 Louise Redknapp revealed she was missing out on the Eternal reunion tour after two of the band's members refused to play shows at LGBTQ+ festivals and Pride. The 48-year-old singer shot to fame with the group in the nineties and was planning to join them on a massive reunion tour next year – that would include Pride and Mighty Hoopla. Celebrating the LGBTQ+ communities, both festivals were looked upon unfavourably by two members, Easther and Vernie Bennett. It was alleged that the sisters refused to play both stops because they believed that the gay community was being 'hijacked' by the trans community. Following the news, Louise's publicist Simon Jones responded according to MailOnline and said: 'A message was sent to the team putting together the Eternal reunion stating that if it was to go ahead, neither Vernie nor Easther would perform at Pride shows or LGBTQ+ festivals. 'This was because the duo felt that the gay community was being hijacked by the trans community and they do not support this. The star left the group to pursue a solo career (Picture: WireImage) The singer explained that she was not joining the reunion tour in support of the LGBTQ+ community(Picture: Shutterstock) 'Louise is a huge supporter and ally of the LGBTQ+ community and both herself and Kelle told the duo they would not work with anyone who held these views, and as such the reunion as a four would not be going ahead. 'The team behind the proposed Eternal reunion are gay including management, PR and tour promoter, and neither myself nor any of the team would work with artists who held such views about the trans community.' Earlier this year in August, Louise took to the stage at Brighton Pride as a solo act and has been known to be a supporter of the community in the past. Since leaving the group in 1995 to pursue her own solo career, the formerly scheduled tour was set to be the first time Et){kind=link}
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Louise Redknapp revealed she was missing out on the Eternal reunion tour after two of the band’s members refused to play shows at LGBTQ+ festivals and Pride.
The 48-year-old singer shot to fame with the group in the nineties and was planning to join them on a massive reunion tour next year – that would include Pride and Mighty Hoopla.
Celebrating the LGBTQ+ communities, both festivals were looked upon unfavourably by two members, Easther and Vernie Bennett.
It was alleged that the sisters refused to play both stops because they believed that the gay community was being ‘hijacked’ by the trans community.