New social distancing rules: Everyone is making the same joke about S Club 7

New government guidelines for Covid-19 will only allow up to six people gathering in UK households

Music fans may have been confused to see S Club 7 trending on Tuesday (8 September), particularly following the reunion news regarding fellow Nineties pop stars, Steps.

While some may have hoped that the members of S Club 7 were following suit, the trend was actually linked to the latest Covid-19 update.

Following the new government announcement that no more than six people will be permitted to gather in households, everyone began making the same joke.

“Bad news for S Club 7,” tweeted journalist Matt Chorley.

“You’ve got to feel for S Club 7,” another commented.

One person said S Club 7 were “f***ed” but the boyband 5ive would be OK, while another suggested that tensions would be rife within the S Club 7 Whatsapp group.

S Club 7 were formed in 1998 by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, and rose to fame via the BBC series, Miami 7.

They enjoyed a string of hit singles in their five years together as a band, before splitting in 2003. They took part in a one-off reunion tour in 2015.

Read about the Steps reunion here, and remember to practise social distancing.