HEAR'SAY sensation Suzanne Shaw has vowed to take her bandmates on a wild night out in Bury.

The 19-year-old star will be in the area during September when they play four huge gigs in Manchester.

One of the concerts on September 29 coincides with her 20th birthday.

And packing her new friends into the area's nightspots has become one of her immediate priorities.

Her desire was revealed during an interview with the Bury Times, in which she:

Criticised a former boyfriend for selling a kiss-and-tell story.

Denied she and her current man, Andrew Warner, were planning to marry.

Branded an Internet suicide hoax as "sick".

Suzanne also revealed she had become close pals with Bury actor Ralf Little and was enjoying meeting with other stars from the area, which she called: "a hot bed of talent."

But the singer blasted former boyfriend Paul O'Shaughnessy for detailing his four-year relationship with her in a Sunday tabloid.

She claimed the Bury Football Club midfielder had acted out of self-interest and added: "There were a lot of untruths in that article and I was upset by it.

"You try and ignore things like that and you try not to get angry. At first it was like, 'how dare you, how dare you say things about me like that.'

"But then you think they may make £10,000 or whatever but the cash still runs out. I get on with my life but they remain bitter. "Now I just think whatever, I'm getting on with my job and having a lovely time with great support from the band."

Suzanne, who attended St Gabriel's High School, Bury, said she regularly travelled north to visit friends and family, including current boyfriend Andrew Warner who stills lives in neighbouring Bolton.

She began dating the 35-year-old when she was member of Abba tribute band "The Right Stuff".

The bubbly blonde quickly hit it off with Andrew and they have been dating for more than a year.

But when asked if there were any wedding bells on the horizon, she said without hesitation: "Not all all. No, not yet. I've got my job to concentrate on.

"I get to see him quite a bit, though, and we're very close. Being in the band and going out with him was difficult at first but we had some good laughs."

Suzanne, who sports a tattoo which shows the Chinese symbol for strength, used to live with her mother, Janet, in Brandlesholme, Bury.

During her time at school, she took time off to star on television, including the BBC children's drama, Elidor, in 1994. She also gained acting experience with the All Saints Operatic Society in Elton.

But fame does have its pitfalls, she admitted before adding: "When I heard there was a hoax BBC website saying I'd committed suicide, it was a real shock.

"I actually laughed about it but it was sick. Thankfully someone had told me about it before the papers got wind so I could warn my family.

"It's one of those things, I guess. It has happened to Eminem in the past so maybe it shows how well-known I've become.

"To me, though, I'll always be Suzanne from Bury."

When asked what she would do tonight if she were to die tomorrow, she said: "I'd make sure all my family had every penny I'd earned and then I'd go out in Bury for a good send off, perhaps into Sol Viva or Siberia.

"Then I'd jump out of a helicopter and fly. I've always wanted to do that."

The band have been regulars in Manchester over the past six months, often being seen in Reform, the city's celeb hang-out, and Tiger Tiger, popular with "rival" band SClub7.

Her Manchester Arena gigs on September 22, 23, 29, and 30, are a sell out and Suzanne and Wigan-girl Kym Marsh are treating them as homecoming concerts."

Suzanne said: "I'm really, really looking forward to the gigs. We play the first on my birthday so I'm on a bit of a high.

"It's going to be a big gig. My favourite so far has been Party in the Park but these Manchester ones promise to be better."

The group will play their smash hit Pure and Simple which shot straight to number one on its release and became the third biggest selling single of all time.

Their multi-platinum album, Popstars, also shot to the top as did their second release, The Way to Your Love.

Suzanne beat 3,000 hopefuls to grab a place in Hear'Say, the auditions for which were televised on ITV1.