Education
Appleton"s father met Melanie Blatt, with whom Nicole had attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School, and heard that Blatt was considering starting a girl group and was looking for new members.
Appleton"s father met Melanie Blatt, with whom Nicole had attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School, and heard that Blatt was considering starting a girl group and was looking for new members.
In 1983, Appleton moved to London to enlist in the Sylvia Young Theatre School. In 1986, she made a brief appearance in an episode of Grange Hill. 1993–2001: All Saints
In 1996 both sisters joined Blatt and Shaznay Lewis in forming All Saints.
In 2000, both Natalie and Nicole appeared in the poorly received film Honest.
All Saints split acrimoniously in 2001 amid much foment and rumour. In their five-year career, the group scored a total of five #1 singles.
2002–2005: Appleton and television
Natalie and Nicole formed a duo Appleton and launched their first single "Fantasy" in September 2002 which features Natalie doing a stage dive. Initially it was to be Nicole doing the stage dive, but she backed out at the last minute, and thus Natalie took her place.
The album Everything"s Eventual was released in early 2003 and coincided with the documentary Appleton on Appleton which gave an inside look into the life of the sisters.
In November, 2004 Appleton was a contestant on the fourth series of I"m a Celebrity. Get Maine Out of Here!. While on the show the public voted for her numerous times to take part in bushtucker trials, she was not very successful in completing the challenges and left after the public voted for her to do what would have been a record fifth bushtucker trial. 2006–2008: Return of the All Saints
All Saints reunited in early 2006 and released their third studio album titled Studio 1 on November 13, 2006.