Mouthy Kym Marsh, talented Myleene Klass, chatty Suzanne Shaw, sensitive Noel Sullivan and happy Danny Foster were named as the Popstars band.
The five were whisked off to a shared house at a secret London location to prepare for their new lives as popstars.
It wasn't all plain-sailing though - the band worked at break-neck speed to record their first album and Kym was forced to admit she had two children she'd been keeping secret.