The singers have dropped a series of hints there may be a comeback on the cards

A NOUGHTIES hitmaker has teased the huge comeback of the band that rocketed her to fame.

It comes after we reported the Brit-based girl group were in talks to reunite ahead of their milestone anniversary, after a bitter legal battle was sparked while they were at their height of fame.

Now Mis-teeq songstress Su-Elise Nash, 44, who celebrated her engagement this summer, may well have another reason to cheer after admitting they had brought their estranged bandmate Sabrina, 46, back "into the fold."

Scandalous hitmakers Mis-Teeq were a huge part of the UK pop scene between 2001 and 2005.

Yet amid their success, The Sun exclusively revealed how third bandmate Alesha Dixon, 47, was sued by Sabrina back in 2020.

Sabrina, who was Mis-Teeq's lead singer and wrote many of their hits, instigated legal proceedings against Alesha over royalties going back 15 years, as well as legal proceedings against former label Universal.

The pair also fell out after management blocked Sabrina from appearing on Strictly Come Dancing -- only for Alesha to shine on the BBC One show the following year.

Now Su-Elise has told how things have been smoothed over and the trio like to "catch up every now and then."

The One Night Stand hitmaker teased the prospect of more hits to come and told MailOnline: "Sabrina's back in the fold.

"We do like catch up every now and then and we have a little Mis-Teeq WhatsApp group so we can get in touch and talk about business stuff because there's always stuff going on in the background, but also just to see how we're all doing, and I think that that's quite nice, you know, it doesn't have to be an everyday thing."

She added to the publication: "We definitely have always said we would never say never and it would always just have to be when the time felt right, we're all in contact at the moment, all three of us.

"We are speaking on a fairly regular basis, but there is nothing set in stone as yet.

"I think for us if the right opportunity presented itself, it's definitely something we would look at, but we don't have anything in the works at the moment.

"I think that we're at a point now where if we, if we did decide to do something, it would be for the fun and the giggles."

POP COMEBACK?

Former bandmate Alesha, who forged a solo career when the British R&B group split in 2005, has given fans fresh hope of a second stint and admitted they are further on than ever before when it comes to talking.

In a recent chat with Hits Radio's Fleur East, Will Best and James Barr, Britain's Got Talent judge Alesha teased a fresh chapter for the super-cool girlband.

James asked her if there were "any advances" on previous comeback chat, to which she replied: "There might be.

"Well, next year is the 25th anniversary of Lickin' On Both Sides, our debut album."

Fleur then chipped in and said: "It makes sense Alesha."

The B With Me singer continued: "So we are thinking, we're thinking.

"Thinking doesn't mean we are doing, we're thinking.

"Which is more than we've done."

In March, Alesha teased further details on a band comeback.

The star took to her Instagram Stories to re-post a clip showing the band, formed in 1999, making their debut on BBC series Top Of The Pops.

The clip saw Londoner Alesha and bandmates Su-Elise Nash, 43, and Sabrina Washington, 46, shimming on stage as they belted out debut tune Why.

Alesha gushed over the scenes, filmed in 2001, and added the words: "Cried when I just saw this. Top Of The Pops debut."

BAND HISTORY

Mis-Teeq started life as a four piece in 1999, but Zena McNally left two years later.

Last year, Zena - now known as Zena Whitter - took radiant pics online for her 25,000 Instagram followers who gushed over her ageless look.

Mis-Teeq formed in 1999 when Alesha met singer Sabrina a few years earlier at their dance school, Dance Attic, in Fulham, London.

At the time, Hammersmith-born singer Tina Bartlett joined Alesha and Sabrina to perform and write music as a trio called Face2Face.

However, after a successful audition with another upcoming pop group, Tina jumped ship to became a member of 90s and 00s pop sensations S Club 7.

This fuelled Alesha and Sabrina, who promptly replaced Tina with Dulwich singer Su-Elise, who the duo spotted as she auditioned for another group.

The final member added to the group would be Zena, who joined in 1999.

The group signed to Telstar Records the following year and began working with an array of producers to form their debut album.

Mis-Teeq's debut single, Why?, was released in January 2001 and reached number 8 in the UK Singles chart that year.

The group went on to have six more consecutive top-10 singles and two top-ten albums across US, Europe, Asia and Australia, including their double platinum second album Eye Candy which was released in March 2003.

Noughties girlband star sparks reunion hopes 20 years after split & legal battle