Claire Richards

Acting

Claire Richards

Born

1977-08-17 (49)

Place of birth

Hillingdon, London, England, United Kingdom

Known for

Acting

Credits

38 titles

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

Film credits

2020s · 3 titles

2000s · 4 titles

Steps: The End Of The Road poster
8.0

Steps recorded live at Manchester Evening News Arena. The tracklist includes: 'One For Sorrow Sleazesisters Mix', 'Deeper Shade Of Blue Sleazesisters Mix', 'Love's Got A Hold On My Heart', 'Believe', 'After The Love Has Gone', 'If You Believe', 'It's The Way You Make Me Feel', 'Hand On Your Heart', 'I Know Him So Well', 'Last Thing On My Mind', 'You'll Be Sorry', 'Better Best Forgotten' and 'Chain Reaction'.

Steps: The End Of The Road

2002

Party in the Park 1999 poster
8.0

Location - London's Hyde Park Date - 4th July 1999 Madness: "Our House"; S Club 7: "Bring it all Back"; Boyzone: "No Matter What"; Geri Halliwell: "Look at Me"; Texas: "Blacked Eyed Boy"; Steps: One for Sorrow". It all goes on and on and on with simply the best on this 120 minute concert recording of the Party In The Park

Party in the Park 1999

2002

Steps - Gold: The Greatest Hits poster
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It is regularly suggested that Steps are one of the hardest-working groups in pop and the Gold DVD provides further evidence that such an assertion is almost certainly true. Since crashing into the Top 20 towards the end of 1997 with the line-dancing inspired "5,6,7,8" (the "in" craze at the time) the group have been constantly churning out top-notch tunes. Their videos have been as equally colourful, energetic and fun (apart from the video to "When I Said Goodbye" which was shot in black and white). With their carefully choreographed dance moves, flashy locations and outrageous hairstyles and outfits, the videos have always been a top priority for the group. This collection ranges from the video for their more recent cover of "Chain Reaction" deceptively filmed in one continuous take, to the beach fun of "5,6,7,8" and are excellently matched to the style of each song.

Steps - Gold: The Greatest Hits

2001

Steps: Live@wembley.2000 poster
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The most Steptacular tour of the decade comes right into your living room on this musical extravaganza. If you saw Steps on tour now's the chance to re-live that wonderful night (and maybe spot yourself in the audience!). If you missed out on tickets, then grab a friend or two, ger dressed up and have your very own Steps concert in the comfort of your home. It's a fun-filled, multi-coloured journey through all of Steps hits including 'Tragedy', ' One for sorrow', 'Deeper shade of blue', 'Better the devil you know' and 'Heartbeat'.

Steps: Live@wembley.2000

2000

Series credits

The Graham Norton Show poster
7.2

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.

The Graham Norton Show

2007

Celebrity Juice poster
6.7

The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of hilarious rounds unlike any other panel show.

Celebrity Juice

2008

Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster
7.1

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996

Celebrity Big Brother poster
5.0

Celebrity Big Brother is a British reality television game show in which a number of celebrity contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize being donated to the winner's nominated charity at the end of the run.

Celebrity Big Brother

2001

Big Brother's Bit on the Side poster
4.9

The place to catch up on all things Big Brother UK! Join Emma Willis for the best mix of exclusive clips, news and reactions from the house, plus celebrity guests and live debates in the studio.

Big Brother's Bit on the Side

2011

RuPaul's Drag Race UK poster
7.1

RuPaul has made the trip across the pond in search of a queen with the most charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent in all the land.

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

2019

RuPaul's Drag Race UK poster
7.1

RuPaul has made the trip across the pond in search of a queen with the most charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent in all the land.

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

2019

House of Games poster
6.1

Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.

House of Games

2017

House of Games poster
6.1

Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.

House of Games

2017

Celebrity Catchphrase poster
10.0

In this entertaining series packed with laughs, celebrity contestants attempt to work out catchphrases based on fun animations. Animations include well known phrases, sayings and even film, song and book titles. The celebrities need to buzz in as quickly as they can when they know the answer and can say what they see in a chance to win money for their chosen charities.

Celebrity Catchphrase

2018

Celebrity Masterchef poster
6.1

Celebrities scramble to compete in the kitchen. What culinary triumphs will they whisk up?

