A Place in the Sun host Leah Charles-King surprises viewers with pop star past
A Place in the Sun host Leah Charles-King surprised fans when she revealed her pop star past.
The star presents the popular Channel 4 house-hunting series but had a completely different career in the 90s.
On Tuesday, Leah took to her Twitter page to share a clip of her former girl band's music video.
"In the 90s I was in a girlband called ‘Kleshay’ with my first cousins, Candii and Alani," she revealed.
"Rush was released by Sony Music 24 years ago today! 20-2-1999.
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"Fun fact: This “desert” scene was filmed in the Canary Wharf area before it was redeveloped to what you see today."
She shared a clip of her music video, Rush (Leah Charles-King/Youtube)In the short snippet, the girls sang and danced in front of a convertible in what looked like a desert.
Many fans didn't know about her girl band era and took to the comment section to compliment her.
"Love it. Thanks for the interesting info," one user said while another posted: "Had no idea! This is brilliant! It's a banger still you know."
A follower added: "OMG I never knew. has it been that long?? I reckon you could still pull off that look and fit into the outfit.. I dare you to do it for TBT."
Others were glad for the throwback remind and said: "Kleshayyyyy this is memories lol 90's UK R&B forever."
"I remember this!! This song was great! Cannot believe it was filmed in Canary Wharf!" one person commented.
She now presents for A Place In The Sun (Getty Images)
Fans were delighted to find out she used to sing (© Channel Four Television Corporation)Kle'shay was signed to Sony Music and, after ten years and a top 20 UK chart single, she moved onto onscreen roles.
The group's first single, Reason, shot up to number 33 and Rush entered the charts at number 19.
She appears on ITV's Jackpot247 and hosts and produces a show on The Beat London 103.6FM.
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Meanwhile, Leah recently jokingly suggested A Place In The Sun get a new name after a recent episode.
While helping a couple find their dream home in Gran Alacant, problems hit when the weather turned stormy.
Leah took to Twitter to joke about a name change and said: " Wet, windy and apparently the “worst weather Spain had seen for a century!” Now called “ A Place in the Storm."
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