Is this the most ill-advised pop comeback ever? B*Witched twins look like cheap Lady Gagas for attempted chart return

By Georgina Littlejohn


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They're back: Edele and Keavey have reunited and are now called Barbarella


They were the sweet and sickly girl group that topped the UK charts several times in the late 90s but then disappeared without trace a few years later.

But nine years after they split, B*Witched have pulled themselves out of the 'where are they now' file and are back with a new look, a new name - and two less members.

However, their attempt to reign the pop charts once again could be set to fail before it has even started, if today's TV appearance was anything to go by.


Twins Keavy and Edele Lynch appeared on Lorraine Kelly's show this morning reformed - without former members Lindsey Armaou and Sinead O'Carroll - as a two-piece called Barbarella.

And keeping the sci-fi theme, the 32-year-olds were dressed in white bodysuits, silver cropped jackets and cropped bobbed wigs.

But as one observer put it, they looked more like 'Primark Lady Gaga' then possibly the cool and cutting edge look they were probably striving for.


Desperate? Or determined? The former B*Witched twins are back as duo Barbarella and appeared - in space age Gaga attire - in Lorraine Kelly's show to promote their debut single


The twins, who are the younger sisters of Boyzone and Coronation Street star Shane, are set to release their debut single Body Rock on Monday.

They performed the single on the show for Fiona Phillips, who was sitting in for Lorraine, with three half naked male dancers.


Sisterly strut: Keavy and Edele perform their new single in the studio - complete with semi-naked male dancers


Space age: The girls tried to emulate Lady Gaga in their bodysuits and cropped bobbed wigs


But long-gone was the saccharine fresh-faced 23-year-old chart-toppers of the late 90s that sold-out concerts and also became a success across the Pond in the United States.

Instead, the two girls just looked sad and desperate, their performance looking far too amateur from a duo who have had years of experience in the industry.


We're back! The girls make their presence known in their music video


Before they sang, they spoke to Phillips about their time away from the charts and said they were shocked when they were dropped without warning by their record label in 2002.

But while Edele threw herself into her work, writing songs for Girls Aloud and Sugababes, it hit Keavy hard and she sunk into depression.

But having bounced back after seeking much-needed help, she said it didn't put her off returning to the charts.


Not so sweet anymore: The girls ditch the denim for skin-tight suits


Keavy said: 'So many people ask us why we're doing it again and we've always loved music, we've been writing songs since we were teenagers, it's about the love of music for us.'

And they said their older brother has been very supportive of their comeback - even if his manager, X Factor judge Louis Walsh isn't.

Edele said: 'Louis doesn't like to promote bands that aren't his own. So when our names come up naturally in conversation about Wonderland, an Irish girl band, he goes, "oh please!".

'But maybe he's not trying to shake off the B*Witched image - that's our job!'


Chart cuties: B*Witched - with former members Lindsay Armaou and Sinéad O'Carroll - in an early photo shoot in 1998







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