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Real Girl
- Author
- Mutya Buena
- Narrator
- Mutya Buena
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Publish Date
- 13 November 2025
- Run Time
- 5 hours 48 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Brought to you by Penguin.
“I’m not sure anyone knows who I really am. So here it is.”
The real highs.
The real lows.
The Real Girl.
Mutya Buena was only thirteen when she became one third of the original line-up of the iconic girl band Sugababes.
As she launched into fame, her life became unrecognizable overnight. Suddenly, she was going straight from school to the studio, rubbing shoulders with music royalty and hearing fans scream her name.
But with the dazzle of stardom came the darker side: those who would take advantage of her naivety and her kindness, the constant taunting by the press and the lingering regret of missing out on being a real teenager.
Unflinchingly honest, Real Girl takes us through the highs of a spectacular career and the lows that came with a life in the limelight. For the first time, Mutya opens up about the struggles she kept hidden from the public eye when her life began to spiral out of control.
This is the story of the girl the tabloids never saw.
'The odd, lurid life of a very young pop star...If confirmation were ever needed that the Naughties were a toxic time to be famous and female, Real Girl delivers it, vividly and colourfully.' The Times
© Mutya Buena 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
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The odd, lurid life of a very young pop star...If confirmation were ever needed that the Naughties were a toxic time to be famous and female, Real Girl delivers it, vividly and colourfully.
The Times
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Details
- Author
- Mutya Buena
- Narrator
- Mutya Buena
- Duration
- 5 hours 48 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 November 2025
- ISBN
- 9781529946987
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Genre
- Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Memoirs, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Popular music, Narrative theme: coming of age
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.“I’m not sure anyone knows who I really am. So here it is.”The real highs.The real lows.The Real Girl.Mutya Buena was only thirteen when she became one third of the original line-up of the iconic girl band Sugababes.As she launched into fame, her life became unrecognizable overnight. Suddenly, she was going straight from school to the studio, rubbing shoulders with music royalty and hearing fans scream her name.But with the dazzle of stardom came the darker side: those who would take advantage of her naivety and her kindness, the constant taunting by the press and the lingering regret of missing out on being a real teenager.Unflinchingly honest, Real Girl takes us through the highs of a spectacular career and the lows that came with a life in the limelight. For the first time, Mutya opens up about the struggles she kept hidden from the public eye when her life began to spiral out of control.This is the story of the girl the tabloids never saw.'The odd, lurid life of a very young pop star...If confirmation were ever needed that the Naughties were a toxic time to be famous and female, Real Girl delivers it, vividly and colourfully.' The Times© Mutya Buena 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
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