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Hanson  are celebrating 22 years since their hit single MMMBop was released – and people can’t get over how hot they’ve become.

The brothers, Isaac, Taylor and Zac, appeared on today’s Lorraine to talk about their upcoming UK gigs, and how life has changed over the years.

Isaac was 11, Taylor was nine and Zac was just six when they formed a band in 1992.

And they were propelled to worldwide fame when their single MMMBop dropped in 1997.

The trio are now in their 30s and have 13 children between them.

To celebrate more than 20 years in the business, Hanson are touring the UK with their new album String Theory, and putting on shows with a live symphony orchestra.

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■ The MmmBop singer, 35, on his relationship with brothers Zac and Isaac, making it on to Family Guy and hitting the road with an orchestra

We’re speaking to you in Jamaica. A pre-tour holiday?

No, we’re hosting a festival in Jamaica. We’ve been doing it for seven years. We do solo shows, I do DJ dance nights, we have special guests on — Lewis Watson came over from the UK — and we have a craft beer festival. It’s a lot of fun and it’s warmer than Oklahoma, where we’re from, at this time of year!

You’re setting out on tour with an orchestra. Are you excited by that?

We were thinking about how we mark the fact that we’ve been together on the road for 25 years. We wanted it to be something special, to showcase our music. It’s not such a leap to play with an orchestra — we all learned classical piano when we were really young.

Is this the sound of Hanson all grown up?

You could look at it like that but it’s an outside perspective. Our music is taking on a new life. We never stopped writing.

Is there one track on your String Theory album that stands out as symbolising where Hanson are now?

The whole show has a story arc. It’s our story told through our music and the end of the show is extremely optimistic. It’s about how we’ve had the burden of early success and what that means, and we’ve learned how to deal with it. I guess you have to decide what success means to you — you have to use it to free your mind.

MmmBop has a life of its own — it recently won a whole new legion of fans when YouTuber Joe Sugg danced to it on Strictly in the UK. Has it ever felt like an albatross round your necks?

No, it’s never been an albatross. As an artist you’re continually trying to develop and move on to new things and be creative, which is why we try out new versions of it. We were so young when we made that, so it’s incredible to think that it turns up in all kinds of weird places. But it’s part of us and we’re incredibly proud of our history.

Brothers in bands famously fall out — Oasis, The Kinks, Bros. What’s the secret of Hanson family harmony?

Maybe we’re just better at keeping our dirty laundry in the basket. Our ability to come together for the greater good has been valuable over the years. When you meet a couple who have been married for 40 years, do you really think they don’t ever fight? It’s the same with us. Sure, we get frustrated with each other, and there can be deep divisions, but we’re extremely loyal to each other.

What’s the oddest thing that’s come out of being Hanson? You have a beer called MmmHops…

That was a pretty odd one, I’d say that was up there. It came about because MmmBop was used in The Hangover movie and that coincided with the band being 21 years old so we joked that, ‘Hey, now the band can finally drink’ and from there we’ve got our own brewing company, which is pretty cool.

Ever thought of expanding? MmmMops for a cleaning company, MmmDrops for parachutes, MmmFlops for… mmm…

Stop there!

What happens on your annual Hanson Day in Tulsa?

It’s fun, it’s kind of our version of a Comic-Con for the fans. Fans from all over the world come to our hometown and we get to hang out with them. It started pretty small when the town marked our success and then it’s just built over the years as we got more involved. Now it’s more like a festival. I’m a photographer and Zak is an artist so we have galleries of our work and we do acoustic gigs and all sorts. It’s a way of staying connected with the fans.

Have you sued Haim for stealing your look?

They’re really good friends of ours. We joke that they’re our music sisters and we should do a brothers-and-sisters tour because it’s true, we do look like we could be related. We’d need to get our long blond wigs back on, though.

The three of you have 13 kids between you — any sign of a Hanson Mark II?

Is it 13 or 12? Hang on a minute: I have… six, Zac has four and Isaac has three. So yes, that’s 13. There’s a lot of creativity in our family so I’d be amazed if there wasn’t some kind of group at some point. But not so far. It’s down to the dads for now.

Are you a Family Guy fan? They seem like fans of yours. How much therapy did you need when Quagmire named you as his ideal fantasy woman?

Ha ha! I’m well aware of the references on that show and it’s a lot of fun. What can I say? I was a young kid with long blond hair, a pretty enough face, so I get where that was coming from. It’s funny. I’ll take it, it’s all part of the legacy.

■ Hanson’s album String Theory is out now. Their tour starts at Birmingham Symphony Hall tonight and continues to February 17. hanson.net

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In horror comedy “Little Monsters,” which premiered Tuesday at the Sundance Film Festival, the Oscar-winning star of “12 Years a Slave” and “Black Panther” lets loose as Miss Caroline, a kindergarten teacher whose petting zoo field trip goes off the rails when zombies attack. With the help of concerned parent and chaperone Dave (Alexander England), the two fend off the living dead using tractors, shovels and a pitchfork – all while serenading her students with Taylor Swift and “Old MacDonald Had a Farm.”

Q: We also learn that Miss Caroline was a Hanson groupie before she became a teacher. Did you ever fangirl over them growing up?

Nyong’o: Oh, yeah! They were one of the only posters I had on my wall. My favorite was Taylor (Hanson) – I had such a big crush on him. And I loved the song “MMMBop” and “I Will Come to You.” So yes, I have to admit I was a Hanson fan.

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Hanson ruled the ninties with hits like MMMBop (Image: Sam Levi/WireImage)

They were the ultimate pop idols, three young brothers who found fame with MMMBop in 1997.

Now, as Hanson prepare for their biggest ever Scottish show, the trio from Tulsa, Oklahoma, have revealed that they owe their mega-success to a Scot.

Zac, 33, Taylor, 35, and Isaac Hanson, 38, were clean-cut kids when they teamed up with Altered Images rocker-turned-producer Stephen Lironi to knock MMMBop into shape.

It helped them sell 17million records and topped the charts in 21 countries.

The alliance with Stephen, husband of former Altered Images bandmate and ex-EastEnders actress Clare Grogan, has continued since he worked on their first two albums. And Isaac said: “We have a soft spot in Scotland and love Scotland as a whole because of Stephen, and also Clare.

“We are really good friends. Last time we played London, Stephen came to visit and we had a good time together.”