Claire Richards Biography
Claire Richards is an English singer best known for her role in the music group Steps. Richards has released two studio albums as a solo artist: her debut, My Wildest Dreams, in 2019, and Euphoria, a covers album, in 2023.
How old is Claire Richards? – Age
She is 46 years old as of 17 August 2023. She was born in 1977 in Hillingdon, United Kingdom. Her real name Claire Anne Richards.
Claire Richards Family – Education
Gemma, Richards’ younger sister, appears as a bridesmaid in the ‘Tragedy’ video. Richards married her first husband, Mark Webb, a backing dancer with Steps, in 2003. The pair split in 2005, when Richards restarted her affair with Reece Hill. Richards’ first kid, Charlie, was born on May 8, 2007. Richards and Hill announced their engagement in January 2008, and the wedding took place on November 1, 2008.
Claire Richards Husband – Education
Richards announced in the June 30, 2009 issue of Woman magazine that she was expecting her second child with her husband, and she gave birth to a girl called Daisy on December 29, 2009.
Claire Richards Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $500,000.
Claire Richards Euphoria
On June 28, 2023, Richards revealed that her second solo studio album, Euphoria, would be released in August 2023. Richards released the album’s lead single “I Surrender” on the same day, a cover of Celine Dion’s 2002 album tune. Richards’ second song from Euphoria, a rendition of ABBA’s 1978 classic “Summer Night City” with Erasure lead singer Andy Bell, was released on July 26, 2023.
Claire Richards The Masked Singer
Richards appeared in the fourth series of The Masked Singer UK and was revealed as “Knitting”.In February 2023, Richards appeared as “Knitting” on the fourth season of The Masked Singer. It is based on the Masked Singer series, which began with the South Korean version of the show King of Mask Singer. In February 2022, the show was renewed for a fourth and five season. In 2021, the show won the International Emmy Award for Best Non-Scripted Entertainment.
Claire Richards H & Claire
After Richards and her fellow group member Ian “H” Watkins resigned during the final leg of their final tour, they continued to perform as the duet H & Claire. The couple achieved success with their debut track “DJ,” which peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart, and their subsequent two singles, both of which peaked in the top ten. While the duo enjoyed immediate popularity, their album Another You, Another Me, published in 2002, did not perform well. Richards also co-hosted SMTV Live with Brian Dowling and Tess Daly in 2002. She took a hiatus from singing to prepare her wedding with Steps dancer Mark Webb. H and Claire broke up in 2003.
Richards planned to take a vacation from music and focus on other projects after leaving her music career; she was ready to release her debut solo album, but after falling pregnant, she opted not to pursue music any further. In 2013, she declared on Twitter that she was considering producing a solo album following the success of Steps.
Claire Richards Celebrity Big Brother
Richards was a contestant on the eleventh season of Celebrity Big Brother, finishing fourth when the show finished on January 25, 2013. Celebrity Big Brother is a British television reality game show based on the Dutch show Big Brother, founded by creator John de Mol in 1997 and broadcast from 2001 until 2018, and again since 2024. The show follows a group of celebrity participants, known as roommates, who have been secluded from the outside world for a lengthy period of time in a custom-built home. Each week, one of the roommates is expelled by a public vote, and the final resident is declared the winner. The series is named after a figure from George Orwell’s 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Claire Richards My Wildest Dreams
On August 3, 2018, it was announced that Richards’ debut solo album, My Wildest Dreams, would be released on November 2, 2018 through Sony Music Entertainment. The album was preceded by three singles: “On My Own”, “End Before We Start”, and “Shame On You”, as well as one promotional song, “Deep Waters”. Claire Richards recorded an acoustic version of “One for Sorrow” for a 2015 tribute to Steps’ producer Pete Waterman. The song was orchestrated and produced by Steve Anderson, with whom she was working on her debut album. In September 2015, Richards released a solo version of “Deeper Shade of Blue.” In January 2017, Richards returned with Steps to commemorate the band’s 20th anniversary.
In March 2017, Steps announced their fifth studio album, Tears on the Dancefloor, which was followed by the Party on the Dancefloor Tour in November and December 2017. The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, behind Ed Sheeran’s Divide. The album was reissued as Tears on the Dancefloor: Crying at the Disco in October 2017, and it peaked at number eight in the UK. In 2018, the trio went on their Summer of Steps tour.