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Rachel Stevens defends her 'fun' lads' mag past as she insists she was expressing 'sensuality not sexuality' and admits she was 'consumed' by anxiety in S Club 7


The S Club 7 star first took part in a sexy shoot with FHM back in 2000 when she was aged 22 and appeared on the magazine's 100 Sexiest Women list 11 times.

Rachel Stevens has defended her lads' mag past, insisting it was a 'bit of fun' and denouncing claims the shoots were 'degrading' (pictured at the FHM 100 Sexiest Women Party in 2003) The mother-of-two also admitted she was 'consumed' by anxiety during the early years of S Club 7 (Clockwise L-R Rachel, Hannah Spearritt, Jo O'Meara, Jon Lee, Tina Barrett, Bradley McIntosh and Paul Cattermole in 2000) The singer has been on the promotional trail for her autobiography, Finding My Voice, in which she details her split from ex-husband Alex Bourne and subsequently moving forward with professional skater Brendyn Hatfield.

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