When Frankie Bridge admitted to having no savings for her financial past from her successful pop career, she claimed that she now has nothing to put aside.
Frankie Bridge admitted to wasting all of her money from her time as a pop star and said, “I don’t have anything to show for it anymore, I think that’s one of my biggest regrets.”
The vocalist-turned-Loose Women panellist, who rose to prominence with S Club Juniors at just 12 before achieving chart triumph with The Saturdays, spoke frankly about her monetary history. She revealed to the Big Fish podcast with Spencer Matthews that despite grafting from such a tender age, she failed to put money aside and now has nothing remaining from her pop celebrity fortune.
Frankie detailed how her parents’ relaxed stance on expenditure due to her dedication meant there was minimal oversight of her finances. “I think my parents always felt that they allowed me to work from such a young age that they were unable to tell me what to use my money for and what to spend it on. We didn’t have loads and loads.”
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The presenter noted that, in retrospect, she had some control over her previous control of her cash flow. My own bank card is something I can recall. I believe I just halted it, as I did last week.
Frankie confirmed she did have her own money, along with personal banking privileges, despite widely held myths that young stars were not entitled to their full share. After working for S Club Juniors, Frankie openly admitted that “they helped me invest little bits.” I wasn’t really thinking about it at the time, though, because I had no money, no bills, and nothing. However, when I consider the situation, it wasn’t as much as I had anticipated. It would have been nice to have some leftovers.
Simon Fuller, a music mogul, saw her as the next Rachel Stevens, and Frankie was ready for a solo career after S Club Juniors. She recalled that time in her own words, “I had an opportunity afterwards. He wanted me to be the new Rachel Stevens because she was the artist at the time, and we were given an independent contract for about a year.
However, Frankie felt overwhelmed in the solo spotlight: “I felt so lost, I didn’t know what clothes I was into, what music. I was more an Avril Lavigne, a bit more emo. And that was not the style he was going for.” Frankie has since admitted she struggles with depression and anxiety.
Despite initially avoiding being a member of “another girl band,” everything clicked when Frankie was called to join The Saturdays.
After mulling it over, she seized the opportunity and has since enjoyed a series of hits with the group, which includes Rochelle Humes, Una Healy, Mollie King, and Vanessa White. Now, Frankie is a doting mum to her son Parker, shared with football ace Wayne Bridge, and a stepmum to his son Jaydon.
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Source: Mirror
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