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Why Were The Saturdays In Trouble With US Immigration?

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Head of Entertainment, HuffPost UK

The Saturdays always look nothing less than immaculate so it's no surprise they wanted to look their absolute best in the photographs they used for their US visas, so chose airbrushed snaps.

The only problem was they didn't bank on US immigration officials being able to spot a photoshop job at twenty paces.

The Saturdays

That's exactly what happened to the girl group when they headed to the States to film their show 'Chasing The Saturdays'.

Talking to Alan Carr on his 'Chatty Man' TV show, Mollie said: "We were all in a queue and the worst thing was when I went up first to sort out the visa, the man looked down at the picture and goes, 'Excuse me, ma'am, but has your photo been digitally enhanced?"

"So then we had to trek off to the local chemist to have normal ones done," added pregnant bandmate Rochelle Humes.

"So if anybody wants to be naked on their passport photo, then don't do it - we tried," said Frankie Sandford.

The girl group are set to score the first No.1 of their career this weekend with their single, 'What About Us' currently in pole position in the midweek charts.

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The Saturdays Perform At The Annual Golden Globe Awards

Fiat's Into The Green At The Golden Globe Awards(01 of16)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 13: Frankie Sandford, Rochelle Wiseman, Mollie King, Una Healy and Vanessa White of The Saturdays perform during Fiat's Into The Green at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Fiat) (credit:Getty Images)

Fiat's Into The Green At The Golden Globe Awards(02 of16)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 13: Frankie Sandford, Rochelle Wiseman, Mollie King, Una Healy and Vanessa White of The Saturdays perform during Fiat's Into The Green at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Fiat) (credit:Getty Images)

Fiat's Into The Green At The Golden Globe Awards(03 of16)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 13: Frankie Sandford, Rochelle Wiseman, Mollie King, Una Healy and Vanessa White of The Saturdays perform during Fiat's Into The Green at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Fiat) (credit:Getty Images)

Fiat's Into The Green At The Golden Globe Awards(04 of16)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 13: Mollie King of The Saturdays perform at Fiat's Into The Green at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Fiat) (credit:Getty Images)

Fiat's Into The Green At The Golden Globe Awards(05 of16)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 13: Frankie Sandford, Rochelle Wiseman, Mollie King, Una Healy and Vanessa White of The Saturdays perform during Fiat's Into The Green at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Fiat) (credit:Getty Images)

NBCUniversal Golden Globes Viewing And After Party - Red Carpet(06 of16)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 13: Singers Mollie King, Rochelle Humes, Una Healy, Vanessa White, Frankie Sandford of Chasing the Saturdays arrive at the NBCUniversal Golden Globes viewing and after party held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for NBCUniversal) (credit:Getty Images)

Fiat's Into The Green At The Golden Globe Awards(07 of16)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 13: Una Healy of The Saturdays performs during Fiat's Into The Green at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Fiat) (credit:Getty Images)

Fiat's Into The Green At The Golden Globe Awards(08 of16)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 13: Mollie King of The Saturdays perform at Fiat's Into The Green at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Fiat) (credit:Getty Images)

Fiat's Into The Green At The Golden Globe Awards(09 of16)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 13: Mollie King of The Saturdays perform at Fiat's Into The Green at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Fiat) (credit:Getty Images)

NBCUniversal Golden Globes Viewing And After Party - Red Carpet(10 of16)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 13: Singers Mollie King, Rochelle Humes, Una Healy, Vanessa White, Frankie Sandford of Chasing the Saturdays arrive at the NBCUniversal Golden Globes viewing and after party held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for NBCUniversal) (credit:Getty Images)

Fiat's Into The Green At The Golden Globe Awards(11 of16)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 13: Una Healy, Rochelle Wiseman, Mollie King, Vanessa White and Frankie Sandford of The Saturdays attend Fiat's Into The Green at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Fiat) (credit:Getty Images)

NBCUniversal Golden Globes Viewing And After Party - Red Carpet(12 of16)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 13: Singers Mollie King, Rochelle Humes, Una Healy, Vanessa White, Frankie Sandford of Chasing the Saturdays arrive at the NBCUniversal Golden Globes viewing and after party held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for NBCUniversal) (credit:Getty Images)

Fiat's Into The Green At The Golden Globe Awards(13 of16)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 13: Rochelle Wiseman of The Saturdays performs during Fiat's Into The Green at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Fiat) (credit:Getty Images)

Fiat's Into The Green At The Golden Globe Awards(14 of16)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 13: The Saturdays perform during Fiat's Into The Green at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Fiat) (credit:Getty Images)

Fiat's Into The Green At The Golden Globe Awards(15 of16)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 13: The Saturdays perform during Fiat's Into The Green at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Fiat) (credit:Getty Images)

Fiat's Into The Green At The Golden Globe Awards(16 of16)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 13: The Saturdays perform during Fiat's Into The Green at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Fiat) (credit:Getty Images)

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