Celebrity Masterchef

2006

The Weakest Link poster
6.0

Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?

The Weakest Link

2021

The Weakest Link poster
6.0

Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?

The Weakest Link

2021

SMTV Live poster
7.4

SMTV Live, also stylised as SM:tv LIVE and in early promotional material SMTV://live, is a British Saturday morning children's television programme, first broadcast on ITV on 29 August 1998 and last broadcast on 27 December 2003. On the surface, the programme did not seem to stray away from the format of other Saturday morning output, featuring an audience of children, competitions and cartoons, though it constantly won in ratings battles with the BBC's Live & Kicking and became ITV's most successful children's programme since Tiswas. The major success of SMTV Live has been attributed in equal parts to Ant & Dec's original presenting partnership with Cat Deeley, its use of thinly-veiled comedic innuendo aimed at older viewers, and its broadcast of the Japanese cartoon series Pokémon. At the height of its popularity, SMTV Live regularly attracted 2.5 million viewers. Ant & Dec's company Gallowgate currently owns the rights to the show.

SMTV Live

1998

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side poster
6.5

The place to catch up on all things Celebrity Big Brother UK! Join Rylan Clark-Neal for the best mix of exclusive clips, news and reactions from the house, plus celebrity guests and live debates in the studio.

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

2011

The BRIT Awards poster
10.0

The biggest night in the British music calendar, the BRIT Awards celebrate the biggest successes in music & promote new talent.

The BRIT Awards

1977

Through the Keyhole poster
6.2

What would happen if Keith Lemon had permission to snoop around celebrities' homes? Find out as Through The Keyhole returns, with everyone's favourite strawberry-blonde presenter at the helm!

Through the Keyhole

2013

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars poster
7.5

Ben Shephard hosts the quiz show in which three celebrities take on an extraordinary machine in the hope of winning 20,000 pounds for charity.

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

2013

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Smash Hits Poll Winners Party

1988

This Morning poster
5.2

This Morning features a variety of news, as well as show business, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, home and garden, food, tech, live phone-ins, and competitions.

This Morning

1988

Celebrity Lingo poster
7.3

Hosted by Adil Ray, Celebrity Lingo will see famous faces pair up and go head-to-head in the fast-paced word play game as they vie to fill in the blanks and find the missing words.

Celebrity Lingo

2022

PopMaster TV poster
8.0

Ken Bruce brings the formidable quiz to our tellies, as he challenges music fans to recall chart-topping facts and stats in a battle to become PopMaster TV champion

PopMaster TV

2023

All Round to Mrs. Brown's poster
8.2

Mrs Brown opens the doors to her house for a Saturday night entertainment show in which she and the family are joined by celebrity guests.

All Round to Mrs. Brown's

2017

No artwork available
7.0

Saturday morning magazine show with music, celebrities and competitions.

FBI Music Magazine

2000

This Is My House poster
5.0

Fake yourself at home. Four people, three fibbers, one house. Stacey Dooley challenges celebrity sleuths to nose around and figure out the real owner.

This Is My House

2021

Steps Reunion poster
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Take That did it and The Spice Girls tried it. Now 90s sensation Steps are planning on breaking into the pop charts again. And Sky Living HD will be with them all the way. Originally formed in 1997, Steps sold over 15 million records worldwide before they disbanded four and a half years later. Now successful artists in their own right, this four-part series will document their journey, from their lives as individuals to whether there is any possibility that they might relaunch the band and make it in the ever-competitive music industry. But should the idea of a reunion be Better Best Forgotten, or will the unresolved issues from the past turn this into a Tragedy? All five original members of the band, Claire Richards, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer, Ian 'H' Watkins and Lee Latchford-Evans, will be taking part in the series, following the run-up to the release of their Ultimate Collection. Don't pretend you're not excited, we're already practicing our dance moves now - 5, 6, 7, 8...

Steps Reunion

2011

Teen Choice Awards poster
9.1

The Teen Choice Awards is a teen awards show presented annually by Fox. The first awards were held in 1999. The program honors the year's biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, as voted on by teens aged 13–19. The program features a number of celebrities and also musical performers. The winners are awarded with authentic mini size (182 cm) surfboards designed with a summertime theme. The ceremony has created spin-off teen awards on YouTube.

Teen Choice Awards

1999