26/4/2002. 7:00am BST
Atomic Kitten saw their own rally team, Team Atomic Kitten race to victory at Oulton Park on Sunday (21st April) when team driver Gareth Howells won the Independents Cup!!!  The Kittens cheered on the team and were accompanied by other supporters.  You can watch the highlights of this rally event on ITV1 (UK) tomorrow (27th April) at 2:15pm BST!!!  See the earlier news story, 'Kitten's go rallying and win!!!' below on this page.

24/4/2002, 7:00am BST
Sugababes (pictured) member, Heidi Range (pictured most right), who was once part of a band formation involving Lil and Kerry in pre-Atomic Kitten days, feels she made the right move to leave the group early in 1999.  Heidi was more keen on pursuing a music career in R 'n' B and felt that she needed to leave Atomic Kitten to do so.  She left in early 1999, long before the Kittens even had their first chart single ('Right Now', the single came out at the end of November 1999 - see the Singles Discography).  On reflecting back, Heidi said: "I was 15 when I joined Atomic Kitten and, at first, I was just pleased to be in a band.  But I knew musically that wasn't the direction I wanted to go in.  I'm more into R 'n' B and hip-hop than pop.  I also wanted to have more of a say in the songs I was singing.  I'm pleased that Atomic Kitten have been such a success.  I know how hard the girls have worked.  I still speak to Kerry Katona to see how she is getting on and Liz is the only one left from when I was in the group."  Heidi joined Sugababes back towards the end of summer last year.  She replaced former Sugababes member, Siobhan Donaghy and joins the other Sugababes members, Keisha Buchanan (pictured left) and Mutya Buena (pictured centre).  They currently have a new single out called 'Freak Like Me'.

And on the subject of a new single, don't forget that Atomic Kitten will be out with their own brand new single, 'It's OK' out on the 20th May 2002!!!

22/4/2002, 7:00am BST
Amongst the star-studded line-up of massive music stars, Atomic Kitten will be appearing at this year's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, which takes place on the 6th July 2002 at Hackney Marshes, London, UK.  Jason Pollock, the director for the festival described: "As well as the GAY main stage there will be an indie stage, playing host to some of the best live acts in the UK.  Radio 1 will be broadcasting live from the event and hosting a line-up of big name DJs, whilst the ever popular classic stage is this year supported by radio station Classic FM."  Other huge stars to join the Kittens at the Mardi Gras include: A1 (pictured top right), 3SL (pictured above left), allSTARS (pictured top left), H & Claire (ex-Steps) and Belinda Carlisle.

17/4/2002, 7:00am BST
Hey!  A reminder!  Just to let you know that the absolutely stunning promo video for the next big Atomic Kitten single, 'It's OK' is now screening on The Box!!!  You can vote for it - the number is 410!!!  Some screenshots of this excellent vid are shown above!  Filmed in South Africa, get to see the Kittens performing brilliantly while they tour in their car around some beautiful scenery - want to know more - check out the video now!!!  410 for 'It's OK' on The Box!!!  And don't forget!  'It's OK' is out on the 13th May 2002!!!

[News update as of 18/4/2002 - 'It's OK' is out on the 20th May 2002]

13/4/2002, 10:30am BST
Tash and Jen made their appearance at the premiere of the brand new movie, 'Bend It Like Beckham', a film with a football theme, on Thursday (11th April) night, at the Odeon in Leicester Square, London, UK.  'Bend It Like Beckham' stars Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Shaznay Lewis and Juliet Stevenson to name but a few of the cast and is directed by Gurinder Chadha.  Also making their appearance at the star-studded premiere were Parminder Nagra, Shaznay Lewis, Keira Knightley and Juliet Stevenson along with Gurinder Chadha.  Model, Gabrielle Richens was also another guest.  Keira Knightley spoke of the new film: "We hope the film will encourage more girls to come into the game, because it is a fantastic game that everyone can play."  Footballer, David Beckham after which the new movie is named was wished well by many at the premiere following his devestating injury in the match between Manchester United and Deportivo La Coruna at Old Trafford, UK on Wednesday (10th April) night.

10/4/2002, 6:30am BST
'It's OK' is the next big Atomic Kitten single - and you probably don't need any reminding!!!  The new single is out on the 13th May 2002 and you can catch the Kittens in their stunning new promo video for the new single on The Box.  Choose no. 410 to get 'It's OK' on The Box!!!  Filmed in South Africa last month, the 'It's OK' promo video is absolutely brilliant!!!  So remember, it's 410 for 'It's OK' on The Box!!!

