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	Scott-Lee's Flying High
	Posted 19th Aug 2008 @ 21.42 by Generation Steps

ITV2 have confirmed the line up for reality tv show 'CelebAir' - joining Lisa with be hubby Johnny, Neighbours actor Dan O'Connor, former X Factor star Chico Slimani, ex-Blazin' Squad member Kenzie, Radio and TV presenter Amy Lame, singers Lisa Maffia and Mica Paris, socialite Tamara Beckwith, Glamour model Michelle Marsh and comedian Phil Cornwell.
The show is due to air in the autumn with Angelica Bell as the host.

http://www.itv.com/Entertainment/reality/CelebAir/default.html

	Diet Buddy Claire!
	Posted 19th Aug 2008 @ 19.26 by Generation Steps

Claire is the new columnist on the 'Diet Buddies' page in Woman mag. Check out her little diet tips and her wedding countdown.
I'm sure we all wish her the best of luck in reaching her goal of a size 12 in time for her wedding.

	Happy Birthday Claire!
	Posted 17th Aug 2008 @ 10.53 by Generation Steps

	Lisa planning new property show?
	Posted 16th Aug 2008 @ 00.36 by Generation Steps

The Daily Star is reporting that Lisa is a Sarah Beeny in the making and is planning her own property show. The very brief article is below!

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A welcome boost for the housing market – Lisa Scott-Lee is planning a property show.

The ex-Steps singer now owns an impressive array of properties and says: “I want to show real people how to save and get the house of their dreams. If I can do it so can they.”

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	Claire in Woman Magazine
	Posted 11th Aug 2008 @ 19.44 by Generation Steps

Claire is in a 4 page feature in this weeks Woman Magazine (week ending August 18th) where we see her chat about her weight loss and try on a wedding dress or two.
She is also set to feature on the 'Diet Buddies' page of the magazine for the next few weeks.

	Judge H
	Posted 11th Aug 2008 @ 18.12 by Generation Steps

H will be one of the judges this year for the 'Iris Prize', the international gay & lesbian film festival.

It will take place between 2nd and 4th October 2008 in Cardiff, Wales.

He will be judging alongside some amazing actors, directors & producers.

	Cash and Curry
	Posted 11th Aug 2008 @ 15.36 by GenSTEPS

The first image of Lee in the film 'Cash and Curry' has appeared.

The shot shows Lee getting the star treatment backstage before a gig, where a girl is examining his clothes for creases before he goes on stage.

Smashing!

Thanks to Sam for letting us know about this. See the film's trailer at www.cashandcurry.com

	Steps to becoming Evil Childcatcher
	Posted 10th Aug 2008 @ 00.00 by Generation Steps

WalesOnline.co.uk have posted a video which features H and his step-by-step transformation (with make-up costing £150 per show), into his Chitty Chitty Bang Bang character, the evil Childcatcher.

Catch the article and video by clicking here!

	Hide Side Story Marathon
	Posted 5th Aug 2008 @ 20.31 by Generation Steps

Big thanks to our forum member stepsfan4ever, who has uploaded the entire collection of H Side Story episodes onto Youtube. All the links are available below!

- H Side Story
Episode One
Part One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH-CAaXUXWk
Part Two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdbNUKfK-mg
Part three: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skAippATui4

Episode Two
Part One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dE0vC9Rkhc
Part Two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBC99MkJKCQ
Part Three: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA2A702BMhs

Episode Three
Part One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l22szTxSOc
Part Two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGY4jMwBCH4
Part Three: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRPHroFI1UM

Episode Four
Part One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1R4r_tLOLo
Part Two:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEqkG__lVBw
Part Three: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr1Vlb95Luk

Episode Five
Part One:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE-3I9Z_ohg
Part Two:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjefWefQV9I
Part Three: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytTeTdmat78

Episode Six
Part One:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6PEELMQVYg
Part Two:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwY7HlOsaN0
Part Three: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkAcxWcLFf8

Episode Seven
Part One:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7REIyGCDyto
Part Two:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx93dDSJ3PU
Part Three: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDaSV2OMjkc

Episode Eight
Part One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxGpEF-Hoqs
Part Two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v8hsPa2kd8
Part Three: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1Jgmgr1KSU

- H Side Story: Lost In New York
Episode one
Part One:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDtQ4FBmTWo
Part Two:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCVELAfmw3s
Part Three:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxRjI34krEw
Part Four:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9hkjNzB8wc
Part Five:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxk_XZy_YoQ
Part Six:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQz4iNhVdxs

Episode Two
Part One:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bhhXd3rRIg
Part Two:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjUxQaSwg4M
Part Three:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwQBXDIvY8c
Part Four:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzq1G5RnNHg
Part Five:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SsQRXfjwoQ
Part Six:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmHrXFYttE8

	Lisa in NOW magazine.
	Posted 23rd Jul 2008 @ 15.28 by Generation Steps

Lisa is in this weeks NOW mag which is out now until Monday.
The article has been scanned and is on Lisa's website.

	Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Well kind of.
	Posted 21st Jul 2008 @ 11.31 by Generation Steps

There's news in Lisa Camp, as the Sunday People is reporting that Lisa and her husband Johnny are set to feature in a new ITV2 reality TV series; CelebAir, where ITV2 will be taking to the sky with a real plane, flying to real places, staffed by real celebrities!

In this new eight-part series, 10 celebrities will take on a range of jobs on the ground and in the air to battle it out ultimately to become CelebAir’s star employee and win thousands of pounds for the charity of their choice.

Functioning as a regular airline, members of the public can book to fly with CelebAir to a host of glamorous locations as the celebrity crew take on roles from check-in clerks to air stewards and they could be anyone from a famous sportsman to a pop star.

CelebAir will push the celebrities to their limits; one day they will be dealing with a hell-raising hen party coming back from a night in Malaga, the next they will have to cope with a delayed flight full of families heading out to Alicante.

At every stage of the journey the famous faces will be judged and rated by their own passengers and each week the worst performing celebrity gets given the boot.

However, before any of the famous faces are allowed to start their new jobs, they will have to undertake a rigorous six-week training programme run by Monarch, the airline involved in the show, and they will be required to adhere to Monarch’s tough standards whilst working for CelebAir.

For more information about the show and to find out how to buy tickets go to www.itv.com/celebair

	New-look Faye Tozer Official
	Posted 10th Jul 2008 @ 21.45 by Generation Steps

The team behind Faye's official website have been busy working hard on a new version of the site, which is now online complete with lots of fresh content

Take a look at the website over at FayeTozerOfficial.com.

	Claire at the premiere of 'Mamma Mia!'
	Posted 10th Jul 2008 @ 18.24 by Generation Steps

Claire attended the premiere of new musical 'Mamma Mia!' last month looking lovely in a green summery dress.

For pictures click here.

Edit: Link fixed.

	Message from H
	Posted 6th Jul 2008 @ 21.29 by Generation Steps

H posted the following message over at his official website yesterday:

"hi there.......
well, we are up & running in cardiff!!! its such a technical show, it takes a week to put up in a new theatre & a week to do technical rehersals!!!! so, we are are all tired from long days, but it will all be worth it!!!
im having to learn my script soon for erogenous zones...... its going to be quite a challenge, theres so much to learn!!!! but its a brilliant play, im so chuffed im doing it!!!
i alredy have some plans pencilled for next year, which is great!!! im really excited about them!!!! cant tell u yet tho!!!! heee!!!
as u guys know, its the last g.a.y. soon..... its been an amazing place to perform over the years & it will be sad to see it go..... people are speculating if i will be performing, so, ill set the record straight here...... i wont be appearing..... im sure it will be a fantastic night with some great performances!!!!!! 8-)
hope u r all well.............

and hope 2 c u all in cardiff!!!!!
big hugs

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ian xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

	Claire in Fabulous Mag
	Posted 6th Jul 2008 @ 21.20 by Generation Steps

Here's an article from the News of the World's Fabulous Mag. Claire talks cooking and kitchens...
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SHE LOVES DESIGNER GADGETS, BUT EX-STEPS SINGER CLAIRE RICHARDS ADMITS SHE LIVES ON PING CUISINE

With her enormous kitchen and restaurant-sized oven, you’d be forgiven for thinking Claire Richards spends hours rustling up gourmet dinners.

In fact, the ex-Steps star confesses she lives on ping cuisine!

“I’m on a diet for my wedding in November so it’s easier to calorie count with microwaved meals,” she explains.

“But when I’m not slimming I really like cooking."

"Before I got into singing I wanted to be a pastry chef.

"I still love making bread and butter pudding and trifles.

“I love having all the family over for Christmas, when we all sit down around the big dining table.

"I like feeding people and get a lot of satisfaction from making delicious food for people, although Celebrity MasterChef, which I’m a contestant on, is teaching me that being a chef is exhausting.

"So I’m glad I became a pop star!”

Claire, 30, who has a one-year-old son Charlie, bought her three-bedroom ’30s cottage in Middlesex in 2001 with her then partner and spent a year having it renovated.

She now shares it with her fiancé, electrician Reece Hill, 40.

They’re currently adding two more bedrooms and another bathroom.

She says: “When I bought this place I wanted a big kitchen and dining area, so the builder knocked down walls and I helped us get a good deal at Magnet on the beech units.

"I think we spent about £6,000 on the kitchen, which is quite good value.

“I wanted lots of cupboard space and went for the biggest appliances possible – hence the giant cooker and fridge! I spend a lot of time in the kitchen. It’s a family area with lots of photos, including some good memories of when I was in Steps.

"I never went near a kitchen in those days – we were always on the road, living on takeaways.”
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For the full article, including more pictures click here.

