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Stage girls!

28/2/2003, 6:40pm GMT
Got your tickets for Atomic Kitten's 'Live!' Tour yet? Just to let you know that the tour will be in November and December and will be going to venues across the UK! Make sure you check our Tour & Appearances page for all the details of where the Kittens will be and be prepared for some live action!!!

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Lil with Lee Blue...again?

27/2/2003, 6:30pm GMT
According to tabloids, it looks like Lil has rekindled her relationship with Lee Ryan (pictured), from boyband Blue! It has been reported that Lil and Lee spent the night together at the Brit Awards after party and have been together since. It was only according to earlier reports that Lil split from Kian Egan of Westlife. Speaking to The Sun, Lil said: "I have always loved Lee but have held back my feelings. We are great mates and get on well together. It was only after seeing Kian for a while I realised how much I missed being with Lee. We're going to make a real go of it this time. He's a laugh, I just hope our work pressures won't split us up this time."

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BTCC comes this April!

26/2/2003, 6:50pm GMT
Remember that from this April, Team Atomic Kitten will be taking part in this year's British Tour Car Championship (BTCC). Once again, Colin Turkington and Gareth Howell (pictured) will be driving the MG cars around various circuits across the UK! For more information about Team Atomic Kitten and BTCC, check out the Team Atomic Kitten page on this website!!!

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On stage soon!

25/2/2003, 6:50pm GMT
Remember, Atomic Kitten are going to be on tour this November and December! The 'Live!' Tour will visit venues across the UK! Make sure you check out the Tour & Appearances page for all the dates of where the Kittens will be! Don't miss out!!!

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New single coming soon...

24/2/2003, 6:00pm GMT
Atomic Kitten's next massive single, 'Love Doesn't Have To Hurt' is expected to be released on the 31st March 2003!!! This is the next exciting single from the fantastic 'Feels So Good' album which is also available now!!! You can find out more about the album in the Albums Discography. And as for the new single, we'll keep you posted!!!

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Lil splits from Kian

23/2/2003, 4:30pm GMT
Lil has split with Westlife's Kian Egan (pictured) even though she was given flowers and chocolate from Kian on Valentines' Day. The relationship has ended due to the fact their busy schedule. They were together for two months. Sources close to the pair said: "Although it was her (Lil) decision, both parties are very upset that things didn't work out. Both of them are very upset about this, although the relationship was never that serious. They are both very busy with work and hardly have time for anything else."

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Barlow writes for Kittens

22/2/2003, 6:00pm GMT

Former Take That band member, Gary Barlow (pictured) will be writing on the next Atomic Kitten album. He'll be involved in writing some songs. Barlow has invited each of the Kittens round in this special collaboration. Lil said that they were busy writing "...getting a good vibe going".

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Tour reminder!!!

21/2/2003, 6:30pm GMT
Remember that Atomic Kitten hit the road this winter with a massive new Live! Tour to take place at arenas across the UK!!! The tour extends over November-December 2003. You can check out the full set of tour dates on the Tour & Appearances page!!!

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Jen's birthday compo!!!

20/2/2003, 6:00pm GMT

This Saturday (22nd February 2003), it's Jen's brithday!!! And to celebrate there's a fantastic competition at the Official Atomic Kitten website where you've got the chance to meet Jen Kitten at the Atomic Kitten webchat!!! The task is simple...text message a brilliant idea for a birthday present for Jen!!! The competition closes tomorrow (21st February 2003) - you can check out the full details on the competition and how to get your special birthday pressie ideas for Jen at the Official Atomic Kitten website!!!

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Tonight's the Brits!!!

20/2/2003, 11:30am GMT

Remember that tonight is the 2003 Brit Awards where Atomic Kitten have been nominated in the Best British Single category for their brilliant No.1 single, 'The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)'. They'll be competing against the likes of Gareth Gates, Liberty X and Will Young. Presented by Davina McCall, the 2003 Brit Awards will be taking place at Earl's Court, London, UK. You can see all the action at the Brits on TV on ITV1 (UK) at 8pm (GMT). We wish Atomic Kitten the very, very, very best of luck at the Brits!!!

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It's the Brits!!!

19/2/2003, 6:40pm GMT
Tomorrow night (20th February 2003) sees the 2003 Brit Awards with a multitude of major music artists nominated for an array of awards. Atomic Kitten are one of the nominations!!! They have been nominated for the Best British Single award for their No.1 smash hit, 'The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)'!!! They will be competing against the likes of Gareth Gates, Liberty X and Will Young. The full set of nominations in this year's Brit Awards are given below. The prestigious award ceremony will take place at Earl's Court, London, UK and be hosted by Davina McCall (pictured), who also presented late last year the successful talent show series, 'Popstars: The Rivals'. Artists performing on the night include: Ms. Dynamite, Coldplay, Pink, David Gray and Sugababes. You will be able to catch all the action at the Brit Awards live on ITV1 (UK) at 8pm (GMT). You can find out more about the Brit Awards by visiting the Brit Awards website. We wish Atomic Kitten the very, very, very best of luck at the 2003 Brit Awards!!!

