New social distancing rules: Everyone is making the same joke about S Club 7
New government guidelines for Covid-19 will only allow up to six people gathering in UK households
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Your support makes all the difference.Music fans may have been confused to see S Club 7 trending on Tuesday (8 September), particularly following the reunion news regarding fellow Nineties pop stars, Steps.
While some may have hoped that the members of S Club 7 were following suit, the trend was actually linked to the latest Covid-19 update.
Following the new government announcement that no more than six people will be permitted to gather in households, everyone began making the same joke.
“Bad news for S Club 7,” tweeted journalist Matt Chorley.
“You’ve got to feel for S Club 7,” another commented.
One person said S Club 7 were “f***ed” but the boyband 5ive would be OK, while another suggested that tensions would be rife within the S Club 7 Whatsapp group.
S Club 7 were formed in 1998 by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, and rose to fame via the BBC series, Miami 7.
They enjoyed a string of hit singles in their five years together as a band, before splitting in 2003. They took part in a one-off reunion tour in 2015.
Read about the Steps reunion here, and remember to practise social distancing.
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