Claire Richards

Biography

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

The Graham Norton Show

2007•TV Series•

7.2

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996•TV Series•

7.0

Celebrity Juice

2008•TV Series•

6.6

Celebrity Big Brother

2001•TV Series•

5.0

Richard Osman's House of Games

2017•TV Series•

6.1

Richard Osman's House of Games

2017•TV Series•

6.1

Big Brother's Bit on the Side

2011•TV Series•

4.9

Celebrity Masterchef

2006•TV Series•

6.1

Filmography