English singer Claire, best known as a member of the musical group Steps, was born on August 17, 1977.
Before being eliminated in the semifinals of Popstar to Operastar’s second season, Richards participated in the competition. She has a soprano range of voice. On January 3, 2013, Richards entered Celebrity Big Brother and finished in fourth place. She was a frequent panelist on Loose Women from April to June 2014.
Steps reformed in May 2011 for Steps: Reunion, a four-part documentary series on Sky Living. The series premiered on September 28, 2011, following the announcement of a second greatest hits album, The Ultimate Collection, on October 10, 2011.
The album debuted at number one, becoming the band’s third album to do so. The second series of Steps: Reunion, titled “Steps: On the Road Again,” aired on Sky Living in April 2012, and followed the band as they embarked on their sellout 22-date UK tour.
On September 24, 2012, the band announced that their fourth studio album, Light Up The World, would be released on November 12, 2012, alongside a six-date Christmas tour beginning on November 30 and ending on December 5, 2012. The group reformed for the second time on January 1, 2017, to commemorate their 20th anniversary and later announced their fifth studio album Tears on the Dancefloor, which was released in April 2017 and peaked at number two on the charts.
Claire Richards First Husband: Who Is Mark Webb?
In 2003, Richards married her first husband, Steps backing dancer Mark Webb. Richards rekindled her romance with Reece Hill, and the couple divorced in 2005. Charlie Richards, Richards’ first child, was born on May 8, 2007. Richards and Hill announced their engagement in January 2008 and married on November 1, 2008.