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Michelle Christine Heaton, born 19 July 1980,
Gateshead, England is a British pop singer, television personality and
sometime glamour model. She was married to former boyband member Andy
Scott-Lee, and was consequently the sister-in-law to former Steps singer
Lisa Scott-Lee and the sister-in-law by marriage to former Hear'Say
singer Johnny Shentall. She and Andy announced the end of their marriage
on 5 June 2008 citing adultery on her part. A former student of Emmanuel
City Technology College in Gateshead, Heaton began her singing career in
the band Sirens with other girls from the north east of England. She
auditioned and made the final ten for girl band Girl Thing and then rose
to fame when she took part in the ITV reality television show Popstars.
Heaton reached the final ten but was not selected for the five member
band Hear'Say. Soon after, she and the other four unsuccessful
applicants formed Liberty X, signing a record deal with Virgin Records.
From 2004 until 2007, she contributed a regular Column to the Hotstars
section of OK! magazine. In 2004, she appeared in the Fitness DVD
Liberty X-Toned. |