Hear’Say’s Shrek look-a-like Danny Foster says now that the group has split, he’s also going to split England, travelling for the remainder of the year, where he’ll contemplate his future. His grandad Reggie commented, “He’s looking forward to a rest and getting away from it all. It has been stressful. Something like that always is. Personally, I was always happier listening to him sing karaoke down the pub.”

Sky News has a video clip discussing the split of Hear’Say after being together less than two years. The expert they interviewed said it was never likely for the manufactured pop group to last a long time. He says the problem with the group was that they peaked in a week and went downhill from there. Read more.

The London Mirror reports that insiders say the TV manufactured group Hear’Say split after being together less than two years because, “They felt they were constantly competing to try and win public approval.” The source denied fighting within the group prompted the split. The paper thinks Danny, Noel and Suzanne will sink back into obscurity, but the huge breasted Myleene Klass probably will continue on.

The Sun reports Hear’Say have decided to split, after getting daily abuse from the public which made their lives hell. Myleene Klass, 24, said, “Nobody deserves what we went through.” Danny Foster said, “Myleene was being called a bitch every day by people in the street and we were being called wankers. It all got too much.” Noel Sullivan commented, “We’re not millionaires but we are a lot better off than we would have been if we had been waiters and cleaners. Now we can go back to our families and give something back – we’ve been missing from their lives for nearly two years.”

The Sun reports judges from Popstars, the show that created Hear’Say, think the group is sunk. Louis Walsh, manager of Westlife, blasted, “It’s all over for Hear’Say. They had their chance but they’ve blown it.” Fellow judge Pete Waterman added, “Who are Hear’Say? I don’t care or know who they are.”

The Scottish Daily Record reports Hear’Say were shaken after a crazed gunman threatened them as they headed to Summer XS gig in Himley Park, Dudley, Wolverhampton on Sunday. A band source revealed, “To say they were freaked out is an understatement. They have no idea why someone would want to launch an unprovoked attack on them. They are just relieved no one was hurt.”