WHEN I WAS... 22: Alesha Dixon on the year it all began - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Celebrity WHEN I WAS… 22 Alesha Dixon on the year it all began By You Magazine - August 26, 2018 It was the year it all happened for singer and TV Presenter, Alesha Dixon – she opens up her photo album from the early days of girl group Mis-teeq. It all started with a dance class I’d always been musical – singing in the school choir and getting solo pieces in plays – but I didn’t have a clue how to get into the pop world. Then I went to a street-dance class in London and within two weeks I was approached and asked if I sang and wanted to be in a group. I was thankful every day for the opportunity to be in Mis-teeq. Here we are at the 2001 DanceStar awards [pictured below with bandmates Sabrina Washington and Su-Elise Nash]. Getty Our hard work paid off When I joined the group we had no idea what the future held. We put our trust in each other’s hands. We worked so hard and when success did come we really enjoyed it. This is from the video shoot for our second single ‘All I Want’, which got to number two – we’re gossiping, giggling and having fun. I am still good friends with the girls – we’ve got a Mis-teeq WhatsApp group. My styling was very bold There was no less is more back then! With my first pay cheque from the band I went on a shopping spree at Topshop. It was like Supermarket Sweep – we were throwing everything we could get our hands on into the basket! Our favourite show I was 22 when I signed to a label and soon we were spending a lot of time on Channel 4’s Popworld [pictured with presenter Simon Amstell]. It was like a second home. Performing felt very natural But I had to step outside my comfort zone. In my late teens I was outwardly confident, but inside I was nervous of everything. Being in the group made me more self-assured. Going on Top of the Pops was the most amazing experience. The first time, it felt like the beginning of something really special. The big time Singing at the Mobos was a major moment. We were super-proud to represent the UK. Diana Scrimgeour Going global We did a show in Germany with motorbikes! I saw the world – the first time I flew was first class to Brunei. Before that I’d only been to Butlin’s in Clacton and Devon. By Charlotte Pearson Methven Alesha is supporting the Always #EndPeriodPoverty campaign. For every pack sold until 16 September, Always will donate a pad to UK schoolgirls in need. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR 50 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time Shirley Ballas ‘ Strictly gave me back my hope’ Davina McCall discusses how men can help women going through the menopause Popular in Celebrity TV chef Gino D Acampo on Sardinia Sophia Loren and scary salads May 25, 2017 The Evergreen Goddess Exercise guru Diana Moran on looking fit and July 10, 2017 More more Julianne Moore November 13, 2017 Author Jill Mansell on designer notebooks commissioning art and the family January 16, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES Kelly Hoppen on vodka vintage finds and being a April 4, 2018 ‘ I have no regrets’ Millie Mackintosh on divorce debt and reuniting May 20, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES TV presenter and tennis player Annabel Croft shares her July 1, 2018 Stella Parton ‘ Dolly and I have always been close’ August 12, 2018 Anna Friel on getting jeered in the street shared parenting with September 23, 2018 Queen of primetime Charlotte Riley on juggling rising stardom with pregnancy October 21, 2018 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved