Louis Theroux’s next gritty documentary revealed as hard-hitting boyband film set to hit screens this month
AFTER getting under the skin of some of the biggest boybands, Louis Theroux is moving on to their female counterparts.
His documentary Boybands Forever, which takes a deep dive into the careers of Nineties and Noughties acts such as Take That and Blue, will hit screens later this month.
But I can reveal the broadcaster has already begun work on a follow-up, which will focus on some of the UK’s most successful girl groups.
A TV insider said: “Louis pitched the concept to the BBC and they loved it — so now he’s going after some of our biggest female stars.
“The Nineties and Noughties were huge for girl power, thanks to groups such as Spice Girls, Atomic Kitten, Girls Aloud and All Saints.
Incredible stories
“Like Take That and Blue, the female singers had very similar pressures and in some cases had a harder time than the men.
“Louis’ team has started reaching out to former members and current singers in those female groups to see who would be willing to speak out about their experiences.
“Women like Mel B, Kerry Katona and Shaznay Lewis all have incredible stories and a lot of tales to tell.
“The music industry can be an incredibly brutal and tough environment and a lot has changed since these women became famous.
“Hearing their perspectives compared with the members of the male groups will be fascinating.”
Across three episodes of Boybands Forever, Louis has covered the rise and fall of several of Britain’s male pop groups.
Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh both feature with the documentary covering the arrival of telly talent show such as Pop Idol and X Factor in the early Noughties and their impact of boybands.
They are fascinating stories, and Louis sure knows how to tell them well.