atomic Kitten at future occasions as “they’ve been an enormous a part of [her] life”.
McClarnon expressed assist for her longtime buddy and bandmate, writing “Love you” within the feedback beneath Hamilton’s submit.
Atomic Kitten have been recognized for being allies of the LGBTQ+ neighborhood, saying they’d “all the time present assist” for his or her queer followers.
In 2022, McClarnon and Hamilton wore rainbow armbands throughout a efficiency in Croydon to rejoice the World Cup as an announcement on the occasion being hosted in Qatar, the place same-sex relationships are unlawful.
Atomic Kitten additionally frequently performed at London’s greatest LGBTQ+ membership Heaven on quite a few events over time, which Hamilton actually liked doing.
Again in June, she informed Pink Information: “We’d come to London and we’d play Heaven, and it was simply acceptance. We didn’t should be anything aside from who we have been, three cheeky women from Liverpool.”
“Life is hard. There’s numerous sh*t on the market. There’s numerous negativity. You’ll be able to’t do nothing with out somebody saying you sound sh*t, you look sh*t, you’re a sh*t individual. You don’t get that within the [LGBTQ+] neighborhood. You get love. You get respect, and you are feeling accepted. It’s f*cking nice,” Hamilton mentioned.