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Five's Ritchie Neville and 911's Lee Brennan reflect on gruelling work conditions and low pay during bands' 90s heyday - as they back calls for law change after Liam Payne's tragic death
Boybands Forever, which takes a deep dive into the careers of Nineties and Noughties acts such as Take That, Westlife and Blue, is set to air this weekend.
Two of the 1990s' biggest boyband stars had lifted the lid on the gruelling work conditions and paltry salaries they endured during their wild heyday, as a new documentary prepares to offer insight into the golden age of all-male groups. Both Ritchie and Lee added that they are backing a petition calling for a change in the law to protect young artists' mental health, following the death of One Direction star Liam Payne 'Those boys we all watched singing and dancing in tight formation - Take That, East 17, Westlife, Blue, Five, Damage, 911 and so many others - are now middle aged men who have the time and the maturity to look back reflect on what they went through.
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