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Real Girl

By: Mutya Buena
Narrated by: Mutya Buena
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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

“I’m not sure anyone knows who I really am. So here it is.”

The real highs.
The real lows.
The Real Girl.

Mutya Buena was only thirteen when she became one third of the original line-up of the iconic girl band Sugababes.

As she launched into fame, her life became unrecognizable overnight. Suddenly, she was going straight from school to the studio, rubbing shoulders with music royalty and hearing fans scream her name.

But with the dazzle of stardom came the darker side: those who would take advantage of her naivety and her kindness, the constant taunting by the press and the lingering regret of missing out on being a real teenager.

Unflinchingly honest, Real Girl takes us through the highs of a spectacular career and the lows that came with a life in the limelight. For the first time, Mutya opens up about the struggles she kept hidden from the public eye when her life began to spiral out of control.

This is the story of the girl the tabloids never saw.

'The odd, lurid life of a very young pop star...If confirmation were ever needed that the Naughties were a toxic time to be famous and female, Real Girl delivers it, vividly and colourfully.' The Times

© Mutya Buena 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

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The odd, lurid life of a very young pop star...If confirmation were ever needed that the Naughties were a toxic time to be famous and female, Real Girl delivers it, vividly and colourfully. (Jane Mulkerrins)
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One of the best vocalists to come out of the UK can now add author to her list of amazing achievements!

Couldn’t love Mutya more if I tried, great listen, so interesting to hear the highs and lows and everything in between.

Loved it and will be recommending to everyone!

Our Real Queen!

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I really enjoyed this audiobook, it gave a nice insight into Mutya’s life. The highs and the lows. I recommend this to fans and friends

A good audiobook

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big fan of the Sugababes! great read, could not stop listening, a lot of lows but so many more highs!

what life was really like in the sugababes!

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Really enjoyed listening to Mutya narrating her autobiography. I have always been a huge fan of Sugababes and Mutya. As a fan I’m proud that she was able to tell her story in her own words and on her own terms. To hear of the things she battled with in her personal life whilst being in the public eye, with her time in the band it was an eye opener. I commend Mutya for being so raw and honest and I would recommend anyone that’s a fan to listen to this

Amazing listen

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A really honest and reflective life story that has made me respect Mutya even more.

Honest and reflective

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