Long before he was dancing the ballrooms of Netflix BridgertonLuke Newton has introduced some completely different dance moves as a new pop star with his boy band South4.
Twelve years ago, Newton was an 18-year-old graduate of the BRIT School, a performing and creative arts school in London, where he formed a pop quartet with colleagues Oli Evans, Joel Baylis and Henry Tredinnick. According to a local newspaper in Sussex, England – who compared the group to One Direction – in 2012, South4 even signed a £1 million record deal with record label Eagle Music and were preparing to release their first single, “Cougar Town”.
The band never seemed to make much of a mark, but their YouTube channel lives on, featuring a handful of behind-the-scenes clips, including Newton and co. rehearsing the choreography for the play “Cougar Town”.
BridgertonNicola Coughlan reveals the prank she pulled on Luke Newton after finding out he was in a boy band (Exclusive)
Newton’s boy band may not have taken off, but South4 still have at least one big fan among them Bridgerton honor.
“A few years ago I found out Luke was in a boy band and I just thought it was the best thing ever,” singer Nicola Coughlan told PEOPLE last month.
She also described how she played a prank on Newton while filming the third season of the hit Netflix drama, replacing the music in one of the Bridgertondance scenes with the song South4.
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Luke Newton, Oli Evans, Joel Baylis and Henry Tredinnick from South4 in 2012.
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“It was so strange because I could feel it as a strange energy. I could feel people looking over my shoulder and I wondered, are people nervous about me dancing? Because I’m completely fine, we’ll get through it,” Newton told PEOPLE. “And then [the song] he attacked the speakers and all the dancers…”
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“All the dancers are off, everyone’s cheering,” Coughlan interjected.
“That scene will always remind me of that [prank]”, added Newton.
2nd part of BridgertonThe third season of the series was released on June 13. Seasons 1 and 2 of the series — as well as its spinoff, Queen Charlotte: The Bridgerton Story — are now streaming on Netflix.
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