Best British Single Atomic Kitten - 'The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)' Gareth Gates - 'Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake)' Gareth Gates - 'Unchained Melody' Liberty X - 'Just A Little' Will Young - 'Anything Is Possible/Evergreen'	Best British Album Coldplay - 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head' Ms. Dynamite - 'A Little Deeper' The Coral - 'The Coral' The Streets - 'Original Pirate Material' Sugababes - 'Angels With Dirty Faces'
Best British Male Solo Artist Badly Drawn Boy Craig David David Gray The Streets Robbie Williams	Best British Female Solo Artist Sophie Ellis-Bextor Ms. Dynamite Beverley Knight Alison Moyet Beth Orton
Best British Group Blue Coldplay The Doves Sugababes Oasis	Best British Urban Act Beverley Knight Big Brovaz Craig David Daniel Bedingfield Mis-Teeq Ms. Dynamite Romeo Root Manuva So Solid Crew The Streets
Best British Dance Act Chemical Brothers Groove Armada Jamiroquai Kosheen Sugababes
Best British Breakthrough Artist Liberty X Ms. Dynamite The Coral The Streets Will Young	Best Pop Act Blue Enrique Iglesias Gareth Gates Pink Will Young
Best International Male Solo Artist Beck Eminem Moby Nelly Bruce Springsteen	Best International Female Solo Artist Missy Elliott Norah Jones Alicia Keys Avril Lavigne Pink
Best International Album Eminem - 'The Eminem Show' Norah Jones - 'Come Away With Me' Alicia Keys - 'Songs In A Minor' Pink - 'Missundaztood' Red Hot Chili Peppers - 'By The Way'	Best International Group Foo Fighters Nickelback Red Hot Chili Peppers Royksopp White Stripes
Best International Breakthrough Artist Norah Jones Avril Lavigne Nickelback Shakira White Stripes	Outstanding Contribution To Music Tom Jones

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End of year treat!!!

18/2/2003, 6:30pm GMT
As you probably already know, Atomic Kitten will be on their brilliant new Live! Tour 2003, this November-December!!! They'll be playing a variety of arenas across the UK!!! They had an absolutely successful Right Now Tour back at the start of last year and this new tour is set to be spectacular!!! Check out the full set of tour dates on the Tour & Appearances page!!!

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Kittens get the party started!

17/2/2003, 7:00pm GMT
Atomic Kitten are one of the acts to start off a major street party in Birmingham, UK! The Kittens along with Girls Aloud (pictured above left), Blazin' Squad (pictured above right), Sarah Whatmore (pictured left), Mis-Teeq and Gareth Gates will be celebrating the city's St. Patrick's Day parade and the hosts of this year's IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships! According to the City Councils, approximately 150,000 people are expected to join the party. The party which will take place on 16th March 2003 starts from 11:30am and will last for a massive 11 hours! The pop concert where the Kittens will be performing will start from 7:00pm.

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Making Tricity for Europe!

16/2/2003, 6:50pm GMT
Tash's best mate Chris is in a band called Tricity and are one of the final four to get through to the finals of Song For Europe! Tricity's song, 'Cry Baby' is one of the four entries competing to get a place to represent the UK in this year's Eurovision Song Contest to take place in Latvia on 24th May 2003! You can hear a sample of Tricity's tune by visiting the Song For Europe website by clicking here. The Song For Europe final will be televised on BBC1 (UK) on 2nd March and will be hosted by Terry Wogan. If you like the tune on the night, then make sure you vote for them to represent the UK! We wish Tricity the very best of luck!

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Kittens promote their new clothing!

15/2/2003, 6:30pm GMT
Atomic Kitten have introduced their own clothing range! The clothing range is designed for 6-13 year old girls and will be available from BHS! You can catch the Kittens launching their new clothing range this coming Tuesday (18th February 2003), where they will be unveiling their collection at BHS in Oxford Street, London, UK at 11:00am! The collection has been approved by Atomic Kitten and they have played a part in creating this fantastic collection!!! Visit the Official Atomic Kitten website for a sneak preview of the clothing collection worn by the girls themselves! Make sure you don't miss out on this opportunity to see them!!!

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Get ready for the Brits!

