Claire Richards looks ready to finally unveil her long-awaited second solo album.
Over the past three years, the pop superstar reunited with Steps to release a pair of hit albums, stage a massive UK arena tour and celebrate their 25th anniversary with the chart-topping ‘Platinum Collection’.
Now, she’s back and according to a teaser on social media, she’ll unveil the follow-up to her 2019 debut solo LP, ‘My Wildest Dreams’, on Wednesday, June 28.
Alongside a video trailer, she revealed the launch date along with the hashtag #CR2.
According to the clip, all will be revealed at 11am on Wednesday, June 28.
Speaking in an exclusive cover feature in the September 2022 issue of RETROPOP, Steps looked back on their pop legacy and revealed the significance of their latest milestone.
Reflecting on 25 years of hits, Ian ‘H’ Watkins shared: “When we released our first single, everybody laughed at us. All of the cool cats laughed at us. The record company big-wigs wanted us to go away and then with every single they laughed louder, they laughed harder.
“And then 25 years later, none of those cool cats are around, all those music execs have probably been ditched, and we’re still here.”
And when it comes to the next chapter in Steps’ legacy, Claire said the band was living in the moment but insisted there’s more to come.
“I think we’ve come to realise since we got back together in 2011 that it is good for us to have little gaps here and there,” she says. “It also reminds people of the whole nostalgia of Steps as well, which is a massive part of what we are. So, we don’t want to keep ramming ourselves down people’s throats.
“Once we’re done with all the summer shows to end this little chapter, we’ll start thinking about the next one…”
