Sugababe Heidi: "We couldn't work together"

Sugababes singer Heidi Range has attributed Keisha Buchanan's recent ousting from the group to a complete breakdown in their working relationship.

The singer, who replaced original member Siobhan Donaghy in 2001, claimed that tensions reached a peak last week following reports that Amelle Berrabah was threatening to quit.

"We couldn't work together any more," she told The Sun. "It suddenly came to a head last week, me and Amelle knew we couldn't move forward the way it was, we couldn't work together anymore.

"But we did not want to throw away what we had achieved and split up. None of us was happy. We had to make a decision. Things have not been good for a few months."

Range, who was originally a member of Atomic Kitten before their rise to fame, insisted that she would not publicly criticise Buchanan.

"I'm not going to say anything bad about Keisha. I'm not going to start telling tales because I have too much respect," she added.

Sugababes release their new album Sweet 7 on November 23.

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