Claire Richards
Claire Richards | |
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Richards performing at Newcastle in 2017 | |
| Born | Claire Anne Richards 17 August 1977 Hillingdon, London, England |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouses | Mark Webb
(m. 2003; div. 2005)Reece Hill
(m. 2008) |
| Children | 2 |
| Musical career | |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Labels | AVEX, Jive, WEA, Sony, Steps, Warner |
| Member of | Steps |
| Formerly of | |
| Website | clairerichards |
Claire Richards (born 17 August 1977) is an English singer and member of the pop group Steps. As a solo artist, Richards has released two studio albums: her debut, My Wildest Dreams, was released in 2019 and Euphoria, a covers album, was released in 2023.
Richards was a contestant on the second series of Popstar to Operastar before being voted off in the semi-finals. She possesses the vocal range of a soprano. On 3 January 2013, Richards entered Celebrity Big Brother and came in fourth place. From April to June 2014, she was a regular panellist on Loose Women. Richards took part in the fourth series of The Masked Singer UK and was unmasked as “Knitting”.