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KEISHA BUCHANAN only left British girl group the SUGABABES because record= label bosses refused to let the other two members quit the line-up, acco= rding to HEIDI RANGE.
Tensions between the Push The Button hitmakers reached fever pitch in S= eptember

(09), when Buchanan sensationally walked out on the group she ha= d been a part of since 1998.
As Buchanan was swiftly replaced by Jade Ewen, speculation was rife tha= t Range and Amelle Berrabah had booted out the only remaining founding me= mber.
But Range reveals it was actually she and Berrabah who wanted to leave = the Sugababes.
She tells MTV News, "I think most people think we kicked Keisha out the= band but we actually left ourselves. We were going through a hard time f= or such a long time, trying to make it work and we couldn't." And it was the group's management who convinced the unhappy pair to sta= y in the band - causing Buchanan's departure.
Berrabah, who was treated for nervous exhaustion at a rehab clinic in O= ctober (09) as a result of the split, adds, "I think a person can only a= llow themselves to be treated in a certain way for so long and I think we= took a lot! "I didn't enjoy going into work - I dreaded it, if I'm completely hones= t. It just got to that point were I was like 'I can't take anymore'." (CL=