Claire Richards

Claire Richards born 17 August 1977 is an English singer who is best known for being in 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 She was a contestant on the second series of Popstar to Operastar before being voted off in the semifinals She possesses the vocal range of a soprano On 3 January 2013 she 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