The Steps Story: Looking Back

16 Years Ago, Do You Remember?

[@rhymeandreasoning]

"H" -Total diva for sure.

[@danielcalvert5260]

rhymeandreasoning yeah I think he would be a nightmare to work with

[@Hello-fz3cj]

@@danielcalvert5260 he came across lovely on big brother and was one of the only ones who stuck up/was there for Shilpa when she was being racially bullied and never joined in.

[@MickJaggerLoveChild]

lol H using insomnia as an excuse to travel with Britney Spears!!!

[@jetnight88]

Insomnia is not funny it's not a excuse its a explanation.

[@tomryann86]

Well he had insomnia. There’s a H documentary on youtube where he did says he gotten insomnia

[@scottyunitedboy2925]

well he’s gay so I don’t think there was anything nefarious going on...

[@KayleighNatasha]

​@@tomryann86Wasn't that documentary H Side Story?

[@peterhogben3304]

I find Faye really attractive. Lovely blonde hair and gorgeous.

[@carlyjayne03]

I felt so bad for Lee not singing much

[@imalwaysright]

H is evil and he is not cute. His boyfriend got him all those gigs

[@vampire7144]

I'm Always Right ...i think this time your wrong.

[@muggedinmadrid]

having the ins and outs of their break up, i have come to dislike H. on the face of it, he seems really affable and likable but actions speak louder than words and his actions speak of connivingness, selfishness, political manouvering and hypocrisy. i also remember him in the big brother house when shilpa shetty was brutally hated on. i was really surprised he wasn't more vocal in her defense - he seem to spend most of the being pally with the racist bullies. that behaviour says a lot about his character and now makes sense in light of revelations of their break up and his part in it. i don't think he's actually a very nice person deep down. i think he just thinks he is but he says one thing and then goes off and does the most unscrupulous treacherous things.

[@muggedinmadrid]

***** :-)

[@fad984]

Cant agree no more..H is hypocrite

[@peterhogben3304]

+muggedinmadrid 100% agree

[@imalwaysright]

He’s sneaky & calculated

[@clairestuteley3964]

H wanted his life back but then went on to record a flop single with Claire?!? Logic?? I won't lie I was one of THE biggest fan and when they did their last ever tour date I was there you just knew Lisa come out crying..... I love the band And at 24 I went and saw them again on their reunion

[@tomryann86]

Claire Stuteley u meant flop album? The single DJ did sold well only their album didn’t and soon later they were dropped from the label

[@mlpp3621]

It was planned cause there manager knew H wouldnt make it on his own as a solo artist so why they got claire as she had best vocals but it backfired on both claire n h xxxx

[@johnholt2700]

h was awanker he should have a thought about the others

[@angelhada3647]

Lisa and claire were my faves :c

[@pitchfeather]

Didn't know they went through so much hardships. Indeed stardom can be a glided slavery.

[@lornafeomictin884]

Pitch Feather I don't know why they end it?I'm really curious...may I know why?

[@SurahOnline]

*Hardly compare it to "slavery".*

[@rsmickeymooproductions4877]

Of course Robin Gibb liked the cover, he was making a mint with the rights. lol

[@laminage]

He, as well as Barry & Maurice (RIP) make a mint when you think of all of the people who have Sang/Sampled his Songs. Praz, Diana Ross, Barbara Streisand, Celine Dion, Frankie Valli, One True Voice, Dolly Parton Kenny Rogers, Michael Buble, Destiny's Child, Samantha Sang, and countless others. Think of all of the Bank that Barry Gibb makes alone off of Grease since he was the only one who wrote it.

[@sybunch]

love the steps :)

[@vanessamorgan6522]

Claire I thought was always very slim, looking back here in this video she did not need to lose weight. She is under the average size and much bigger today. (Nothing wrong with that) x

[@KayleighNatasha]

Not going lie seeing Lisa in tears 💔💔

[@debblackmore7460]

Legends never die diamonds are forever stay strong stay safe sending love from UK takecare xxxxx

[@byebyeads]

Looking back I hope H and Claire are ashamed at what they have done to their friends, yes friends/ band members, the other 3 members of the band I applaud you, you are the better people of the group.