[News update as of 18/4/2002 - 'It's OK' is out on the 20th May 2002]

9/4/2002, 7:00am BST
Yesterday night saw Atomic Kitten play their final tour gig and what a brilliant show it was!!!  Coming live from the Hammersmith Apollo in London, UK, the Kittens looked and performed as cool as ever.  As with all the other shows on the tour, the supporting act, Kiara Hunter (pictured) from Vancouver in Canada got the crowd warmed up with her set of fresh tracks accompanied by a pair of hyperactive dancers who showed off their impressive dance routines.  After an upbeat startup set from Kiara, it was back to the interval before Atomic Kitten stormed on stage after the playback of bits of a pretty appropriate song, 'Pussycat' from Welsh superstar, Tom Jones (only a recording - he wasn't actually there!)  The Kittens got the crowd buzzing to their debut smash hit, 'Right Now' and from that explosive performance came the whole string of Kitten favourites from their latest 'Right Now' album.  Amongst the highlights were the party tune, 'Get Real', smoochy numbers like 'Cradle' and of course the fantastic performances of 'You Are' and 'Eternal Flame'!!!  All along, the lighting kept the crowd going: the famous Kitten logo twirling in blue against the backdrop, strobes and the Kittens' very own band, The Fat Cats keeping the music on track!!!  But, together with the well-known Kitten songs came their perfect cover versions of 'Get Down On It' and 'Kids In America' which thrilled the audience!!!  The props were pretty neat: it was onto the striped beanbags for 'Tomorrow And Tonight' and onto the barstools for the forthcoming new single, 'It's OK' which was so upbeat, catchy, full of party fun and just absolutely brilliant!!!  (By the way, it's out on the 13th May 2002!!!)  At the end of the show, 'Bye Now' was the Kitten's supposedly final song to end the gig and the tour.  They waved goodbye but only a few minutes later backstage could we 'hear' Tash tell the other Kittens whether the crowd wanted more!!!  The crowd screamed and yep, they had to perform the song which they 'forgot'.  'Whole Again' it was and the Kittens got the crowd to get stuck into singing verses and the chorus from the No.1 hit single!!!  It went down really well and to definitely round things off in style, 'Dancing In The Street' (from the 'Eternal Flame' single) kept the party going until it was finally and sadly the end of the show.  The audience got showered in a rain of confetti and with that, Atomic Kitten had proven they were most definitely, 101% a massive hit with the fans!!!  The 'Right Now Tour 2002' which started way back in February this year ended in style and being the first official Kitten tour, it was definitely their best yet!!!

> Check out our even more detailed and complete review of the Hammersmith Apollo gig as we have a look back at the Kitten Tour 2002!!!  Click here!!!  Also, if you've been to any gig on the Kitten Tour 2002, tell us about it - we may post it up here at this site!!!  Click here!!!

5/4/2002, 7:00pm BST
Atomic Kitten are among a number of other music artists predicted to take the top spot as UK Christmas No.1 this year.  Although, Christmas is a huge 8 months away the odds for various artists getting the seasonal No.1 are already worked out.  The Kittens are set to take the No.1 spot at 25/1 odds.  Other artists predicted include the Pop Idols, Will Young and Gareth Gates (at 8/1 and 5/1 odds respectively), Blue (pictured), Westlife, both at 8/1 each and Ronan Keating (at 20/1 odds).  Hear'say, Cliff Richard and H & Claire Richards (former members of now-split band, Steps) fall behind at 50/1 odds.  The list is as follows...

3/4/2002, 7:35pm BST
It has been revealed that after a week where it was announced that Lil split from Lee Ryan (pictured right) one of the members of the famous boy band, Blue.  It appears that love is in the air again - they have come together!  They were spotted at the G-A-Y in London together.  A friend of Lee said "He went to see Liz and the rest of the girls perform at G.A.Y last Saturday (30th March). and knew then that he wanted to get back together.  They had a long chat and decided to give it another go. The two of them are really in love and even though it is difficult finding time to see each other, it is harder for them not being together."

Lil got to know Lee in New York, US when they were stranded after the attacks on September 11th last year.