Sugababes 'bonded over bum slapping'

The Sugababes have revealed that they bonded with newest member Jade Ewen by "slapping" her bottom.

Heidi Range and Amelle Berrabah first met Ewen at the video shoot for their recent single 'About A Girl' in Los Angeles last September.

"You know what's funny? The first day we all met, I had Heidi slapping me on the a**e! It was part of the routine for the video for 'About A Girl' to slap each other on the bum," Ewen told More. "That's our favourite move, we do it all the time."

Range added: "She's got a cute bum, look!"

Ewen revealed that the group often change the order for the bum-slapping routine depending on what outfit each member is wearing.

"Where we stand sometimes depends what we're wearing. If two are wearing trousers and one is wearing a skirt then the person in the skirt stands in the middle," she said. "One pat for each cheek."

Sugababes release new single 'Wear My Kiss' on February 22. Their album Sweet 7 follows on March 8.