[@abdulmumin6251]

Why should they be ashamed. If the managers wanted claire to sing lead. Thats not her fault. Thats why the other girls were bitchy towards her and still are. Claire was on her own. The other 3 kept complaining they wanted more lines. In boyzone only ronan and gately sang the leads. Take that was gary barlow and robbie. Did jason orange kick up a stink. I dont think claire did anything wrong if i was in a band and the manager wanted me to sing all the songs on the album and my band mates were being cold towards me id be cold towards them too. There just fucking miserable moaning talentless dancers

[@jamesnewton9280]

@@abdulmumin6251 well now your just being mean towards other band mates who actually had to go through the bitter breakup

[@abdulmumin6251]

@@jamesnewton9280 James then tell me im wrong in what I said. What would u do in claires position

[@CJPDeQueen]

@@jamesnewton9280 I definitely think it wasn't an ideal situation for the others. You can kind of understand Claire wanting to do the lead vocals constantly but it is also understandable why the others would want some of vocals as well. Maybe not Claire's fault totally but say for someone like Perrie from Little Mix, she did not want to be the total lead vocalist for her group when they tried to push that idea on to the four girls when they became a group. She wanted it to be fair to all of them which I think was wonderful. Of course there have been many boy and girl groups who have only one or two main lead vocalist but for me I prefer the groups where you get to hear them all at one time which is something Steps have learnt because they do this now in their group. Even Take That has at least four of them sing even though it was mainly Gary with Mark and Robbie a bit more prominent than Howard and Jason. However Jason NEVER want to lead any song or do vocals on his own as Gary as mention even though he was offered.

[@xrey83]

@@abdulmumin6251 You are wrong. They let people dictate what they should be doing and like the Sugababes, these people wanted to stir up drama. They are more of a team now and NO the other girls are not bitchy towards her now. I actually like hearing Lee more and I love that they have more equal contributions.

[@MrShahidshohel]

H's gayism helped him to be selfish and from his point of view he was being more chosen and focused because of his cuteness. But that made other members feel avoided and inferior except Claire, because she was picked by the band management to sing the lead vocal for right reason. I think both H and Claire had reason to get out of the band, but H created his reasons.

[@apionganuat6959]

I was so so so mad or sad bcoz there's one question in my mind why did h and Claire resign they have the best group

[@alysteps2]

Maybe there really is a reason why they split up and how they were formed in the first place. I mean if STEPS had the original line ups then their songs will be different without Claire's vocals. It was perfect. The timing to form this band was perfect. Their songs were all amazing. You'll never know when is your right time about your purpose. To me, they gave happiness for me. One day, I want to give back happiness to people.

[@ruelagnes4277]

never say never again still in my mind

[@MyLife-hl4or]

Lee was deffo the looker, he figured in my dreams - a lot. Thank God I grew up LOL

[@aallpp55]

Wow....interesting story. Could be made into a movie and I would watch it.

[@apionganuat6959]

I wish they didn't break up!!!!

[@angelcap4371]

too bad, but I think the reason why Steps had the most distributed lines among its members was because they were outspoken about it, i think if not for that, they would have been back up singers like most other groups where there are only 1-2 lead singers..though it took its toll on Claire, but she should understand she's in a band, if she wanted solo songs, she should have auditioned as a solo performer...

[@Knappa22]

I don’t really understand why Faye and Lisa felt affronted. It’s blatantly obvious that Claire was the major vocal talent. Faye is good and blends beautifully on an alto line with Claire. Lisa… well… she can barely hold a tune.

[@tetrulz]

it looks like H and clair kinda thought they were better than the others

[@Hale-Bopp]

could not hold back my tears here when i saw Lisa crying and she was very sad 1:42

[@woofy60]

claire's voice may have stood out but as she does solo.. ah well it didnt do well.. it only shows that 5 members build what steps is so popular .. YEs 5 members..H..Lee..Faye..claire and lisa.. all 5 of them contributed their shares ... not one less... i love their tandem how bubbly they always are to each other.. no fan will be happy to see them break apart..

[@calvin9999999999]

Lee knows at 14:30

[@vampire7144]

😂😂😂

[@randerson2525]

No quite; at this time there was no indication Claire and H would walk out of the band

[@fraser_mr2009]

i am not into pop music but christ were they hot... i mean the women. i can't believe it was 1997.

[@ajberedo1756]

claire is still my favorite.. I love her voice ..

[@mlpp3621]

Nah Claire n H thought they were better so left them in lurch soon flopped xxx

[@dannyzuko3899]

Claire was picked as lead singer because she obviously had the best vocals, Simple as that! Claire was and still is lovely looking in my eyes ;o)

[@debika1]

I agree, she does have the BEST voice out of all the others. Even when they did the reunion and perform " the way you make me feel", everyone else's voice cracks besides here's that still sound the same.

[@h06anbjo]

+yangdeb Lisa and Faye are trained dancers, Claire is a trained singer, had L and F had the same training as C, they would've been a supergroup...

[@ChildOfTheWilderness]

Regardless, the other members weren't treated well. They all harmonise very well together, and treating the others like they don't matter isn't fair to them. Each brings something to the band. The break up especially was bad. H was involved with the manager and left with Claire while the others were just dropped and had to deal with things alone

[@markoakerbee3220]

holy lord Claire was the best singer!!!!

