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=== 2012–present: Return, ''Champagne or Guinness'' and Touring=== On 18 October 2012, it was announced that B*Witched would reunite for the [[ITV2]] series ''[[The Big Reunion]]'' along with five other pop groups of their time—[[Honeyz]], [[911 (English group)|911]], [[Liberty X]], [[Five (group)|Five]] and [[Atomic Kitten]] ([[Blue (English group)|Blue]] later joined as well). The show featured each group telling their stories of their times in their respective bands, before rehearsing together ahead of one major comeback performance at the [[Hammersmith Apollo]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a431534/atomic-kitten-5ive-bwitched-911-more-to-reunite-for-itv2-show.html|title=Atomic Kitten, 5ive, B*Witched, 911, more to reunite for ITV2 show|last=Goodacre|first=Kate|date=26 April 2013|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=18 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-10-18/atomic-kitten-5ive-and-bwitched-to-reform-for-itv2s-the-big-reunion|title=Atomic Kitten, 5ive and B*Witched to reform for ITV2's The Big Reunion|last=Lazarus|first=Susanna|date=18 October 2012|work=[[Radio Times]]|access-date=26 April 2013}}</ref> B*Witched had to hold "emotional clear the air" talks before reforming.<ref name="emotional talks" /> Edele admitted that she and Sinéad had fallen out in 2006 and had not spoken to each other since: "My biggest anxiety about doing this – there's only one, and it's Sinéad, I think. It's just how I'm going to feel about being in her person again."<ref name="TBRep5">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/PfkJOyWtAVc Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130305134530/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfkJOyWtAVc&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite episode|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfkJOyWtAVc|title=911 & B*Witched|access-date=26 April 2013|series=The Big Reunion|series-link=The Big Reunion|network=[[ITV2]]|date=28 February 2013|series-no=1|number=5}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Lindsay also said: "Some of the issues we didn't even know were necessarily there until we were faced with this opportunity that we have to work together again, then we were like, 'Oh, OK, in order for us to do this then we have to sort a few things out.' It all just came up. It's been difficult to get to this point. There's been a lot of talking, a lot of talking. But we're here now. It's very surreal being called B*Witched again because it's been 12 years."<ref name="emotional talks">{{cite news|url=http://www.virginmedia.com/newsfeeds//11587/2013/01/30/b-witched-held-emotional-talks/|title=B*Witched held emotional talks before their Big Reunion|date=30 January 2013|publisher=virginmedia.com|access-date=13 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927145811/http://www.virginmedia.com/newsfeeds//11587/2013/01/30/b-witched-held-emotional-talks/|archive-date=27 September 2013}}</ref> Due to the success of ''The Big Reunion'', the bands embarked on an [[The Big Reunion (concerts)|arena tour]] around the UK and Ireland in May 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a457835/5ive-atomic-kitten-bwitched-liberty-x-911-for-big-reunion-arena-tour.html|title=5ive, Atomic Kitten, B*Witched, Liberty X, 911 for Big Reunion arena tour|last=Nissam|first=Mayer|date=11 February 2013|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=26 April 2013}}</ref> The groups got together to record a charity single, a cover of [[Wizzard]]'s "[[I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday]]", for ''[[Text Santa]]''. In March, Armaou announced that they would record new material.<ref name="new material">{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a478745/bwitched-tease-music-comeback-its-possible.html|title=B*Witched tease music comeback: 'It's possible'|last=Copsey|first=Robert|date=3 May 2013|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref> On 4 May, the group released a promotional single called "Love and Money" on YouTube.<ref name="Love and Money">{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a478885/bwitched-unveil-new-song-love-and-money-listen.html|title=B*Witched unveil new song 'Love and Money' – listen|last=Rigby|first=Sam|date=4 May 2013|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref> On 3 October, Edele Lynch announced in an interview to [[Today FM]] that they were recording their third album.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.todayfm.com/player/podcasts/Savage_Sunday/Savage_Sunday/4932/0/edele_lynch|title=Celebrity Apprentice contestant, Edele Lynch, speaks to Anton|date=3 May 2013|work=Today FM|access-date=5 May 2013|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713025210/http://www.todayfm.com/player/podcasts/Savage_Sunday/Savage_Sunday/4932/0/edele_lynch|archive-date=13 July 2015}}</ref> On 11 December, B*Witched made an announcement via [[PledgeMusic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/bwitched|title=B*Witched: New EP on PledgeMusic|date=11 December 2013|access-date=20 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528161255/http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/bwitched|archive-date=28 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The EP, titled ''[[Champagne or Guinness]]'', was released on 28 September 2014. On 12 February 2016, B*Witched released the compilation album ''C'est la Vie – The Collection'', a 36-track double album featuring tracks from their first two albums and two tracks from their 2014 ''Champagne or Guinness'' EP. B*Witched had planned to tour Australia in 2017, along with other acts including Atomic Kitten and Liberty X.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/3829113/bwitcheds-keavy-lynch-opens-up-about-difficult-reunion-and-living-in-her-twins-shadow/|title=B*Witched's Keavy Lynch Opens Up About Difficult Reunion And 'Living in Her Twin's Shadow'|last=Cole|first=Stacey|date=27 December 2016|publisher=Inqusitr}}</ref> In October 2019, the band returned with a brand new single, "[[Hold On (Wilson Phillips song)|Hold On]]", a cover of the U.S. number-one hit of the same name by [[Wilson Phillips]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Havelock|first=Polly|date=2019-10-31|title=B*Witched Resurrected in Time For Hallowe'en With New Track, 'Hold On'|url=https://essentiallypop.com/epop/2019/10/bwitched-resurrected-in-time-for-halloween-with-new-track-hold-on/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Essentially Pop|language=en-GB}}</ref> In March 2021, B*Witched started hosting a new podcast called ''Starting Over with B*Witched''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mallon|first=Sandra|date=2021-03-18|title=B*Witched star 'drank holiday away' and had one-night stand as band was dropped|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/bwitched-singer-edele-lynch-drank-23745673|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Irish Mirror|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Starting Over with BWitched on Apple Podcasts|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/starting-over-with-bwitched/id1557892144|access-date=2021-12-31|website=Apple Podcasts|date=13 October 2021 |language=en-GB}}</ref> In March 2023, the group released the single "Birthday"<ref name="birthday"/> to celebrate their 25th anniversary, stating: "We will get to the point of an album. Right now we’re releasing singles, but the singles will keep coming and eventually they’ll be on the album [...] there’s definitely more in the pipeline".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://retropopmagazine.com/bwitched-announce-new-single-birthday/|title=B*Witched are back with their brand new single Birthday. |website=Retro Pop Magazine|date=10 March 2023|access-date=13 March 2023}}</ref> In August 2024 the group released an EP, ''Ripped Jeans,'' containing three new tracks: "So into You", "Multiply", "My Greatest Little Mistake", and "Birthday".
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