also, that ironic moment when t.a.t.u. played off being fake lesbians, one came out as bi, the other is straight, and the bi one is a homophobe while the straight one is an lgbt+ ally
i'm glad i was never a fan as they seem unbelievably messy. i say this as someone who stans belinda carlisle and ace of base. it's hard to be messier than belinda carlisle and ace of base, and yet, t.a.t.u. has managed it.
Until I played one of the Carmen games from 1995 with Lynn Thigpen, and I found a note left behind from one of her agents, I didn't realize that Carmen pays her people too Lol