[@MrChunky37]

Ugh that H character is just Vile ! Hardly any talent yet he used his manager to push himself up the singing rankings! Lisa and faye are much better singers and poor lee should have got more than a line or two across all the albums! Yes Claire is he best

[@SurahOnline]

True

[@eliasmajdalanie9754]

h is idiot

[@sugarshaz7854]

He is so full of himself. So he was sleeping with the boss. And then H and Claire.. yikes.

[@NubianPrince85]

H is messy passive aggressive.....

[@laminage]

The UK is lucky because to this day there hasn't been a successful Co-Ed in The US. The Party (who were former Mousketeers), Scnee 23 (US Popstars) and even The Defranco Family didn't go far.

[@Hale-Bopp]

and why is this documentary seems to be incomplete? please upload the full video please.

[@Victoria-pv5vn]

H started all this

[@oliviamefi1187]

From makeup tutorials to this? So random. Anyways I loved there music. Wish them all he best 🙋‍♀️

[@eightiesaddictone9063]

H needs to take a good look in the mirror. Just an AWG. Average. White. Guy.

[@briansilver6196]

Why was he called h ,did he have a drug problem

[@mirola73]

Back now, all issues discussed and sorted, apologies made.

[@sophia1671]

i could see that Lisa couldn't hold it back when she said that H and Claire resigned 🥺🥺

[@officiallumellt2364]

all should be fair , all should have their own verse in every songs

[@jpht1964]

H looks like a younger version of Pete Waterman…

[@TheTudorPrincess]

I still can't believe that they managed to keep the act up when things were seemingly so awkward towards the end. I guess when you get a group of people together the way they were then there is bound to be conflicts and different personalities. It's easy to forget that even at the end Claire was only 24 and it's a lot to go through been under media scrutiny and having to maintain the upbeat persona 24/7. Faye and Lee were always my favourites and having watched the reunion show it was noted that they seemed the most realistic. I like that Faye and Claire had a hug at the end of the final show (According to Claire's book) as I do genuinely feel that Claire was fairly close to Faye even if they were different regards going out etc. Somehow I get the impression Claire and Lisa were never particularly close. Anyway the reunion show was extremely interesting viewing and though they have fizzled out again I am glad they did seem to clear the air, albeit that they had all spoken prior to the programme been made (Apart from Lee and H)

[@vampire7144]

I'm glad they have ironed out all their dirty washing ;^; somehow I feel the break was beneficial... because as much as I love them I don't think they would have lasted all the way up too now. P.S: Faye is by far my favourite! ♡ although I have a soft spot for Lee and H makes me laugh too.

[@myprecious3458]

Anyone who gives Claire a hard time for leaving the way she did just remember she is only human.

[@myprecious3458]

***** Exactly I made millions of mistakes in my 20s u learn and grow with those mistakes.

[@rebeccaroberts8120]

I completely agree! I do understand why the other three are upset, if they wanted to continue with Steps but I completely emphathise with Claire feeling just so tired of the long, isolated days. Such a shame as they brought happiness to thousands of others but not themselves!

[@ChildOfTheWilderness]

The main thing is admitting it and moving on.

[@tomryann86]

U need to remember that they didn’t communicate with each other at all before they split. Now H always says “communication is always the key and compromising” lol in every interviews

[@saucelover]

Lol, H. 🙄

[@tilltil09]

Thays why H is now a painter a 😂😂😂

[@alfiealiligay4262]

I agree to Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees, even him appreciate the own rendition of Tragedy by STEPS. thats what I really love to STEPS they cover a lot of songs and did better unlike other artist who is just raping the song but no STEPS make it more wonderful

[@ma.josephinenicolepidelo4182]

iloveyou all the members of steps . i wish icould see you in person .

[@rafaelvillamor9702]

Claire's face was really beautiful, it was just she tends to grow some weight.

[@jasonphillips7381]

shows how the money controls the charts..now its simon cowell, and the back he wants, lets more charity singals in the charts some genuine songs ??

[@sugarshaz7854]

They should have all just split up the vocals

[@thomasowen3795]

Stop blaming ur self's girls 👍

[@georginafarnall6762]

Kent if u gonna say that they why watching this video

[@gregdes1385]

The man in the middle never complained....or at least never in public and look how they turned out.

[@bec2224]

so basically from the get go they were just jealous of each other.

[@gerrymorales8344]

whatever happen steps still no.1 in my hearth

[@tamaramataio976]

the most interesting song i ever seen

[@traciemarsh1611]

lisa thought it was unpro because two people where in love? stuck up woman

[@kennethagujar8192]

i love lisa scott lee she has a amazing voice!

