Another lesson for the day - there's no smoke without fire. Despite continually denying rumours a split was looming, the S Club seniors last night told the audience at their London's Docklands Arena gig that they will call it a day at the end of May. Rumours have been circulating regards the future of Polydor's pop combo ever since the arrival of the S Club Juniors two years ago and the departure of one of the '7' - Paul Cattermole - last summer. But those rumours seemed to step up as the group's debut movie 'Seeing Double' went on general release a few weeks back.
In a joint statement the group said: "With any job there comes a time to move on and to face new challenges. We've had a fantastic four years in S Club. We've experienced so much more than we ever imagined and we've enjoyed a huge amount of success. We can't thank each and every one of our fans enough for their constant support and we hope that they will continue to support and understand us in our decision."
Record label bosses will now be looking to capitalise on the S Club Juniors who will be rebranded the S Club 8. No word on the other S Club rumour that the 'gay one' would come out after the group splits up.