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Melanie Blatt Says All Saints Managers Told Her and Nicole Appleton to Get Abortions in BBC Documentary

The revelation comes in BBC Two’s GirlBands Forever, a look at 1990s girl groups’ strict industry control.

Overview

  • Blatt recalls being told at Los Angeles airport that pregnancies would “ruin everything” and mean “the end of the band.”
  • She says she kept her baby with then-partner Stuart Zender, while Appleton later ended her pregnancy after pressure from record executives.
  • Blatt describes taking pregnancy tests with Appleton in a Canadian hotel and the strain their differing decisions put on their friendship.
  • Appleton’s experience was previously detailed in her 2002 autobiography and acknowledged by Robbie Williams, with the episode depicted in Better Man.
  • GirlBands Forever also features artists from groups including Eternal and Atomic Kitten describing weight policing and strict control over diet and image.