Thanks to tooclosetotears and SummerOfLove-x

	Claire misses out on semi-final
	Posted 4th Jul 2008 @ 21.05 by Generation Steps

Awwwww...

After putting up a really strong fight, Claire finished in 3rd place in this week's Celebrity Masterchef quarter-final, just missing out on a place in the semi-final.

Despite the result, the judges loved her food and Claire has a new-found confidence in her cooking.

Well done Clara xox

	Claire's a quarter-finalist!
	Posted 3rd Jul 2008 @ 20.48 by Generation Steps

Massive well done to Claire, who tonight scored a well-deserved place as a quarter finalist in Celebrity Masterchef 2008.

Claire will now have to battle it out in TOMORROW'S (Friday 4th July - 8.30PM, BBC1) quarter final, for one of two places in the semi-final.

Don't miss it.

	TONIGHT: Celebrity Masterchef
	Posted 3rd Jul 2008 @ 10.54 by Generation Steps

Another quick reminder that Claire will be on Celebrity Masterchef, tonight at 8.00PM on BBC1.

The show sees chef and restaurateur John Torode and food writer and ingredients expert Gregg Wallace search for the country's top celebrity chef. In the first heat Claire, Sean Wilson [a.k.a Martin Platt, Coranation Street) and Kaye Adams [Former head Loose Woman] cook for the judges and paying customers at One O One.

In the second heat Vicki Michelle [Allo, Allo! star], Chris Parker [a.k.a Spencer Moon, Eastenders) and Louis Emerick [a.k.a. Mick Johnson, Brookside] cook at The Criterion.

Only two of the contestants will progress to the quarter-final...

	4 days to go: Celebrity Masterchef
	Posted 30th Jun 2008 @ 13.19 by Generation Steps

There's just four days to go until Claire's appearance on Celebrity Masterchef (Thursday, BBC1 - 8.00PM), and we thought it was about time we relived the classic STEPS moment that was "Pasta Alla Clara"...

Yum!

	H plays the Childcatcher
	Posted 25th Jun 2008 @ 09.21 by Generation Steps

Here's an article from the Sunderland Echo; H spoke to the newspaper before his original run in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (May 19-June 7, 2008) as the Childcatcher...
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YOU might know him better as H from Steps, but thanks to the magic of make-up Ian Watkins is Sunderland's latest Childcatcher.

Ian, 32, has taken over from Wayne Sleep in the Sunderland Empire stint of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and is relishing the chance to play a classic baddie alongside Matt Baker as Caractacus Potts.

Ian, who lives in Wales, said: "This is very different to anything I've ever done before. I was a bit nervous but it's something I've always wanted to do.

"I've never joined a show half way through before but there's a lovely family atmosphere and I honestly think it's one of the best things I've been in.

"As a child the two things I was most scared of were Jaws and the Childcatcher, but I don't have to do any method acting because the make up is enough."

Ian spends half an hour in makeup to become the Childcatcher, hiding his hair under a bald cap and doning a pointy nose and an evil sneer.

The former pop star was due to join the Chitty wagon three years ago in the West End, but decided to go back to basics and signed up for a college course at the Royal Academy of Music.

He said: "I wanted to get parts because I was good enough – not by trading on my past."
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H begins his second stint in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on July 3rd 2008, until August 30th. For more information go to http://www.chittythemusical.co.uk/

	Spot the Difference?
	Posted 24th Jun 2008 @ 16.57 by Generation Steps

It looks as if X Factor finalists Same Difference may be releasing some familar material...

The sibling duo are currently working with the producers behind STEPS' 'Here And Now' (Quiz and Larossi), and production-team Metrophonic, who are responsible for 'Chain Reaction', 'Words Are Not Enough' and 'Buzz' album track - 'Turn Around'.

Same Difference recently posted this message via their official website:
"WOWEE we have been busy these past few weeks! We’ve been writing in the studio with some of the best pop writers (the people behind a lot of the Steps songs and the people who wrote Hero for Enrique Iglesias!)".

Will they storm to the top of the charts as a modern-day STEPS? Or will it be more of a H&Claire affair? For that, we'll have to wait and see.

As for spot the difference... Talent?!?

Thanks to Markus.

	Celebrity Masterchef
	Posted 23rd Jun 2008 @ 21.21 by Generation Steps

Claires heat on Celebrity Masterchef will be shown at 8pm on Thursday 3rd of July on BBC1. She will be up against Sean Wilson and Kaye Adams when they cook for the judges and paying guests at One O One.
Her signature dish is Savoury Potato and chorizo frittata salad.

	Extreme: Skinny Celebrity Mums 2
	Posted 23rd Jun 2008 @ 19.27 by Generation Steps

If you missed both Lisa and Claire on last Monday's 'Extreme: Skinny Celebrity Mums 2' - the show which investigated "the growing trend for ultra-thin superstar mums"- you can now watch all the clips here!

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Thanks to stepsfan4ever and StepsForever.x