The Sugababes say that Amelle Berrabah will be back at work with them on Friday, after spending time at a clinic in Austria suffering from nervous exhaustion.Doctors who diagnosed the singer recommended rest but after three weeks bandmates Heidi Range and Jade Ewen say she is now back in the UK and feels ready for work.
"She feels much better now and is positive and looking forward to getting back into things," said Heidi.
"It's a new challenge, a new start for us and we know we've got to prove ourselves to people but I think it's something that we're excited about now."
Amelle's break followed Keisha Buchanan's much publicised exit from the group and Jade Ewen joining as a replacement. "You know she'd been under a lot of pressure and it just took its toll on Amelle," said Heidi.
"I've really missed her and Jade hasn't really had a chance to get to know her properly yet. I think we're over the worst of it now."
Heidi admitted she's also had her fair share of pressure and explained why she's recently abandoned her Twitter page.
"I stopped putting messages on it because I wasn't in a happy, light-hearted mood to be saying, 'I'm off to a spin class' or whatever," she said.
"There were negative things on there and there are some pretty horrendous people out there.
"Things like, 'Burn in hell', 'Why don't you get an eating disorder? You look fat next to Jade and Amelle'. Pretty nasty things."
'No name change'
Heidi says she will probably be back on the social networking site soon though.
"I just thought I am a good person," she added. "People that don't even know me, don't know the situation, to let that ruin your day is silly. I just wanted to deal with what was going on in our lives."
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