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  The Independent

  The Cheeky Girls ‘lost control and became anorexic’ after 'Touch My Bum' fame

  The Cheeky Girls “lost control” and “became anorexic” amid their rise to fame in 2002, Cheeky Girl Gabriela Irimia has revealed.Irimia, who became a star alongside her twin sister Monica during auditions for ITV’s Popstars: The Rivals, explained to The Guardian that both women struggled with their mental health and body image while promoting their track “The Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)”.

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  The Guardian

  The Cheeky Girls: how we made Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)

  ‘The line “Touch my bum, this is life” is about being yourself’ … Monica and Gabriela Irimia, AKA the Cheeky Girls, in 2002. Photograph: Tim Roney/Getty Images Gabriela Irimia, singerMe and my twin sister Monica had been invited to audition at the Royal Opera House when the show Popstars: The Rivals came along in 2002. If it wasn’t for that we could have ended up as classical ballerinas!We needed to sing something for our Popstars audition so my mum Margit wrote The Cheeky Song in half an hour.

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  Cheeky Girls Reveal Eating Disorder: 'We Would Drink Soft Drinks All Day And Eat A Mushroom For Lunch'

  The Cheeky Girls have revealed that the loss of control of their lives led them both to suffer from eating disorders. Gabriela and Monica Irimia opened up to Lorraine Kelly on her morning show revealing that their condition got so bad that they didn't leave the house in case they came into contact with food. “We would drink diet soft drinks all day and basically have a mushroom for lunch," Monica added.

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  Bournemouth Echo UK

  Biggest ever line-up featuring chart toppers announced for Poole festival

  A weekend festival in Poole has announced its ‘biggest ever line up’ to be headlined by superstars The Hoosiers, The Lightning Seeds and The Cheeky Girls.

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