14/2/2003, 7:40pm GMT
Don't forget that Atomic Kitten have been nominated for the Best British Single category for the number 1 hit single, 'The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)'! They will be up against Gareth Gates, Will Young and Liberty X for this award! Voting has now closed, so we hope you have done enough for the Kittens to clench the title! The event will take place on 20th February 2003 at Earls Court, London, UK. The event will be presented by Davina McCall and will be broadcasted live on ITV1 on the night! For more information about the Brits, check out the official website by clicking here. We wish Atomic Kitten the very best of luck and hope that you have made them the winners!

Best British Single
Atomic Kitten - 'The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)'
Gareth Gates - 'Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake)'
Gareth Gates - 'Unchained Melody'
Liberty X - 'Just A Little'
Will Young - 'Anything Is Possible/Evergreen'

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Lil's to be a SM:tv host

13/2/2003, 5:50pm GMT
Don't miss Lil co-presenting the Saturday morning show, 'SM:tv' on ITV1 (UK) at 9:25am (GMT) with Brian Dowling (pictured far left) and Tess Daly (pictured left), this Saturday (15th February 2003)!!! The show will also feature Tash and Jen Kitten too!!! Other star guests to appear on the show include Blue and Kevin and Tony from Liberty X. Features to look forward to include the Kittens testing Brian in the football challenge, 'Eat My Goal' and taking part in a number of games!!! So get that TV on this Saturday!!!

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Kitten drinks hit the bar!!!

12/2/2003, 6:15pm GMT

Atomic Kitten have had the privilege of having a cocktail drink named after them!!! The drink named the 'Atomic Kitten' is composed of a blend of orange, lime, pineapple, grenadine syrup and other ingredients. The drink was formulated and named by a bar tender, Steve Chen, working at The Fullerton Hotel, Singapore where Atomic Kitten stayed during part of their tour of South-east Asia earlier this month. Chen described of the cocktail as "...signifying the sweetness of Atomic Kitten". So watch out for the Atomic Kitten cocktail!!!

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BTCC 2003 starts soon!!!

11/2/2003, 6:15pm GMT

From this April the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) 2003 takes place with race meetings at a variety of major UK racing tracks with the new inclusion of Rockingham. Team Atomic Kitten will be participating in this year's BTCC with team drivers: Colin Turkington and Gareth Howell (pictured) at the wheel hoping to make the best out of the new season!!! They'll be racing in the team's MG cars!!! The full set of dates for the various race meetings on the 2003 BTCC are given below. Check out our Team Atomic Kitten page for more info on the BTCC and Team Atomic Kitten!!!

Date	Venue
21st Apr 2003	Mondello Park, Ireland
5th May 2003	Brands Hatch Indy, UK
26th May 2003	Thruxton, UK
8th Jun 2003	Silverstone, UK
22nd Jun 2003	Croft, UK
13th Jul 2003	Rockingham, UK
9th Aug 2003	Snetterton, UK
25th Aug 2003	Brands Hatch Indy, UK
7th Sep 2003	Donington Park, UK
21st Sep 2003	Oulton Park, UK

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Going on stage...

10/2/2003, 6:30pm GMT
Don't forget that Atomic Kitten get on stage on their next new brilliant tour to take place in November to December 2003!!! Tickets are available so don't miss the Kittens live!!! You can check out the whole set of tour dates now on the Tour & Appearances page!!!

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Reminder to vote Kittens!!!

9/2/2003, 4:00pm GMT

You haven't got long now to vote for Atomic Kitten to win the award for Best British Single for 'The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)' in this year's Brit Awards. They're competing against the likes of: Gareth Gates, Liberty X and Will Young. Click here now to vote for Atomic Kitten!!! You have until Tuesday (11th February 2003) to get your vote in!!! The Brit Awards 2003 takes place on the 20th February 2003 at Earl's Court, London, UK and will be hosted by Davina McCall. The full list of nominations in this year's Brit Awards are given below. We wish Atomic Kitten the very, very, very best of luck at the Brits!!!

Best British Single Atomic Kitten - 'The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)' Gareth Gates - 'Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake)' Gareth Gates - 'Unchained Melody' Liberty X - 'Just A Little' Will Young - 'Anything Is Possible/Evergreen'	Best British Album Coldplay - 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head' Ms. Dynamite - 'A Little Deeper' The Coral - 'The Coral' The Streets - 'Original Pirate Material' Sugababes - 'Angels With Dirty Faces'
Best British Male Solo Artist Badly Drawn Boy Craig David David Gray The Streets Robbie Williams	Best British Female Solo Artist Sophie Ellis-Bextor Ms. Dynamite Beverley Knight Alison Moyet Beth Orton
Best British Group Blue Coldplay The Doves Sugababes Oasis	Best British Urban Act Beverley Knight Big Brovaz Craig David Daniel Bedingfield Mis-Teeq Ms. Dynamite Romeo Root Manuva So Solid Crew The Streets
Best British Dance Act Chemical Brothers Groove Armada Jamiroquai Kosheen Sugababes
Best British Breakthrough Artist Liberty X Ms. Dynamite The Coral The Streets Will Young	Best Pop Act Blue Enrique Iglesias Gareth Gates Pink Will Young
Best International Male Solo Artist Beck Eminem Moby Nelly Bruce Springsteen	Best International Female Solo Artist Missy Elliott Norah Jones Alicia Keys Avril Lavigne Pink
Best International Album Eminem - 'The Eminem Show' Norah Jones - 'Come Away With Me' Alicia Keys - 'Songs In A Minor' Pink - 'Missundaztood' Red Hot Chili Peppers - 'By The Way'	Best International Group Foo Fighters Nickelback Red Hot Chili Peppers Royksopp White Stripes
Best International Breakthrough Artist Norah Jones Avril Lavigne Nickelback Shakira White Stripes	Outstanding Contribution To Music Tom Jones

