A star from the Irish pop group B*Witched admitted that she was not able to do one simple task when the band found fame.
Edele Lynch, 44, shot to fame during the late 1990s as part of B*Witched, touring across the UK, Ireland and beyond. The band had a number of hits during the decade, but their most famous came in 1998 with the track C’est La Vie, where it reached No1 in a number of countries including the UK.
The band remained together for a total of five years, before disbanding in 2002, after being dropped by their Sony record label. After a decade of forced hiatus, the band got back together in time for the ITV2 show The Big Reunion, which saw the group have “emotional clear the air talks” before fully committing to the reformation.
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Now, over two decades since they were first catapulted onto the world stage, Lynch told the Daily Star how fame at a young age had impacted her. She explained that she unable to go about her normal life once the band dissolved, as their team had done everything for them at the time.
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“It was just silly things because we were young when we started it all and everything of what we were was built within this business,” she explained. “It was mostly the food shopping for me, other than – obviously losing your sense of self afterwards, because it was all wrapped up in work and a busy schedule.”
She also admitted that due to the hectic schedule the band hand at the time, leaving the band and returning to a sense of normality led to a lot of reflection. “We had a lot of time on our hands to figure out who we were [after the break-up] and it was odd, and it was strange to do that,” Lynch added.
“Everyone else were teenagers getting to know themselves, getting to know their friends and doing nights out et cetera,” Edele said. “But for us, we were actually building a business, building work and building who we were for that project.”
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Lynch went on to say that after the break up of the band, she felt more alone than ever, due to her twin sister Keavy also walking away from the band. This created a shock for the star, who said that the period of self-reflection made her feel she “wasn’t a twin” for the first time in her life.
Speaking about the her identity crisis, Edele said: “I felt like I suddenly understood how everybody feels when they go into high school. You know, when they step out on their own.
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“It was really weird, I really went back to figure out who I was and how to stand to stand on my own two feet and it seemed like a really strange place to be at the time. But I’m alright now, don’t worry.”
Bewitched play at Superboxx with Eternal, Phats and Small and Rozalla on Sat 6th July part of Rochester Castle Live event which also features Kaiser Chiefs on July 5th and UB40 feat Ali Campbell on Sunday 7th July in the Castle grounds.
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