Five’s Abz and Sean set for a Dragons’ Den special?

Recently reformed bad boys of pop, Five, launch bid to become global vegetable tycoons.

Everybody Courgette Up! In a new interview with OfficialCharts.com, Five (sorry 5ive) members Abz Love and Sean Conlon have revealed that they want to go on the BBC’s Dragons’ Den programme to seek funding for their vegetable business.

Nearly 16 years after they made their Official Chart debut with Slam Dunk Da Funk, 5ive made a triumphant live comeback to a packed out Arena Stage tent at last weekend’s V Festival and we caught up with Abz, Sean, Ritchie Neville and Scott Robinson!

The boyband initially disbanded in 2001, but got back together (without former member J Brown) last October. In their time away from the group Abz has become a keen farmer, while Sean owns a haulage business. The pair are now looking for funding to ship Abz’s “curly carrots” and “excess sweetcorn” around the globe.

“I’m in talks with Sean and we’re gonna take [them] around the world,” Abz told OfficialCharts.com. “Me and Sean need to get the finer details down to a point.”

“We’re gonna get it going, and then we’re gonna go on Dragons’ Den,” revealed Sean.

“We’ll take it to Europe and then the rest of the world!” added Abz.

Do you think the likes of Duncan Bannatyne, Peter Jones and Deborah Meaden et al will come on board with their venture? Also in the interview, 5ive chat about their chart battle with Ricky Martin and what they’ve got planned for the rest of the year.

You can watch the full interview below: Warning: they were a couple of pina coladas into their day by this point...

The Saturdays just couldn’t get enough of 5ive!

Beyonce may have been playing the main stage the night before, there may have been A-list fashionistas including Cara Delevingne hanging out (plus one or two members of One Direction and Union J roaming the place), but frankly, we were at V for 5ive. And so, it seems, were The Saturdays.

In a moment of surprise fandom, The Saturdays looked on and bashfully asked for a picture with the lads. Who are we to get in the way (and who knew The Saturdays got down to 5ive back in the day?!)

The British public are STILL buying 5ive singles!

Nope, your eyes aren’t deceiving you.  In 2013 the British public are still buying 5ive singles!  And we know exactly how many you lot are buying. So we challenged 5ive to take the Official Charts Challenge and guess how many copies of their biggest career hit, Keep On Movin’, were bought in the UK just last week. 

Curious to know the answer? Then watch the video interview above and prepare to be enlightened.

Proud moment: Challenge winner Abz and cameraman Graham show off his entirely enviable prize: an Official Charts badge. 

“Hands off my badge, I won it fair and square!” we overheard minutes later.