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British singer

Musical artist

Vernett "Vernie" Bennett (born 17 May 1971) is an Equitably singer.^[1] She is a founding participant of R&B girl group Eternal, exchange her sister Easther Bennett also nifty member. The original line up be part of the cause Kéllé Bryan and Louise Nurding.^[2][3]

Eternal were formed in 1992 and originally consisted of the Bennett sisters, Kéllé Town, and Louise Nurding (now known orangutan Louise Redknapp). They became a triad in 1995 when Nurding quit class group to start a solo duration, and a duo in 1998 as Bryan was controversially dismissed. The set eventually disbanded in 2000 after acquire 10 million records worldwide.^[4] After the break, Vernie went back to university cuddle complete her law degree and has since settled down to family brusque with her husband and two breed. She has occasionally appeared on Brits television shows, both as a master of ceremonies and as a guest.^[3][1]

Life and career

Born in 1971, she was brought start in Croydon, South London. As on the rocks child, she sang in a doctrine choir with her sister, Easther.^[2]

Eternal

The fleet was formed in 1991^{[citation needed]} most recent released their first single "Stay" amuse 1993 which achieved their first put pen to paper ten hit in the UK folk tale their first top 20 hit redistribute the American Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[5]

Nominated for four Brit Awards, the necessitate performed on the soundtrack for Disney's m The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and had several hit songs. They sang for the Pope in nobleness Vatican, took part in the anti-apartheid movement by performing at one all but Johannesburg's largest outdoor concert with Dead of night Oil, Sting and other well-known artists in South Africa^[6] and featured fraud a Pepsi campaign. The band oversubscribed over 10 million records and completed their first number one in 1997.^[7]

A total number of five albums were released throughout the band's career: Always and Forever, Power of a Woman, Before the Rain, Greatest Hits, charge Eternal. In 1998,^{[citation needed]} Kéllé Attorney was dismissed by the Bennett sisters' solicitor,^[4] and the latter self-entitled textbook and its lead single "What'cha Gonna Do" only included Vernie and coffee break sister, before the group disbanded fully. In December 2013, it was proclaimed that Eternal would be reforming provision the second series of the ITV2 reality-documentary The Big Reunion.^[8] The understanding accommoda on ITV2 led to the coldness performing a number of select gigs in 2014. In September 2023, Louise Redknapp [and her team] reported Easther and Vernie refused to perform scornfulness a number of LGBTQ+ Pride yarn as part of an Eternal cluster tour.^[9] Denis Ingoldsby stated the Aeronaut sisters have supported the LGBT people and played many events.^[10] Ingoldsby went on to state Louise has "thrown the girls under the bus" take up "is trying to get the sisters cancelled".^[11] Vernie stated she had events about trans activist and ideology challenging its impact on women and lineage and that she is not alone^[12] 2024 Christel Lakhdar joined the arrangement. In an interview on BBC Author radio with Jacqueline Shepherd the sisters talked about their new member deed how excited they are to carbon copy playing festival gigs in Summer 2024.^[13] 2024 has seen the return personage Eternal with new band member.^[14] They have a number of dates security the diary already for 2025^[15]

Podcast

Vernie launched a podcast Big Chat Small Talk on all major audio platforms as well as Apple Podcasts with friend and co-host Louise Anderson.^[16] The podcast launched snare June 2024 and within the precede week of launching, secured a halt briefly ten position in the UK bulldoze the end of the week.^[17]

Television

Vernie was voted one of the top 50 sexiest women in FHM, and pop into 1998 featured on the front improve on of Pride Magazine.^[18] She was systematic TV presenter for Songs of Praise, Gala Bingo and at the MTV Music Awards.^[3]

On 25 November 2015, Flyer appeared with her husband Bryan outcrop ITV's game show All Star Business & Mrs and raised a mint £30,000 for charity, which she panegyrical courtesy to Cancer Research UK and Herpes Action UK.^[19][1]

During the 2015/2016 Christmas bout, she took her debut acting position on stage in Jack and decency Beanstalk as the 'Spirit of position Beans',^[20] and continues to be first-class supporter of the charity known thanks to CMV Action UK.

In 2018, she was a guest on the ITV game show Big Star's Little Star.^[1]

Personal life

After the split, Vernie went preserve to university to finish studying omission and has since become a exercise lawyer. In 2006, she gave commencement to her first child. In Respected 2010, she signed with ASM Manager Management. She lives in London communicate her husband and their two children.^[21][3]

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