MOST of us look forward to lazy days and time off over the summer, but not The Saturdays.

The girl group have a busy schedule including appearances at British Summer Time at Hyde Park on July 7 and Bluewater’s first Summer Live series on August 10.

Frankie Sandford told Vibe: “For us, I think the summertime is always the most fun because we get to do the most gigs. I think people are in better spirits already for an outside show, so we really enjoy it.”

At Hyde Park, The Saturdays are on the bill with JLS, whose member Marvin is married to Saturday Rochelle.

Frankie said: “We love JLS so it is great. Especially now they’re not together for much longer, it’s nice to do a last show with them. It’s nice for Roch’ having Marvin there.”

Rochelle gave birth to baby Alaia-Mai two weeks ago, bandmate Una had a baby with rugby star Ben Foden last year and Frankie recently announced she is expecting with footballer fiancé Wayne Bridge.

Pictures of the girls going about their business appear in papers daily but Frankie said the band tried not to put too much pressure on themselves to look good.

She said: “As women anyway you are so aware of yourself and of what everyone else is saying.

“Since I’ve been pregnant I have found it a lot harder.

“I have become more self-conscious but you just have to get on with it. It’s only for nine months and then I’ll be back to normal.”

With ever-busier family lives, Frankie said the day job did not jar.

“I think we see it as we’re the same as any other working mums,” she said. “They have to struggle working and meeting friends and family.

“It is important for us, we love our jobs and we don’t want to choose family or work. We want to do both. A lot of people do that now.”

Far from pushing the band apart, Frankie said motherhood has made the group tighter.

She said: “It has brought us closer. We’re all having our own families and you can imagine five girls with babies, everyone goes mental.

“It’s really exciting times for us. We’re just all really supportive of each other. We try and be there for each other.

“We love it when Una brings Aoife in, so it’ll be great when Roch’ starts bringing in Alaia. It’ll be really exciting.”

The band hit number one for the first time in March with the single What About Us, after six years of hit-making.

Frankie said: “It was mental. This far down the line to get a number one is massive. I think people expect you to go quiet. We have wanted one for so long and I think now we’ve got that under our belt.”

Continued harmony is what Frankie puts down to the group’s staying power.

She said: “We get on really well, we don’t argue. That’s quite a big factor in some bands breaking up or wanting to move on and do new things.”

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