Bananarama were conflicted about opening up on their personal lives for new memoir Really Saying Something.

The book alternates between bandmates Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward as they work through their lives, detailing their childhoods and early years, leaving home and relocating to London and their early escapades pre-Bananarama.

While the memoir has been a massive success for the pair, who have admitted to enjoying the writing process, in an interview with Attitude Keren says deciding what should be included in the book was important for the duo.

“We didn’t necessarily leave stuff out. But we had to, obviously, edit stuff to fit it in,” she explains, “and I think we, specifically, maybe didn’t talk about our relationships, because that’s nothing to do with what the book’s about.

“Originally we weren’t even going to put childhood in because it’s something we haven’t really talked about in great depth before. And it is very personal. And we are quite private people,” adds the I Can’t Help It singer. ” I think there are certain things that you don’t necessarily want to make public knowledge.”

Keren continues: “Even some of the pictures we put in – obviously it’s full of our private pictures – it almost felt like you’re giving away a bit of yourself in some way. Especially, you know, with your dad or with this and that. So it’s quite a big step to share things with people.”

“Although it would be hard not to talk about childhood, since we’re talking about our 50-something relationship, obviously,” Sara shares, “then we had to add little anecdotes from childhood, but I think it hangs together quite well.”

The book also goes behind the scenes of the making of 11 albums, along with the girls’ personal relationships and experiences with fame and motherhood. Get your copy here.