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It has been revealed that former Sugababe Keisha Buchanan only left the group because her management wouldn't let the other two members quit!

As the last of the group's founding members, Keisha departed the 'Push the Button' hit-makers in September 2009 - marking over 10 years in the group - and was swiftly replaced by Eurovision contestant Jade Ewen.

Speculation surrounding the acrimonious split suggested she had been forced out by other members Heidi Range and Amelle Berrabah, however Liverpool-born Heidi has now claimed that the opposite is true.

"I think most people think we kicked Keisha out the band but we actually left ourselves," she told MTV News: "We were going through a hard time for such a long time, trying to make it work and we couldn't."

The stress of staying together at the insistence of their management took its toll on Amelle who was admitted to a rehab clinic suffering with nervous exhaustion shortly after Keisha left.

She added: "I think a person can only allow themselves to be treated in a certain way for so long and I think we took a lot!

"I didn't enjoy going into work - I dreaded it, if I'm completely honest. It just got to that point were I was like 'I can't take anymore'."

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