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Pillow talk!

8/2/2003, 6:00pm GMT
Atomic Kitten are auctioning off signed pillow cases for charity and asked to "Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On". They have joined other celebrities including Blue, Britney Spears, Lennox Lewis (pictured left), Claudia Schiffer (pictured middle), Nickelback (pictured right) and Ant & Dec to raise money for the charity, Wishes 4 Kids which help children make their wishes come true. You can help by bidding online at eBay! Please help, you'll be making a difference and helping others. To bid for the pillow cases, visit www.ebay.co.uk auction website today. Thank you.

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Lil's closer with Kian?

7/2/2003, 6:30pm GMT
It looks like Kian Egan from Westlife is actually dating Lil! That's what is claimed according to the Daily Mirror. They were seen together a couple of weeks ago in a London Night Club. Kian recently split up with a former Scandinavian Dancer Jessica Forsman. Speaking to the Daily Mirror, Kian said: "We haven't been seeing each other for too long. I first met Liz four years ago, when we did the Smash Hits tour with Atomic Kitten. We were friends for a long time. Shane and I had a party in Belfast together on New Year's Eve. Liz happened to be out there and came along. We didn't get together then. It was a bit later than that. But we talked to each other for ages. Now she has come back from Asia, where she was touring with the band. I haven't planned anything for Valentine's Day yet - I will though." Finally, Lil spoke about Kian saying: "Kian is really lovely. It's early days and we are both really happy. Let's just wait and see what happens."

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Come on vote Brits for the Kittens!

6/2/2003, 7:00pm GMT
Time is running out! Have you voted for Atomic Kitten for this year's 2003 Brit Awards in the nomination category of Best British Single for 'The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)'? If not, act now! Click here to vote for the Kittens!!! You have until 11th February 2003. So come on!!! The Brit Awards takes place on 20th February 2003 at Earl's Court, London, UK. Good luck to Atomic Kitten!!!

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Kerry and Bryan have second child

5/2/2003, 6:00pm GMT
Our many congratulations go to Bryan and Kerry McFadden on the birth of their second child, a daughter they have called Lilly Sue. She was born on the night of the 3rd February 2003 at 10:31pm (GMT) at Mount Carmel Private Hosiptal, Dublin, Ireland, weighing 7lb 7oz. A spokesperson said: "Mother and child are extremely happy and healthy." Bryan who accompanied Kerry at her bedside during the birth showed his delight on this special occasion: "I'm absolutely over the moon. I feel delighted, it's another step closer to becoming the big family. We're all at Kerry’s bedside today. I'd like to thank all of Westlife too for all their love and support." Bryan's fellow bandmate in Westlife, Shane Filan (pictured above right) will be godfather to Lilly Sue. It was back in September 2000 that Bryan and Kerry had their first child, a daughter too, called Molly. Again, many congratulations to Bryan and Kerry!!!

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Tour and promotions!

4/2/2003, 6:30pm GMT
Atomic Kitten are currently doing a promotional tour in South-east Asia and will be doing more promotional tours in France and Germany throughout February and March! You can check the updated Tour & Appearances page for all the details. Plus, don't forget that Atomic Kitten will be on their Live! UK tour this November and December! Make sure you check out the tour dates also on the Tour & Appearances page!

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Brit vote reminder!

3/2/2003, 6:30pm GMT

Remember that your votes are needed for Atomic Kitten in this year's Brit Awards!!! The Kittens have been nominated in the category for Best British Single for 'The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)'!!! Click here now to vote!!! Voting closes on the 11th February 2003 so hurry!!! The full set of nominations including Atomic Kitten in the Best British Single category are given below. The Brit Awards take place on the 20th February 2003 at Earl's Court, London, UK and will be hosted by Davina McCall. We wish all the very, very best of luck to Atomic Kitten!!!

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Reminder of the '03 tour