1. Claire Richards was born on 17 August 1977 and is an English singer and member of the pop group Steps.
23 Facts About Claire Richards
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Claire Richards was a contestant on the second series of Popstar to Operastar before being voted off in the semi-finals.
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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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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 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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Claire Richards subsequently made a further seven appearances, with her last being on 23 June 2014.
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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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In February 2019, Claire Richards announced the group would begin recording their next album during the summer months.
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In February 2023, Claire Richards participated as "Knitting" on the fourth series of The Masked Singer.
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On 28 June 2023, Claire Richards announced that her second solo studio album, Euphoria, would be released in August 2023.
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On 26 July 2023, Claire Richards released a cover of the 1978 ABBA single "Summer Night City", with Erasure lead singer Andy Bell, as the second single from Euphoria.
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Claire Richards married her first husband Mark Webb, a backing dancer with Steps, in 2003.
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Claire Richards' first child, Charlie, was born on 8 May 2007.
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Claire Richards gave birth to a girl named Daisy on 29 December 2009.
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On 13 September 2008, Claire Richards performed "Tragedy" on the show Everybody Dance Now without the other members of Steps.
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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.