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Lucy Wigley

Girlbands Forever reminds us of the toxic pressure women faced in the 2000s - and the progress still to be made

Collage of 90s and 2000s girlbands .

The following content contains references to eating disorders and issues with body image that some readers might find sensitive.

Whether you were dancing around your living room or watching your children do it, Girlbands Forever takes you straight back to the early 2000s - an era of crop tops with combat trousers, hair adorned with butterfly clips, and listening to Wannabe by the Spice Girls on repeat.

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