Dancing On Ice 2022 star Rachel Stevens was just 19 when she was catapulted to worldwide fame in S Club 7.
As well as being a lad's mag favourite, she sold 16 million records with the group before their split in 2003 and went on to release two solo albums.
And back in the day, the London-born star was as famous for her music as she was for her romance with Holby City actor, Jeremy Edwards.
The stunning couple got engaged after 18 months together when he popped the question on Valentine's Day 2002 over a romantic meal at The Dorchester.
Rachel - who had fancied Jeremy since she first clapped eyes on him as Kurt Benson in Hollyoaks - immediately said yes.
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"I really didn't have a clue he was going to do it and am thrilled to pieces," she gushed at the time.
"We are both so happy."
But sadly, Jeremy's life was then turned upside down by the tragic death of his Holby co-star, Laura Sadler, who plunged 40 ft to her death from a balcony while watching the sunrise at her boyfriend's home in Holland Park, London.
The 22-year-old actress sustained massive head injuries and died in hospital five days later, leaving Jeremy, then 31, bereft.
"Everybody in the cast is completely devastated and is asking the same question, 'Why her?'" he told the BBC.
"You couldn’t meet a sweeter, nicer, more wonderful girl. She was the kindest person and even actor friends of mine who did just one episode with her are mortified. She was just the loveliest little thing."
Crippled with grief, he turned to alcohol which he said put a strain on his relationship with Rachel.
"It was a tough time for me. After Laura's death I got really messed up. I was drinking a hell of a lot and got seriously depressed," he told Heat.
"It really shook me up. Losing such a close friend pushed me off the rails and sadly Rachel got caught up in my mess.
"It was at this point she confronted me about my problems and we agreed to have a break."
The pair didn't speak for an entire month until Jeremy "realised what [his] behaviour was making [him] lose," and urged her to give their relationship another go.
"Rachel means the world to me. I needed a serious reality check and that's what I got," he added.
However, plans for a wedding were put on the back-burner, with Jeremy stating he needed to "grow up a bit".
Not only that, but Rachel's gruelling S Club schedule didn't leave room for wedding planning - and the couple decided it was time to part ways for good in 2004.
Jeremy, who has since been spotted working as a labourer, expressed regret at losing out on the £2million they were offered for selling their wedding snaps.
Speaking on the Soap From the Box podcast, he said: "We were offered stupid amounts of money to sell our wedding photos, honeymoon photos and our first born, and I turned it down. I just thought, 'This is ridiculous'.
"I wish I'd done it. I could've made a s***load of money and had a bit more privacy. I'd be living in The Bahamas or something."
But Rachel has since found happiness with her childhood sweetheart-turned-husband, Alex Bourne, who will be watching proudly as his wife takes to the ice for the first time on Sunday.
The pair first met and dated when Rachel was just 12, but drifted apart during their teenage years and split.
They rekindled their romance after meeting again several years later, and married in a lavish Mayfair wedding ceremony covered by Hello! in 2009.
The couple had known each other since childhood, with Rachel telling the Loose Women panel: "We were boyfriend and girlfriend when we were 12.
"We were boyfriend and girlfriend on and off during our teens until I got into the band, and he went off and did his stuff.
"Then we bumped into each other randomly in our late twenties, and at that point I'd sworn off men, but it was really lovely to see him.
"But I was going off to LA at the time, so no, but then we reconnected. We obviously had all of that history and now, the rest is history."
Their wedding was held in posh London hotel Claridge's and Rachel walked down the aisle to her own S Club 7 hit 'I've Never Had A Dream Come True' - though none of her bandmates were invited.
The bride and groom laid on a visual feast for their guests, including ice sculptures, orchids, grand pianos and a ballroom swagged in silk.
Star guests included Coronation Street Kate Ford - known for playing Tracey Barlow - and former Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips, as well as ex-Strictly dancers .
The happy couple since welcomed two children - daughters Amelie, 11, and Minnie, seven.
* Dancing On Ice airs on Sunday at 6:30pm on ITV
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