Never-Before-Seen Clips Reveal Manon in the ‘KATSEYE: Wild Hearts’ Movie

KATSEYE’s Wild Hearts documentary hit theaters on August 12, featuring emotional tributes to member Manon Bannerman, who announced a temporary hiatus in February. Bandmates praised her charisma, authenticity, and connection with fans.In the film, KATSEYE members including Megan Skiendiel and Daniela Avanzini shared personal stories about Manon’s impact, while Megan empathized with hiatuses after her own back injury prevented her from performing with the group.Days after the premiere, reports emerged that Sophia Laforteza would return from her illness-related hiatus, while Manon’s future with KATSEYE remained unclear despite positive conversations with management since her February announcement.KATSEYE: Wild Hearts is officially in theaters, and we finally have a first look at Manon Bannerman in the documentary after she announced a “temporary hiatus” from the group back in February.In a fan-posted recording of the movie from @bbrianle on Instagram, the girls appeared to get emotional while gushing about Manon.“It was definitely sad,” Sophia Laforteza, who announced her own hiatus from the group earlier this month due to illness, said of Manon’s initial announcement in the doc. “But Manon connects with people at an incredible level.”Separately, Megan Skiendiel added, “Her calmness, her way that she holds herself, the way that she speaks. She’s such an easy talker. She knows how to talk to people.”Before the film cut to clips of Manon and the other girls meeting fans and gearing up for milestone career moments behind-the-scenes, Lara Raj added, “She has an undeniable charisma and effortless authenticity about her that is really important to what KATSEYE is.”Megan then spoke to how human KATSEYE is behind-the-scenes and empathized with Manon, having been on hiatus at one point herself.“For me, when I was on hiatus, I was injured for my back, and it was definitely hard being able to see everything that the girls were doing and not being able to do it myself,” she explained. “We’re not in KATSEYE just to be, like, internet people. Like, we definitely love performing.”Add Cosmopolitan as a preferred source in your Google search results.Use your Google account to add this to your settings.In another scene, Daniela Avanzini admitted that she and Manon became “besties” when they shared a room while training on Pop Star Academy.The clips surfaced online after the girls confirmed Manon would be in the movie at its premiere at the Grove in Los Angeles on August 3.“She will forever be such an integral part of the journey of KATSEYE, and of course she’s included in the film. It’s so lovely, and we’re so happy to see it. The fans, I think, will be so excited to see it,” Lara said during an interview with Entertainment Tonight.A few days later, on August 12, a DeuxMoi source revealed that Sophia is expected to return to the group while Manon’s future “remains unclear.”“Manon Bannerman’s situation appears less definitive. Her hiatus was first announced on February 20. Manon later addressed her status on April 2, saying she and HxG were having ‘positive conversations,’ that she felt supported and that she would ‘share more soon.’ She did not, however, explicitly confirm that she would be returning to KATSEYE,” the outlet reported.KATSEYE: Wild Hearts is in theaters now.