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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 semi-finals. 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”.

Known For: Acting

Born: Hillingdon, London, England, United Kingdom, 1977-08-17

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1999	Steps: The Next Step Live		0
2	2000	Steps: Live@wembley.2000	Herself	0
3	2001	Steps - Gold: The Greatest Hits	Herself	0
4	2002	Party in the Park 1999	Self	0
5	2002	Steps: The End Of The Road	Herself	80
6	2012	Steps: The Ultimate Tour Live	Herself	0
7	2018	Steps: Party on the Dancefloor	Herself	90
8	2018	The Muppets Take The O2	Self	95
9	2020	The Story of SM:TV Live	Self	0
10	2022	Joe Lycett's Big Pride Party	Self - Music	0
11	2022	Steps: What the Future Holds - Live at the O2 Arena	Steps	90

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1988	Smash Hits Poll Winners Party	Self	0
2	1988	This Morning	Self	52
3	1996	Never Mind the Buzzcocks	Self	70
4	1998	SMTV Live	Self - Host	83
5	1999	Teen Choice Awards	Self - Presenter	91
6	2000	FBI Music Magazine		0
7	2001	Celebrity Big Brother	Self	48
8	2006	Celebrity Masterchef		58
9	2007	The Graham Norton Show	Self	72
10	2008	Celebrity Juice	Self	65
11	2011	Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side	Self	65
12	2011	Big Brother's Bit on the Side	Self	49
13	2011	Steps Reunion		0
14	2013	Tipping Point: Lucky Stars	Self - Contestant	75
15	2013	Through the Keyhole	Self	60
16	2017	All Round to Mrs. Brown's	Self	79
17	2017	Richard Osman's House of Games	Self - Contestant	60
18	2018	Celebrity Catchphrase	Self - Contestant	0
19	2019	RuPaul's Drag Race UK	Self - Special Guest	72
20	2019	RuPaul's Drag Race UK	Self - Guest Judge	72
21	2021	This Is My House	Self	50
22	2021	The Weakest Link	Self - Participant	60
23	2021	The Weakest Link	Self	60
24	2022	Celebrity Lingo	Self - Contestant	73
25	2023	PopMaster TV	Self	80