Following her successful stint on Strictly Come Dancing, where she was runner-up to presenter Ore Oduba, Louise Redknapp's marriage to Jamie Redknapp ended. The couple divorced in December 2017 after 19 years of wedded bliss.

Speaking to Virgin Radio's Mark Wogan, Louise admitted that dealing with the painful process under the public eye was challenging: "I didn't find any of that easy at all, she said " she confessed, "I think anything personal in your life being made public is difficult, and I'm not someone that looks for publicity ... it's always found me."

The silver lining from her divorce at 45, she says, was the opportunity to return to her first love, music: "The kids were getting older, I was well aware I needed to find something for myself, I couldn't just keep on kind of just being there existing I'm an entertainer."

Louise's passion for entertainment led her to the esteemed Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London, where she met future Eternal bandmate Kelle Bryan. Years later, she thought her dance training would make Strictly a walk in the park but she was in for a shock on her first day on the popular BBC1 show.