FORMER pop star and TV regular Frankie Bridge has opened up about frittering away her fortune from The Saturdays.
Singer Frankie shot to fame in S Club Juniors aged 12 and went onto have great success in the popular girlband – but hasn't saved a penny from any of it.
Talking to Spencer Matthews on his podcast Big Fish, the Loose Women panellist said: "I don't have anything to show for it anymore, I think that's one of my biggest regrets."
She continued: "I think my parents always felt that they allowed me to work from such a young age that they were unable to tell me what to use my money for and what to spend it on.
"We didn't have loads and loads."
She went on to describe dealing with substantial amounts of money at a young age.
The 36-year-old said: "I was in control of it to a certain extent. I remember I had my own bank card. I think I only just closed it down like last week."
On the advice she was given during her time with S Club Juniors, she said: "They helped me to invest little bits. But at the time I had no mortgage, no bills, no nothing, I wasn't really thinking about it.
"But when I look back it wasn't as much money as I thought it was. It would have been nice to have some of it left."
She added: "I think being in a girl band, you kind of compare yourselves to each other all the time and you're being compared publicly anyway.
"I think I very quickly within The Saturdays, I realised that I wasn't there for my talent necessarily.
"People were more interested in how my hair was cut, what I was wearing, who I was dating, what I was saying, that kind of thing and that did affect me."
Spencer wrote alongside the clip of him and Frankie: "I'm joined by the amazing @frankiebridge, best known for her time with S Club Juniors and The Saturdays, two of the UK's biggest pop groups!
"In this chat, we dive deep into self-belief, her journey from being a child star at 12, and the challenges that come with comparison in a girl band.
"We also talk about her Sunday Times bestsellers, OPEN and GROW, where she shares her experiences with mental health and motherhood.
"It's an honest, inspiring conversation you won't want to miss!"
The star has recently opened up about her year-long battle with acne that made her feel "so paranoid."
Since getting candid on her struggles, The Saturdays star has been viciously trolled on social media.
On a recent episode of Loose Women, the mum-of-two discussed her battle with acne and how it deeply affected her confidence.
Rather than sympathise with Frankie's skin struggles, fans slammed the celebrity for "moaning" about "first world problems."
Frankie is currently embroiled in an awkward fall-out with Rochelle Humes and Myleene Klass, following a row over Hear'Say singer Myleene's "cheating" ex.
The ladies are said to have recently reignited a decade-long feud over her ex-husband Graham Quinn.
Myleene sent shock waves through the industry in July when she claimed she caught Graham, 51, cheating with a well-known female celebrity.
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