The Cheeky Girls gave up fame for a very surprising job – but now they’re making a music comeback
thesun.co.ukOH, the cheek of it. They are pop’s great survivors, after flying by the seat of their famous hotpants. The Cheeky Girls were panned on a TV talent show as teen wannabes in 2002, only to storm the charts.
And now are back for MORE — although also wearing a little more. Refusing to slip quietly into middle age, they are taking a break from their new life in car sales to release single Let’s Have Fun and album PartyTime 20 — two decades after finding unlikely fame as rejects of ITV’s Popstars: The Rivals.
While their original fans have now grown up, Romanian twins Monica and Gaby Irimia, 39, have a new army of Gen Z followers on TikTok who have warmed to their music.
One post about the daring duo’s 2003 Christmas song Cheeky Holiday has been watched more than 160,000 times. .css-16e4f55{margin:16px 0;}.css-u6yh49{background-color:rgba(246,242,249,1);margin:16px 0;}.css-1tapza8{padding:20px 15px;}.css-1bk4jdt{padding:20px.
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