Frankie Bridge

Bridge began her career when she auditioned for Simon Fuller's reality television competition S Club Search in 2001, broadcast on CBBC.

Bridge played a main role in the show and went onto release the duet single "Dreaming" along with fellow S Club 8 member Calvin Goldspink.

Bridge and the rest of the group later signed a deal with Island Def Jam and Mercury worth US$1.5 million to distribute their music in the US,[2] which led to her first UK number-one single "What About Us".

[9] Bridge was inspired to audition for the school after seeing future bandmate, Rochelle Humes perform at the opening evening.

[9] In her early teens she won a contest for her performance of "Macavity" from the musical, Cats and her mother taught her the song, choreographed the routine and made her outfit.

[9] Bridge previously worked in a bar in her local town during the week and had a Saturday job as a sales assistant at an AllSaints concession in House of Fraser, Lakeside Shopping Centre, Essex.

Bridge was honourable in auditioning for the band and earned a place in the group along with Vanessa White, Mollie King, Una Healy and former S Club 8 colleague Rochelle Humes.

In May 2012, the band released "30 Days", their first single that was to later feature on their fourth studio album; the song peaked at number seven in the UK.

Network broadcast Chasing the Saturdays, a reality TV show following the girls during their three-month stay in America.

Bridge and her team of investigators track down people who sent abusive messages to celebrities online, including Nicola McLean and Sam Bailey.

[37] Bridge decided to do the show after she received death threats through social media after splitting up with previous partner Dougie Poynter.

[38] Bridge's first attempt at a solo career was in 2004, when she released a duet with Calvin Goldspink with the song "Dreaming" which was a moderate hit in the UK.

Bridge then featured on Kids in Glass Houses' second studio album, Dirt (2010) on the track "Undercover Lover".

[40] In September 2017, Bridge became a co-presenter on ITV gameshow Cannonball along with Freddie Flintoff, Maya Jama, Ryan Hand and Radzi Chinyanganya, filming in Valletta, Malta.

[3] Bridge plans to record pop-dance album, taking influences from Rihanna, Taylor Swift and Rita Ora.

Set at a performing arts college near Barcelona, Spain, the programme focused on thirteen teens, including Bridge, invited to enroll at Avalon Heightsover the summer.

[citation needed] Commenting on rumours about tension in the Saturdays, Bridge said, "You always see in the papers, that me and girls are always arguing, we really don't and there is no bitching at all.

On the programme, the band investigated purported paranormal activity[48] accompanied by host Yvette Fielding, who took them to visit three locations within the Welsh mountains: the clock tower, the manor and the kitchen block.

Bridge was the first celebrity to be eliminated from the show after she could not put her hand in a bowl of spiders to get the key to the door to pass through to the next level.

Bridge also declined to appear on rival BBC talent show The Voice UK due to her "busy schedule".

[51] On 13 August 2014, Bridge announced on BBC Breakfast that she would be competing in the twelfth series of Strictly Come Dancing that would begin in September 2014.

She became a co-presenter on ITV game show Cannonball alongside Freddie Flintoff, Maya Jama, Ryan Hand and Radzi Chinyanganya in September 2017.

On 10 December 2020, Bridge appeared as a guest panellist on the popular ITV daytime show Loose Women.

In the photoshoot to promote Veet's new collection, the band models a range of micro mini-skirts and body con dresses to show off their hair-free legs.

The TV content, which involves a sponsorship package on Channel 4, will show the girls in various settings including a hotel room, a tour bus and backstage before a gig.

[57] The Saturdays also became the face of Nintendo 3DS game, Nintendogs + Cats, for which the band recorded a number of TV adverts to promote.

[58] Bridge made her West End debut in August 2023, joining the cast of Danny Robins' play 2:22 A Ghost Story at the Apollo Theatre; she took over the role of Lauren from Sophia Bush and performed in the production until its close on 17 September 2023.

[60][61][62][63][64][65][66] Bridge gained a record deal in 2002 with S Club Juniors and the band released their debut single, "One Step Closer", in which she sings the solo parts in every chorus and backing vocals in the end of the song.

After the band split up, she remained signed to Polydor Records and uploaded a R&B song titled "Bored" onto MySpace.

[72] Many artists have expressed views in collaborating with Bridge including Bruno Mars and Flo Rida, who stated that he would like to work with her as a solo act.

The Saturdays on stage in 2009
Bridge performing the song " Missing You " during the Headlines Tour in 2011
Bridge at the Real Radio launch
Bridge's husband Wayne , pictured in 2010