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Michelle McManus has opened up about her sober journey after she quit drinking four years ago.

It's been over 20 years since Michelle McManus shot to fame on Pop Idol.

Former Pop Idol winner, Michelle McManus impressed fans with her slim and striking transformation after deciding to quit alcohol completely.The singing sensation, who won the nation's hearts in the second series of the ITV singing show in 2002, has reinvented herself remarkably in recent years after confronting her struggles head on.The mum of two openly acknowledged her need to alter her relationship with alcohol - and the All This Time singer insists she feels happier and healthier for it. Finding her sobriety five years ago when she was pregnant with her first child, the Scottish siren confessed that her over-drinking was because of low self-esteem.

An Airdrie poet will be part of a memorable TV celebration of the national Bard on Thursday night.

Former Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus made an appearance on Tuesday's Loose Women, with viewers left amazing as she appeared to have not aged a day since her show stint 20 years ago.The singer, 43, who has undergone a hair and body transformation in recent years, may have looked rather different but she had remained looking just as youthful as she had in her 20s. As the show aired, several viewers flocked to X, previously Twitter, to show her with love, and express their shock at her appearance. One wrote: "Michelle is such a sweetheart!!! She also doesn't look 43.The woman hasn't aged in twenty years", and another added: "Michelle McManus looks incredible omg!!!!" However, despite viewers praising her past and present looks, Michelle recalled the many hurtful fat-shaming comments she had received during her time on Pop Idol.

Former Pop Idol star Michelle McManus appeared on Tuesday's instalment of Loose Women where she reflected on winning the singing competition back in 2003, marking 20 years since the life-changing moment.

A casting agency is looking for Scots to appear in a new feature movie which will be filmed in Glasgow. Des Hamilton Castings is looking for Glaswegians who are 'articulate and likeable'.

Rylan has left his fans in hysterics after posting a video of him on social media giving his pet pheasant into trouble.

Michelle McManus has taken her fans on a trip down memory lane 19 years to the day since she won Pop Idol.

Great British Bake Off viewers were left in hysterics during Tuesday night's show as two contestants struggled to pronounce mangetout.

A Scots contestant has become the latest cake enthusiast to be booted off The Great British Bake Off.

Michelle McManus has shared a blast from the past picture of her and Rylan as she wished the It Takes Two presenter a happy birthday.

Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus will be performing at the Mighty Hoopla Pop Music Festival in London next year.

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Tyler West has put his "body through the paces" after jetting to Mauritius for just nine hours. The Kiss FM DJ, 26, has been juggling training with Strictly Come Dancing professional Dianne Buswell alongside prep for his sibling's special wedding day.

CORONATION Street's Mollie Gallagher is set to get her skates on for the latest series of Dancing On Ice. Yet after her time on the freezing cold rink, she's revealed just where she'll snuggle up and get warm after her routines. The soap's Nina Lucas - who has been at the heart of a variety of hard-hitting storylines on the ITV show - has shared several photos from her apartment which she shares with boyfriend Ben.

MICHELLE McManus looked totally unrecognisable as she partied with Rylan Clark on his book tour. The 42-year-old shot to fame back in 2003 as the second winner of Simon Cowell's Pop Idol.

Michelle McManus and Rylan Clark have stunned fans as the singer met the presenter in Glasgow. Michelle, 42, won Pop Idol in 2003 and reached the top of the charts with her debut single All This Time, with the singer now sporting bright orange tresses in a look unrecognisable from previously.She met up with Rylan, 33, in her native Scotland, as the This Morning star continued to plug his new book Ten: The Decade that Changed My Future. READ MORE: Pop Idol’s Michelle McManus unrecognisable as she pours curves into colourful frock Posing for a snap on Rylan’s Instagram, he labelled Michelle as an “icon”, and shared a clip of him singing Michelle’s hit song with her on stage, much to the crowd’s excitement.Rylan’s 1.6 million Instagram followers were equally as excited, and were quick to gush over the pair’s performance, with one saying: "This is the best thing I’ve seen all day!!!!!!!!!," as someone else wrote: “I love this!!”“Oh my gosh”, wrote another, “I am thrown back to being 10 years old and I’m so happy about it! Hey Michelle!” A further fan commented: “2 icons."Rylan’s book hit shelves last month, with the former X Factor star sharing a series of bombshell revelations – including about his divorce to ex Dan Neal. For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here The book reveals that Rylan cheated on Dan “years ago” but only told him in 2021, which caused the former police officer to walk out on their six-year marriage.Rylan wrote: “It still keeps playing on my mind why he didn’t want to work to fix what we had.

Michelle McManus looked worlds apart from her time on Pop Idol in 2003 as she showcased her bright orange tresses. Michelle, 42, won Pop Idol almost two decades ago and reached the top of the charts with her debut single All This Time.The singer met up with Rylan, 33, in her native home town of Glasgow, Scotland, as the This Morning star continued to plug his new book titled Ten: The Decade that Changed My Future. Posing for a snap on Rylan’s Instagram, he labelled Michelle as an “icon”.

Rylan has shared videos of himself out enjoying beers and shots in Glasgow after his book signing hosted by Michelle McManus on Wednesday night.

Rylan has treated his fans to a duet with Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus.

Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus looked completely unrecognisable as she participated in a jaw-dropping transformation for fans.The All This Time songstress was celebrating the release of Hocus Pocus 2 on September 30 as she donned a witch costume and twirled her bright red hair into crazy curls.Michelle donned a velour purple frock which trailed to the floor, complete with a blue-and-gold faux-overcoat and bright pink sleeves for the occasion. READ MORE: Pop Idol’s Michelle McManus unrecognisable as she pours curves into colourful frock Posing alongside a row of Halloween decorations, Michelle completed her transformation into Winifred Sanderson by twirling her fiery red hair into an elaborate array of curls atop her head, in Winifred’s trademark bunches.She applied a perfect circle of pink blush to both cheeks and coated her lips in bright scarlet to pull a spooky face for the camera, adding a dash of purple eyeshadow and filling in her brows.Michelle wrote in the caption: “Happy #HocusPocus day!” with a row of Halloween emojis.Fans flocked to the comments section to praise her incredible look, with one writing: “Best costume ever! I hope you’re wearing that to watch the second movie!”Another hailed her “brilliant”, as a third fan gushed: “Love it, been buzzing all day! You look fab Michelle.”“Loving this!” someone else posted.It comes after Michelle posted an unfiltered, make-up free video to her Instagram grid to chat about her latest project, a Christmas song extravaganza entitled O Holy Night.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here. Letting her orange curls flow free down her shoulders, Michelle donned an orange and black floral dress with a