Myleene Klass

Myleene Angela Klass (born 6 April 1978) is an English singer, pianist, media personality and model. She was a member of the now defunct British pop band Hear'Say in which she released two studio albums and four singles with the group. Klass has released two solo classical albums in 2003 and 2007. Klass is more now prominent for being a presenter, presenting shows such as Popstar to Operastar and The One Show. As of April 2012, her net worth was estimated at £11 million. --- Klass was born in Gorleston, Norfolk, England to an Anglo-Austrian father and a Filipina mother. She has one sister named Kyrine. She comes from six generations of classical musicians on her father's side: Klass's grandmother was an opera singer and her grandfather left his violin to her, which she went on to play. Klass began to learn the piano and violin from the age of four and then the harp at 12. She took Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music exams in violin, piano and voice. She received an A grade in A-level music, and became a Norfolk County scholar. Klass attended St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, then Cliff Park High school in Gorleston, before going to Notre Dame High School, Norwich for a short time. While at school, she spent her Saturdays studying singing at the Junior Department of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and later took a musical theatre course at the Royal Academy of Music, University of London. --- After graduating, Klass spent a short period as part of a reality show for Bravo, called The Dolls House. She sang backing vocals for Cliff Richard, and made her West End theatre debut in Miss Saigon. In 2001, Klass auditioned for the ITV reality show Popstars, which offered contestants an opportunity to become part of a newly formed pop band. Klass was chosen as one of the 10 finalists and became a member of Hear'Say, alongside Kym Marsh, Suzanne Shaw, Danny Foster and Noel Sullivan. Hear'Say's first single, "Pure and Simple", was the fastest-selling non-charitable record ever, selling 1.3 million copies. Hear'Say's debut album, Popstars (named after the TV show), sold 1.2 million copies in the UK. Following the success of their first album, the band was given their own TV show entitled Hear'Say It's Saturday. During the show's run, the band had a chance to perform with such established artists as Lionel Richie, Celine Dion, Bradley Walsh, Blue, and Atomic Kitten. At the end of 2001, Hear'Say appeared on the Royal Variety Performance. --- In November 2004, Klass posed for Loaded magazine. After she appeared in a shot for Maxim magazine in February 2006, it was revealed in April 2006 that Klass charted at number 78 in the FHM 100 Sexiest Females of 2006, after not being included the previous year. She had previously been featured at number 84 in 2002, number 33 in 2003 and 43 in 2004. --- Klass lives in Cuffley, near Potters Bar, Hertfordshire. On 1 April 2007 she announced she was pregnant, with the baby due on 7 September. As a result she delayed her wedding to Graham Quinn until 2008. Their daughter, Ava Bailey Quinn was born on 16 August 2007 at 13.45 GMT weighing 5 lb 9 oz (2.5 kg). Klass' spokesman said: "Myleene presented The One Show and felt a bit weird on the way home. She went to the hospital to get checked out and they told her she was in labour". Klass has published a book about her experiences of being pregnant, entitled My Bump and Me: From Morning Sickness to Motherhood – An Honest Diary of My Pregnancy. Klass gave birth to a second daughter Hero Harper, on 25 March 2011. On 21 October 2011, Klass and Quinn married, with only 16 people in attendance. On 6 April 2012 (Klass' birthday), Quinn walked out of the marital home just six months after they married.