Older Than They Look: Nadine famously tried to pull this ...

While attending Thornhill College in 2001, Coyle auditioned for the Irish version of the reality television talent show Popstars, on which Louis Walsh was a judge. She won a place in the band Six, but it was later revealed that she had lied about her age. She was 16 years old, two years younger ...

The first season concluded on 17 ... named Six, with Sinéad Sheppard, Emma O'Driscoll, Kyle Anderson, Sarah Keating, Andy Orr and Liam McKenna being elected as the band members. The series is infamous for the then-16-year old Nadine Coyle's appearance on the show; she was initially inducted into the band after the auditions, but was later asked to leave the show as it emerged she had lied about being 18 in order to ...

... The iconic moment saw the soon-to-be Girls Aloud member lie about her date of birth in order to compete in the talent show. In a hilarious clip, it was revealed that Nadine had been lying about her age and was just 16, two years younger ...

The whole incident had arisen because the Irish Popstars, an early-edition TV talent show, required contestants to have reached the ripe old age of 18. Turns out Nadine was but 16 years old when she entered, a fact she neglected to disclose ...

In 2001, two years before the pop culture juggernaut that became The X Factor, thousands of young Irish singers auditioned for an Irish version of the singing competition Popstars to be a part of a new pop group. People over the age of 18 (an age limit that will become of incredible importance later) auditioned for Boyzone and Westlife manager Louis Walsh, Eurovision winner Linda Martin, and music executive Bill Hughes to be part of the six-person pop group.

During the formation of the group ... a filmed segment when Coyle inadvertently stated her correct date of birth as 15 June 1985 while being interviewed, contradicting her earlier claim of being 18.[15] Realizing her mistake ...

In 2001, aged 16, Nadine lied about her age to appear on Irish Popstars, a reality singing show similar to The X Factor, but was caught out when she said the wrong date of birth on camera before pretending she couldn’t find her passport to prove her age.

Nadine Coyle has finally given clarity on what happened when she accidentally revealed her true age on TV show Popstars in 2001 · The Northern Irish singer infamously entered the show as a teen, despite the rules requiring entrants to be 18 when starring on the show.

In 2001, Coyle's age was discovered while appearing on the Irish singing competition Popstars, which created quite an internet scandal. Competitors had to be 18 years old to appear on the show. At the time, the Irish singer was only 16. However, no one had discovered her deception until she accidentally admitted her true age in her introduction...