Shocked Lorraine viewers claim they ‘don’t recognise’ S Club’s Jo O’Meara as she shows off new look to plug solo career

SHOCKED Lorraine viewers have claimed that they “didn’t recognise” S Club 7’s Jo O’Meara as she showed off her new look on the show today.

The 42-year-old star chatted to host Christine Lampard about her solo album, but viewers at home were a little bit distracted.

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Fans didn’t recognise Jo on Lorraine today

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She shot to fame in S Club 7Credit: Alamy

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Jo in 1999 during the band’s heyday

They took to Twitter in their droves to react to Jo’s appearance – with many admitting that they hadn’t realised who she was.

One wrote: “Wish these people would stop changing the faces I can’t recognise her.”

Another asked: “What has she done to her face?!”

A third said: “Yikes! Jo O’Meara looks different?”

One more echoed: “What the hell has Jo O’Meara done to her face?”

Last year, Jo shared a before and after photo as she revealed the imapact quitting booze and cigarettes had had on her appearance.

She wrote at the time: “Just goes to show you [what] dedication can do!

“Eating clean, training hard, quitting smoking, and quitting alcohol! I feel like a different person!”

Jo shot to fame in 1999 with the pop band S Club 7, alongside Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, Rachel Stevens and Hannah Spearritt.

The group released their first single, Bring It All Back, in 1999 with the song going straight to Number 1. They went on to have four UK No1 singles and a UK No1 album.

The band also had TV shows including Miami 7 and Viva S Club before splitting in 2003.

Despite being considered the strongest S Club vocalist, Jo’s first attempt at a solo career flopped soon after the band disbanded.

In 2007, the singer was at the centre of Celebrity Big Brother’s race storm when she, Jade Goody, and Danielle Lloyd were accused of racist and bullying behaviour towards fellow contestant Shilpa Shetty.

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The star, pictured in 2018, has overhauled her lookCredit: Getty – Contributor

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The star was on the breakfast show to promote her solo album

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Jo showed off the results of her health kick last year
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Tom Kucher

For as long as Tom can remember, he has understood the reality around him through the tinted glasses of works of fiction, be it books, films, TV shows, or anime. An English graduate, he wrote articles on a wide array of topics for several years, from entertainment and pop culture to history and literature. Before that, he was an educator and a roleplay game writer and developer. It is his deeply-rooted love for performing arts and visual media that led him to become a part of the DC team in 2020.

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