{"id":1132068,"date":"2026-08-05T15:02:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1132068\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T15:02:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:02:20","slug":"will-manon-be-in-the-katseye-wild-hearts-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1132068\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Manon Be in the \u2018KATSEYE: Wild Hearts\u2019 Movie?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/sparkle-regular.2aa06fe.svg\" alt=\"Sparkle Regular\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Key Points<img src=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/caret-right-regular.a6ec664.svg\" alt=\"Caret Right\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\">KATSEYE is releasing their documentary WILD HEARTS on August 12, offering fans behind-the-scenes footage of the group preparing for major career milestones.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\">At the L.A. premiere on August 4, members revealed whether Manon Bannerman, who has been on hiatus, was included in the final film cut despite her months-long absence.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\">Member Sophia Laforteza missed both the premiere and the group&#8217;s headlining performance at the Hinterland Music Festival due to illness, though she sent her love and support to fans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"body-dropcap css-1qli9nx emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/celebs\/a63352670\/katseye-interview-2025\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/celebs\/a63352670\/katseye-interview-2025\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"KATSEYE\" data-node-id=\"1.0\" class=\"body-link css-ohbdae emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KATSEYE<\/a> is gearing up for another major moment.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">A few days before the global girl group drops their EP, WILD, they\u2019re giving their beloved EYEKONS an exclusive behind-the-scenes look into their hectic lives as they prep for milestone career moments in their upcoming doc, KATSEYE: WILD HEARTS. The documentary hits theaters for a limited release on August 12, and fans are wondering whether the group\u2019s sixth member, Manon Bannerman, will appear in the project amid her months-long hiatus.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Lara Raj, Daniela Avanzini, Megan Skiendiel, and Yoonchae attended the movie\u2019s premiere at the Grove in Los Angeles on Tuesday, August 4, and finally revealed whether Manon made it into the final cut of the film.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Lara was actually the one to spill some tea during an interview with Entertainment Tonight, saying, \u201cShe will forever be such an integral part of the journey of KATSEYE, and of course she\u2019s included in the film. It\u2019s so lovely, and we\u2019re so happy to see it. The fans, I think, will be so excited to see it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Elsewhere during her chat with ET, Lara also explained why Sophia Laforteza was noticeably absent from the premiere.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cShe\u2019s sick right now,\u201d Lara shared. \u201cBut she sends her love. She wishes she could be here. She says hi!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/social\/google.1467f37.svg\" alt=\"Google\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Add Cosmopolitan as a preferred source in your Google search results.<\/p>\n<p>Use your Google account to add this to your settings.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-dynamic-svg=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/info-regular.348beca.svg?primary=%2523ffffff\" loading=\"lazy\" data-testid=\"dynamic-svg-base\" height=\"auto\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"\" class=\"css-1t9pz9x eblc50z6\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Add to Google settings<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Sophia dropped out of the group\u2019s first-ever headlining performance at Hinterland Music Festival in Iowa to rest and recover from her illness a few days before the premiere on July 30.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">According to <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/weverse.io\/katseye\/notice\/37902\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/weverse.io\/katseye\/notice\/37902\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"a Weverse message\" data-node-id=\"12.1\" class=\"body-link css-ohbdae emevuu60\">a Weverse message<\/a>, \u201cWe\u2019re sorry to share that due to illness, Sophia will not be able to perform at the Hinterland Music Festival on Thursday, July 30. She is resting and focusing on her recovery. Daniela, Lara, Megan and Yoonchae will perform at the festival as scheduled. Thank you for your understanding and for supporting Sophia and KATSEYE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">This latest update on Manon comes after the group discussed her hiatus during their <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allure.com\/story\/katseye-cover-interview\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.allure.com\/story\/katseye-cover-interview\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Allure\" data-vars-ga-product-id=\"dd287bcb-b73e-4aed-b752-6b7e746e56f0\" data-node-id=\"13.1\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.allure.com\/story\/katseye-cover-interview\" data-product-url=\"https:\/\/www.allure.com\/story\/katseye-cover-interview\" data-affiliate=\"false\" data-affiliate-network=\"\" data-fp-affiliate-inline-link=\"false\" data-fp-affiliate-button-link=\"false\" data-vars-ga-product-price=\"$0.00\" data-vars-ga-product-retailer-id=\"b0ab44e2-5ef5-4752-858d-51efcc0b7618\" data-vars-ga-link-treatment=\"(not set) | (not set)\" class=\"body-link product-links css-ohbdae e1aq0z090\" data->Allure<\/a> cover story, where Sophia clarified that she\u2019s still part of the group.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cBecause we did announce that it is about her well-being, it\u2019s not our place or anybody else\u2019s place to rush her,\u201d she said at the time. \u201cWe want to give her all the time that she needs, all the space that she needs, and so we don\u2019t want to make any assumptions, set anything in stone\u2026She really deserves that and the door is always open.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"US-ENTERTAINMENT-MUSIC-GRAMMYS-AWARD-ARRIVALS\" title=\"US-ENTERTAINMENT-MUSIC-GRAMMYS-AWARD-ARRIVALS\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"5431\" height=\"3621\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/60413c91-4aa7-4bf3-a90c-0116b0682247.jpeg\" class=\"css-0 e1ddfba50\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Etienne Laurent\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"16\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">She continued, \u201cWe love her and the fans love her. The people love her. They love KATSEYE. If I was in their place, I would be asking, too, and so we understand. But what we can say is that we wish that you could just keep extending love and support and patience and all those things, because all of us deserve that. Anybody does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"17\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Can\u2019t wait to see what the girls got up to in KATSEYE: WILD HEARTS, and wishing the very best to Manon, as always!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Key Points KATSEYE is releasing their documentary WILD HEARTS on August 12, offering fans behind-the-scenes footage of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1132069,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3940],"tags":[4080,1380,308096,1331,77,258961,1381,225285,308095,291041,225931,16,15],"class_list":["post-1132068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-c87da3c8-9601-484b-ae6e-d8767f83246c","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-entertainment","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-us","tag-read_time-3","tag-shorttitle-will-manon-be-in-the-katseye-wild-hearts-doc","tag-sponsored-false","tag-subsection-celebs","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117043513543938319","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1132068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1132068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1132068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1132069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1132068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1132068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1132068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}