From today’s News Of The World Today, I lift the lid on the bitter backstage bickering and jealousy which led to Steps’ shock split. Distraught Faye Tozer — still reeling from the band’s break-up just days ago — has confided to me: “I’m numb and I feel betrayed.” She’s not the only one. Now that […]

The Steps split has had an effect on their positions in the new UK charts announced today. Words Are Not Enough / I Know Him So Well climbs two places to number 13. Gold Greatest Hits also climbs up the chart five places to number eight. The Gold Greatest Hits video is a non-mover at […]

I think this is going to happen for a long time to come… Lisa’s mum has responded to the article printed in The Sun yesterday. This was posted on the message boards at Worldpop. JAN’s reply to ‘The Sun’ To Dominic Mohan: I can exclusively reveal that before you print FALSE ACCUSATIONS you should obtain […]

“The split came as a shock to all of us. The end came very suddenly. It all happened quickly – within a day. It certainly wasn’t something that was planned and it’s going to take some time to sink in” Lisa has her mind firmly set on solo projects saying “I am very excited about […]

From Dotmusic: Angered Steps fans are attacking the band for splitting just in time to benefit from massive Christmas sales. Furious debate is raging on the Steps website where fans are accusing the band of deliberately timing the split to benefit from sales of albums, videos and merchandise. “If they split up a few weeks […]

This is from The Sun: Our next Steps The five chart idols from Steps are already lined up for solo careers following the announcement that the band has split. And I can reveal that Lisa Scott-Lee hinted that her life was about to change dramatically on Thursday last week — six days BEFORE the shock […]

Ananova has posted a whole bunch of stories. Steps fans have criticised the group’s decision to quit. Some have accused the band of “only being in it for the money.” Other fans have launched a campaign at the official Steps website, trying to get the band to change their minds about splitting. Steps announced their […]

From The Mirror: Pop favourites Steps split after Claire Richards and Ian “H” Watkins sensationally quit the band on Christmas Day, it was revealed last night. The fed-up singers had told fellow stars Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer and Lee Latchford-Evans they wanted to pursue solo careers. The band planned to put on hold talks about […]

From Worldpop: Steps fans are still reeling from the announcement that the band have split up. Worldpop’s message boards have been besieged by inconsolable fans who feel the band didn’t announce the split in the right way and should have copied Five’s lead by announcing the split live on TV. One fan wrote: “I just […]

The official website has tried to ease our worries by posting an Q&A about the spilt. For me it just raises more questions than answering what we need to know… When did it happen? Although the decision to part company was very well considered by all of the band, it was only made very recently. […]

Wednesday 26 December 2001 will be a day that every Steps fan in the world will never forget (see yesterday’s news items for all the sad details). I have had many thousand of e-mails and have spoken to practically everyone on on my AIM/MSN buddy lists. Also I’ve been speaking to those on the message […]

Just in case you had no idea what happened yesterday, here is the news from Worldpop. Steps have split after five successful years together. The chart topping group said in a statement today that they were going out on top and wanted to move on to new challenges. Faye, Lisa, Claire, Lee and H sold […]

From The Sun: Steps ‘tired of being naff’ By SIMON WHEELER, Showbiz Reporter CHART sensations Steps stunned fans last night by announcing they are splitting up. Faye, Claire, Lisa, H and Lee said in a statement: “We’ve decided that it is time to move on.” They split because they were sick of being branded Britain’s […]

From The Mirror: STEPS ASIDE: Pop group walks away after five years at top By Christine Smith STEPS last night said they are to split, ending a hugely successful run as one of Britain’s biggest pop acts. Band members insisted the break-up was amicable, and issued a joint statement to their legions of child fans […]

Steps have announced they have split up. The five member group, who have sold more than 12 million records, announced the decision to go their separate ways in a statement. The band, who sold out 120 UK arenas, were recently presented with a commemorative disc by Sir Tim Rice to celebrate their entry into the […]

Award-winning pop group Steps, who have sold more than 12 million records, are to split, saying they want “new challenges”. The band, who sold out 120 UK arenas, were recently presented with a commemorative disc by Sir Tim Rice to celebrate their entry into the top 100 acts of all time. Group members Faye, Claire, […]

From Sky News: Tragedy as Steps split Pop group Steps have announced they are splitting up to pursue solo careers. The award-winning group made the announcement in a statement. It follows denials earlier in the year that they were breaking up. The five-member group have sold more than 12 million records since they hit the […]

BBC News has updated its report: Pop Stars Steps Spilt for Solo Careers The pop stars Steps have announced they have split and are planning to pursue solo careers. The five-member group, who have sold more than 12 million records, announced the split in a statement. “After five incredible years, we’ve decided it’s time to […]

From BBC News: The Pop Stars Steps have announced they have split and are planning to pursue solo careers. The five-member group, who have sold more than 12 million records, announced the split in a statement. “After five incredible years, we’ve decided it’s time to move on to new challenges,” band members Faye, Claire, Lisa, […]

I’ve had these sent to me via e-mail… Steps have today announced that they will not continue as a group. Claire, Faye, H, Lee and Lisa have said: “After five incredible years, we have all decided that it is time to move on to new challenges. We have always said that when the time came […]