[@tilltil09]

Clearly claire had the voice but H was such a b;;th lobe the attention

[@screenactorsguilable]

Steps are all old now

[@apionganuat6959]

Lisa cried

[@MostCommentsAreFake-ud8by]

Pop stars start to believe the cheers of the crowd and think they are something special. Together with the image, songs, choreographers, producers etc, the whole package is special. Individually they are ordinary.

[@thomasowen3795]

No claire u were the main singer not bothered wot the others say u took the lead nothing wrong with that at all OK s,, t happens Claire tuff u Lisa and faye A1 👌👌👌👍👍👍💯💯💯🎶🎶🎶🆗

[@JLTBABAxxx]

remember that day when they split up..it was my 5th birthday:'( i remember my mum telling me and all i did was cry:(

[@laminage]

Tim Byrne did the same thing that Lou Pearlman did in Orlando, Florida (Home Of Disneyland) where he put together The Backstreet Boys, N'Sync and O-Town.

[@GoblinsAreAGirlsBestFriend]

Part of me gets it... everybody wants to be (the) Beyonce. But at the same time it's like... you've just ruined it for yourself by not allowing yourself to enjoy it for what it is... what is so wrong with being overpaid, famous backup dancers? Most artists spend their whole life waiting tables.

[@imalwaysright]

H’s vocals are not great and not needed as lead

[@DerhamPaul]

they broke up I don’t know anything about steps so I’m watching

[@stepslover949]

Guys do you know where I can watch the full episodes of these videos from Sky Living? Please send me the link. Thank you!

[@soltorio2630]

i love steps music

[@CuriousChronicles82275]

Faye aged like a fine wine.

[@jonathandaly748]

I agreed Claire is better then the rest sorry about that haha

[@brennamac16]

Oh, how sad... Hope there's a time of healing and forgiveness for everybody..

[@laminage]

Did any of you know that "Everybody Dance" was actually a Follow Up to "Dance Dance Dance" By Chic. One of the Members Nile Rogers became a successful Record Producer who worked with everyone from Diana Ross, David Bowie (RIP), Madonna & Duran Duran (When they were a trio). Tony Thompson would later be the Drummer for The Powerstation in the 1980's.

[@KayleighNatasha]

Nile worked with Duran Duran when they were a 5 piece

[@ryanchristianflores6174]

steps 4EVER!

[@gerrymorales8344]

steps 4ever

[@analeaebron6501]

I

[@DerhamPaul]

Clair resined

[@maspiko]

which one better? claire richards or perrie edwards?

[@DerhamPaul]

1997

[@marywrenn5262]

I think Lisa bullied Claire and she couldn't carry on. Lisa wasn't happy with Claire having lead vocals. Lisa likes to play the victim, but has never admitted her role in why Claire left.

[@vidmedina7711]

How are you coming up with that conclusion? That was never mentioned and I don't see it.

[@fad984]

Because of lisa, steps would ever reunite, dont you know?

[@eliasmajdalanie9754]

i agree lisa and faye.

[@KayleighNatasha]

But Claire explained why she resigned from Steps in the documentary

[@aarontaylor7087]

A lot of jealousy very sad the manager is the one who Would of chose Claire to lead the one for sorrow song she’s the only one who can truly sing lee you have not a great voice you were chosen as a backing singer get over it you sad people

[@nepthaligocela5119]

i love them :) :) ..

[@draregevers8549]

Is this for real???

[@mirabellamcgarry8269]

Omg very very very good

[@rscosworthfan]

i fancied lisa lol

[@bendover9663]

What documentary is this from???

[@KayleighNatasha]

Steps Reunion

[@SevenDeMagnus]

Cool

[@willkalake6898]

Shade!

[@willmacky2629]

Dude, I love this narrator

[@KayleighNatasha]

His name is Jamie Theakston

[@jongowan3277]

You can do it Clair keep working ⚡️✨🌟⭐️💫

[@gmc5542]

Claire has the best voice by far…and they all know it. She should have got 25% of each of the others wages, because without her they’d all have nothing…they should be thankful.

[@paulr75]

A cheap fake immitation of ABBA,pity they didnt have the vocal ability to match

[@sarahlund5436]

H just wanted to have an ordinary life. I don't blame him. He probably got fed up of having to hide his relationship with Tim from everyone. I don't get why the rest of Steps felt betrayed by H having a private relationship with Tim. It's not as if H promised to be in a relationship with any of the other members of Steps :/

[@SpandexSuperstarr]

Because they felt he got special treatment and it seems they're right. He got lots of tv gigs most likely because of his relationship.