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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Kate Ng

Claire Richards says she went on 900-calorie-a-day diet before joining Steps

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Claire Richards, one of the five-member girl group Steps, has opened up about experiencing an eating disorder in the Nineties, before she joined the band.

The singer, 45, said she went on a restrictive diet that only allowed her to eat 900 calories a day, with her meals comprising of just “fish fingers, peas and baked beans”.

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