We hope you're enjoying the Christmas festivities. Opened all your presents and eaten too much food? Settling down in front of the TV with a mince pie? Well STOP IT RIGHT NOW THERE IS MOURNING TO BE DONE.

We are of course reminding you that it's eight years (EIGHT!) since the STEPS split on Boxing Day 2001. How time flies, and it doesn't seem like two minutes since we were excitedly clutching our copy of STEPS Gold, and then sobbing over it just a day later.

Here's to totally spoiling Christmas 2001, and many more thereafter. Well done STEPS. Ok you can get back on the Champers now.

We're totes behind the times here - there aren't enough days of the week to do everything! - but Lisa's been snapped with her new daughter Star Lily, who she gave birth to back in September.



Lovely stuff. :)

Lisa Scott-Lee is pregnant and proud! After giving birth to baby Jaden 18 months ago, Lisa quickly shed the pounds and returned back to her slender self. But now she's bared all for Closer magazine, recreating Demi Moore's iconic 1991 Vanity Fair cover.

Speaking about her new figure, Scott-Lee said: "Being pregnant is such a natural thing, it's so liberating to show off my bump. I even feel sexy! I'll keep these photos to remind me of such a momentous time."

She added: "It's like I've just had a boob job. They keep getting bigger. When I breastfed Jaden they went up to a DD, so I'm hoping for that this time round!"



We wish Lisa every happiness with her pregnancy.

Hey folks, Claire will be returning to Celebrity Masterchef tomorrow (Thursday) for a new episode on BBC1 at 20:00PM, where she will cook at Goodman Steakhouse.

Claire's also revealed that she'll be appearing on Friday at 20:30, hinting that she may have won her heat.

Make sure you tune in!

Big news for Lisa! It's just been revealed that she's expecting her second child with husband Johnny, exclusively via Hello Magazine.

We'll get more details when the edition goes on sale on May 5th.

Congratulations to them both.

Femalefirst posted this article yesterday, titled "Whatever happened to... STEPS?";

Those who have been caught up in the New Year's fitness DVD frenzy may have seen a familiar face in the shape of Claire Richards, or as she's known to me and you, Claire "from Steps".

Claire who is trying to goad us all into a fitter lifestyle with her DVD soundtracked by, (you guessed it!), Steps, has reminded us of our youths, misspent learning dance routines, (don't pretend you didn't, we know you did) and asking "what exactly do the boys do?" Nowadays the only question we want answering is what are the step-sters up to now?

The popstrels danced their way into our lives way back in 1997 with their line dancing, techno classic, 5,6,7,8 . During their 4 year reign on the pop world they racked up 5 albums, sold over 15 million records and got a nation dancing in sync but where oh where are they now.


Claire Richards
Well Claire Richards as we all know is now promoting her DVD 5 Step Fat Attack but after the split she tried her hand at replicating Steps' success by forming a new band with band member H originially called H and Claire.

The pair experienced success with their debut single DJ , which reached number 3.Their next two singles, both hit the top ten but the duo's debut album charted badly and they quickly entered splits-ville.

Claire's "5 Step Fat Attack" DVD has been a big success and it is rumoured that her weight loss is in preparation for a return to music.


Ian 'H' Watkins
In the meantime Ian 'H' Watkins went back to school. He took up a musical theatre course at the Royal Academy of Music. His course was filmed and became reality TV show H-SIDE STORY. He has since became a real life actor appearing in productions of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Cinderella, and Fame.

His reality TV career continued as he came forth in Celebrity Big Brother 2007 and has recent starred in a production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang playing the part of the child catcher.


Lisa Scott-Lee
Her brother, Andy may be getting more press coverage nowadays for his gossip worthy and allegedy adultery filled marriage to Liberty X's Michelle Heaton, but once upon a time Lisa Scott-Lee was the better known of the Scott-Lee clan. She racked up only two solo singles before being dropped from her initial record contract in 2003. She then signed a new record deal and released the single Get It on with dance act Intenso Project.

Like H, Lisa's career took her down the reality TV show route, with TOTALLY SCOTT-LEE, airing in October 2005. The show challenged her to score a top ten hit with her next single, or she would be forced to quit the music industry. She failed in her challenge but the naughty scamp that she is continued to promote her music until the release of her album Never Or Now in 2007 .


Faye Tozer
Post-step Faye made a small return to music when she duetted with Russell Watson on track, Someone Like You which hit the top ten. It wasn't long before she took back to a life on the open road, only this time she opted for theatre over music. The Topez has made quite a name for herself performing in Tell Me on A Sunday, Love Shack, alongside Noel Sullivan from Hear'Say and Jon Lee from S Club 7 She is currently taking on the role of Eva Cassidy in Over The Rainbow and is expecting a baby this March.


Lee Latchford-Evans
Life in Steps wasn't always easy for Lee Latchford-Evans who was criticized by the Anti Fascist Action organisation in 2000 for allegedly saying, "there should be more jobs for English people." He has lived a much less scandelous existance since leaving the band and like fellow Stepsters is a regular on reality TV.

He has been on THE GAMES, FEAR FACTOR, I'M FAMOUS AND FRIGHTENED and famously walked off TOTALLY BOYBAND which attempted to amke a super boyband from the remains of old bands such as S Club 7, Another Level, 911 and New Kids on the Block.

Although many joke he wasn't very vocal in Steps' tracks, he is proving now that he can in fact sing by fronting band "The Latch." With their rock sound, they're a million miles away from his poptastic roots.

Unfrotunatly there are no plans for the 5 to reform, all we can do is how they will catch the reunion bug and amuse ourselves by dancing to 5,6,7,8 whilst under the influence in the meantime.

(Femalefirst - Kate Teasdale)

Get your copy of OK! magazine, as Faye will be in this weeks current issue talking about the new man in her life, and a new baby on the way!

Credit: www.fayetozerofficial.com

Play.com have updated their listing of Claire's new fitness DVD, '5 Step Fat Attack with Claire Richards from Steps', with the track listing and a message from Claire, describing the DVD.

In case you didn't know, Claire will be working out to Steps and a few H&Claire tracks.

It's out on Boxing Day (December 26, 2008), and is available to pre-order from Play.com, Amazon.co.uk and HMV now.

Track listing:
1. Tragedy
2. Better The Devil You Know
3. Chain Reaction
4. DJ
5. The Last Thing On My Mind
6. Stomp
7. 5678
8. After The Love Has Gone
9. Here & Now
10. Better Best Forgotten
11. Deeper Shade Of Blue
12. Half A Heart
13. When I Said Goodbye
14. Heartbeat

DVD description:
Hi, I'm Claire Richards from Steps. Last year I looked in the mirror and at 15 stones I didn't recognise myself, it was a far cry from my days in Steps when I was a size 10. Like most women, changes in my life led to me putting weight on and before I knew it I looked like another person in a fat suit, and I knew things had to change. So I made that change!

Thanks to my great new work-out `5 Step Fat Attack' I have lost 5 stone and am back to looking like me again - now you can do it too! The work-out includes great fat busting exercises that will have you losing the pounds and having fun with easy to follow routines to your favourite Steps tracks.

So make that change today and take the right steps back to looking like yourself again - it's never to late to get back to the woman you were!