Who are The Cheeky Girls Gabriela and Monica Irimia? Romanian twins who first appeared on Popstars: The Rivals
The cheesy popstars burst on to the scene in the early noughties
The Cheeky Girls could be about to make a return to the limelight.
Here is what we know about the those Cheeky sisters...
Who are the Cheeky Girls? What was their early life?
The Cheeky Girls are a Romanian-born British-based pop duo who are twin-sisters.
Gabriela and Monica were born on 31 October 1982 to Doru and Margit Irimia.
Gabriela is older by 10 minutes.
Their early life in Romania consisted of studying gymnastics and ballet and touring with the Hungarian National Opera
When did the Cheeky Girls become famous?
After moving to the UK with their mum in 2002, the girls started auditioning for TV shows, including Channel 4's Model Behaviour.
But it was when they auditioned for Popstars: The Rivals (won by Girls Aloud) they were shot to fame - even though they didn't make it through.
Their debut single Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum) sold more than 1.2million copies worldwide and reached No.2 in the UK charts.
They have claimed four top ten hits including Take Your Shoes Off and (Hooray, Hooray!) It’s A Cheeky Holiday!
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The nation was left shocked when Liberal Democrat MP Lemit Opik dumped his weather girl girlfriend Sian Lloyd.
He then got together with Cheeky Girl Gabriela.
The couple were briefly engaged in 2008 but their romance was short-lived and they broke up three months later.