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The beginning of H&Claire

As part of Steps, H and Claire notched up 15 consecutive top ten hits, but on the 22nd December 2001, they decided it was time for a change, and handed in their letters. On boxing day, news of a Steps split leaked to the public, and was featured on the national news. Across the Steps message boards, angered fans accused Lisa, Lee and Faye of tearing the group apart.

The anger turned to shock when fans realised it was H and Claire who had left the group, and soon after, H and Claire appeared on Saturday morning show "SM:tv", announcing that they had formed their own pop duo called, er, "H&Claire".

Signed to the Warner WEA label, "H&Claire" released three singles and an album, though the fans were divided. The formula was still the same - H&Claire were working with the same songwriters and management as before - but many fans felt they had in effect 'ditched' Lisa, Faye and Lee in a very backstabbing manner (a view which some members of the group shared).

The end of H&Claire

After becoming presenters of "SM:tv", the duo had the ability to promote their new releases to a core audience, but although debut single 'DJ' charted well, subsequent releases struggled in the changing chart climate. After their album limped to just #53 in the UK charts, H&Claire quite literally disappeared.

Although there has never been an official announcement, it is believed that H and Claire were dropped from their record label and now pursue solo careers, although some articles indicate that legally the duo is still bound to the terms of their contract, and that in future Claire may therefore have to release material through WEA.