Claire Richards was born on 17 August 1977 and is an English singer who is best known for being in the pop group Steps.
22 Facts About Claire Richards
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On 3 January 2013, Claire Richards entered Celebrity Big Brother and came in fourth place.
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Claire Richards went on to work as a receptionist for seven months, winning the temporary worker of the month award for May 1997.
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Claire Richards was offered a place in the group on the condition that she lost weight.
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Claire Richards joined the group in 1997 along with Ian "H" Watkins, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer and Lee Latchford-Evans, and the band enjoyed considerable popularity across the world over the next five years.
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In February 2019, Claire Richards announced the group would begin recording their next album during the summer months.
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Claire Richards co hosted alongside Brian Dowling and Tess Daly on SMTV Live in 2002.
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Claire Richards took a break from singing to plan her wedding to Steps dancer Mark Webb.
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Claire Richards released her first solo material, a cover of the Steps track "One for Sorrow" on 30 July 2015 via her official SoundCloud.
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The track was arranged and produced by Steve Anderson with whom Claire Richards was now working on a full album.
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In September 2015, after much fan demand, Claire Richards released a stripped back version of "Deeper Shade of Blue".
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Claire Richards was a contestant on eleventh series of Celebrity Big Brother and came fourth place as the show ended on 25 January 2013.
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On 1 and 7 April 2014, Claire Richards was a guest panellist on the ITV lunchtime chat show Loose Women.
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Claire Richards subsequently made a further seven appearances, with her last being on 23 June 2014.
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On 8 August 2017, Claire Richards made a cameo appearance as herself on the BBC Scotland soap opera River City.
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Claire Richards has a younger sister called Gemma, who appears in the 'Tragedy' video as her bridesmaid.
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Claire Richards married her first husband Mark Webb, a backing dancer with Steps, in 2003.
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The couple divorced in 2005 when Claire Richards rekindled her romance with Reece Hill.
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Claire Richards' first child, Charlie, was born on 8 May 2007.
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Claire Richards announced in the 30 June 2009 edition of Woman magazine that she was expecting her second child with her husband, and gave birth to a girl named Daisy on 29 December 2009.
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Claire Richards appeared on Celebrity MasterChef on 25 June 2009 as part of the programme's "comeback" week.
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Claire Richards released a fitness DVD Five Step Fat Attack on 26 December 2008.