Hear'Say are back together: Iconic noughties pop band have reunited two decades after they split with just four of the original members

Noughties pop band Hear'Say have announced they are reuniting more than two decades after they split - but Myleene Klass will be missing from the line-up.

A new Instagram page for the band, who split in 2002, shared a WhatsApp chat between Kym Marsh, Suzanne Shaw, Danny Foster and Noel Sullivan.

The @hearsay account - which follows only the five band members - featured a screen recording between the bandmates, with Danny writing: 'Wow… can you believe the response to that tour clip we posted?!'.

In response to a clip they shared that Danny was referencing, Suzanne replied: 'I know right, amazing! Ahhh the memories… can you believe it was 25 years ago?!'

'Ok, so hear me out…' says Noel.

Kym replies: 'Go on…,' before Noel says: 'Fancy getting the band back together?'

The caption read: '25 years later…' before encouraging fans to sign up to a newsletter with 'up and coming news' and 'presale' – suggesting a tour is on the way.

The post was shared 24 years to the day since Hear'Say announced the were going their separate ways two years after they first formed on reality show, Popstars.

Despite only being together for a short while, the band developed a devoted fan base, who were quick to share their excitement about the news. 

Posting underneath the announcement, they said: 'It's happening! After ruining my childhood on the 1st October 2022, you have managed to reclaim the date'; 'It's happening!'; 'Thursday, Thursday.. So good to me'; 

'The best day ever!'; 'Take my money! Honestly dreams do come true!'; 'Needed this for the past 25 years'; 'Not a want, a need!'; 'We have to!';

'As someone in the top 0.4 per cent of Hear'say's Spotify listeners, I can say I am truly READY...'; 'Not me looking at flights to the UK so I have my travel pitch ready for my husband when the dates are released... we've been due a trip to bring our kid to visit family for a few years... O what, there's a Hear'say gig on when we're back... what are the chances?';

'Omg pleaseeee'; 'OH MY GODDDDDDD!!'; 'Have you seen this!?'; 'The news we've all been waiting for!'; 'OMFG'; 'Why isn't Myleene in the convo lol'; 'OMG YASSSS TOUR'; 

Myleene previously counted herself out of a reunion, saying that she doesn't have time in her schedule at the moment.

On an episode of Loose Women in July, Myleene said: 'I loved my time in Hear'say, I know it's 25 years this year.

'Listen, they've had their discussions and I fully back them to go ahead and do a reunion.

'It's not something I can commit to right at this moment. But you go and, you know, I'll be front row – singing Pure And Simple!'

She also shared concerns that the original magic of the band couldn't be replicated, adding: 'Generally speaking, I think it's very hard to replicate the feeling of the first time.'

Myleene's comments came months after Kym hinted that the band would reform to celebrate their 25th anniversary.

At the time, she told Prima magazine: 'I always laugh and say "never say never" about a Hear'Say reunion. We might pop up somewhere, just for a one-off performance down the line, to surprise everyone.

'But I think we are all just doing our own thing. We all still chat, which is nice.'

Hear'Say were one of the earliest major UK TV-created pop groups, formed through ITV's Popstars in 2000–01.

The band were selected from thousands of applicants, with the formation of the band being documented on television.

Their debut single, Pure and Simple, was a phenomenon and went to No.1 in the UK selling 549,823 copies in its first week, setting a record at the time for a debut single.

Kym left the group in January 2002 and was replaced by Johnny Shentall. The new lineup released Lovin' Is Easy, but it didn't reproduce the group's earlier success.