The latest episode of “Fascinated” has dropped and the guest this episode is Jacquie O’Sullivan who replaced Siobhan Fahey in Bananarama. Jacquie is the former lead singer with the Shillelagh Sisters and was drafted in when Fahey left due to creative differences.
Bananarama were about the undertake a massive world tour and were on a punishing schedule of single releases and promotion. Jacquie was a party girl and had no intention giving up on her partying ways. She stayed with the band through the world tour and numerous single releases. She record the “Pop Life” album with the band and appeared on Band Aid 2 and in a Comic Relief campaign with French and Saunders where Kathy Burke portrayed Kim a character based on Jacquie.
Eventually Jacquie and Bananarama parted ways and Jacquie left the UK where she was still recognisable as one of the members of what was then the biggest girlband in the world.