They recently announced their comeback - without Kerry Katona - and Atomic Kitten gave fans a taste of what's to come. The girl band's Natasha Gay and Liz McClarnon rolled back the years for a live performance in Manchester for St Patrick's Day.
The glamorous duo were flying the Kitten flag together for a Bongo's Bingo double - performing first at Manchester's Albert Hall on Thursday night before then dashing over to Liverpool's Content. Both singers opted for ripped denims and strappy tops for the St Paddy's Day special.
And they got the madcap crowds at the rave bingo event well and truly in the spirit by reprising all of their biggest hits, with mass sing and dance-a-longs to the likes of The Tide is High and Do it to Me Right Now.
But, naturally, it was their huge fan anthem Whole Again that got the biggest cheers on the night from the crowds. The girls said they were happy for fans to sing along with either the original version or the "Home Again" England football version adopted by footy fans during the last Euro campaign.
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And with 2022 being a World Cup year, Natasha and Liz said we can expect another big comeback for the song this year with England back in action. Natasha said: "It's the World Cup this year, so this might be back..." in introducing the song to the cheering crowds.
Natasha, who last year married husband Charles Gray in a dreamy Italian wedding, rocked a bright green top teamed with casual denims for the Bongo's gig. Meanwhile bandmate Liz wore a pretty silk blouse with black cardigan and twinned with Natasha with her pale blue jeans.
Later this year Natasha and Liz will reunite with Prestwich's Jenny Frost, rather than original bandmate Kerry, for Atomic Kitten's comeback gigs alongside boyband Blue scheduled for September and October. Announcing the news in November on their official instagram account, the band, writing as "Liz, Tash and Jen" said they were "excited to be back together".
The post said: "Wow, what can we say... We are going on tour with @OfficialBlue after all these years and we are beyond excited to be back together. Summer 2021 was a complete whirlwind after reforming briefly for the euros, but it showed us that one thing has always stood the test of time, our friendship and love for each other.
"We are going to have so much fun and can't wait to bring back all the nostalgia to all those who have supported us throughout the years. 2022 is set to be an incredible year. The three singers had reunited in the summer for an impromptu performance in the middle of Trafalgar Square in London as England played in the final of Euro2020.
They said at the time it was "enough to light the fire between us and we can't wait to see what new memories we can make in 2022".
Natasha and Liz performed at the start of the Bongo's Bingo event in Manchester before announcing they would then be dashing straight over to Liverpool to sing at the tandem bingo event taking place at Liverpool's Content venue. Naturally, that led to some joky boos from the Manchester massive, but Natasha quickly calmed it down by saying: "With all the sh*t going on in the world right now, let's just be grateful we can all be out having a great time".
The rave bingo event has been packing the crowds back in at Albert Hall this year, and recently announced it would also be staging two more of its huge "Bongo's Bingo XL" events at Manchester Central for the early May bank holiday weekend.
The event, known as "Manchester's maddest night out" is a mash up of traditional bingo, but with wacky prizes like 12 Disney Princesses, cardboard cut-outs of Gail from Corrie, Coco Pops and also big cash prizes for winning the house. The game sits alongside an old school rave where the audience is encouraged to dance on the tables and sing their hearts out.
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