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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Leona Lewis cuts a glam figure as she puts on a showstopping performance alongside drag queens at G-A-Y in London just days after receiving an OBE from King Charles
Leona Lewis celebrated receiving her OBE from Prince Charles this week with a showstopping performance at G-A-Y in London on Saturday. The X Factor winner, 40, was the epitome of style as she took to the stage in a figure hugging black dress with a chic leather jacket draped over her shoulders. Slipping her feet into zebra print platforms she completed the look with statement earrings and toted her essentials in a sequinned handbag. Leona belted out some of her biggest hits as she was joined for the set by equally glam drag queens, sending the iconic venue's crowd wild. On Wednesday she was made an OBE for services to music and charity in an an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. Leona won the third series of The X Factor in 2006 and went on to achieve success with singles including Bleeding Love, Run and Better In Time. The British singer-songwriter from Islington, north London, became a seven-time Brit award nominee and was nominated three times for a Grammy award. She has also carried out charity work with a number of organisations including the Prince's Trust, the Teenage Cancer Trust and WWF. Also honoured was TV's Myleene Klass, 47, who received an MBE for services to women's health, miscarriage awareness and charity. The Loose Women star has campaigned for paid bereavement leave to be extended to those who experience a miscarriage. The mother of three suffered four miscarriages and has spoken openly about the psychological effects of baby loss on women. She is an ambassador for the pregnancy and baby charity Tommy's and fronted the Bafta-nominated documentary Myleene Klass: Miscarriage And Me in 2021, in which she met women around the UK to hear their experiences. Myleene has said she is 'so proud' of how far she had come and reflected on how she had battled back 'from a very dark place'. Talking to the BBC earlier this year she said: 'When I think back to how all of this started, it all came from a very dark place, and I certainly didn't have it in mind to become a campaigner at the time. Leona won the third series of The X Factor in 2006 and went on to achieve success with singles including Bleeding Love, Run and Better In Time 'Anyone who has experienced baby loss will know how personal and difficult it is to vocalise this level of trauma.' Myleene has championed changes to the Women's Health Strategy, advocating for earlier support for women rather than waiting until they have experienced three miscarriages. Her efforts have focused on improving miscarriage care and raising awareness about the emotional and heartbreaking toll of baby loss. The musician has used her platform to push for government reforms and has played a key role in ensuring baby loss is addressed as a critical health issue. She added: 'If you suffered three heart attacks you wouldn't only be offered support after the third one and so it shouldn't be the same with baby loss'. The former Hear'Say singer's work has been widely praised for its impact on breaking the silence around miscarriage and offering hope and support to other women. Myleene has been working with MP Sarah Owen, MP Olivia Blake, Miscarriage Association, and Tommys for a law to be introduced so that women and their partners would be able to take leave.
The Independent
6 days ago
- Health
- The Independent
Myleene Klass says her MBE shows women's healthcare ‘needs to move forward'
Myleene Klass was awarded an MBE by King Charles at Windsor Castle for her campaigning on miscarriage, stating the honour signifies that women's healthcare needs to progress. Klass, who has suffered four miscarriages, highlighted that the recognition acknowledges collective efforts to improve a neglected area of women's health and can lead to legal changes. Singer Leona Lewis received an OBE for her music career and extensive charity work, particularly in animal welfare and environmental causes, stressing the importance of using her platform for broader issues. Patricia Hewitt, a former health secretary, was made a Dame Commander for her services to public health and NHS reform, notably for her role in the 2007 smoking ban, which she considers her most impactful contribution. Other prominent figures recognised at the investiture included Sir Warren East for services to the economy and Net Zero aviation, and Sir Nick Gibb for services to education.
The Sun
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Leona Lewis and Myleene Klass stun in white as they receive honours from King Charles
POP'S Leona Lewis and Myleene Klass show their metal — as they receive honours from the King. The X Factor winner Leona, 40, was awarded her OBE at Windsor Castle for services to music and charity. 4 4 4 Radio host Myleene was made an MBE for services to women's health, miscarriage awareness and charity. The pair posed together in the grounds of the castle after King Charles handed them the honours. Myleene, 47 is an ambassador for pregnancy and baby loss charity Tommy's. On Instagram Myleene wrote: 'I am utterly overjoyed and humbled,' as she explained she spoke to the King about her work with baby loss charity Tommy's. She added: 'King Charles himself pinned my medal on me whilst asking how my work with Tommy's and their graded model of care is progressing. 'I told him of the bereavement leave we have just secured with @miscarriageassociation @sarahowenmp @oliviablake_mp and the fact no one would wait for three consecutive heart attacks before receiving medical intervention, yet women are expected to wait for three Miscarriages before help. 'He looked surprised that this was the case and then completely agreed. "He was equally surprised to hear in this country there is NO official MC data collected which is what I'm aiming to work on next with Tommy's.' Myleene Klass has first aid training 4
Western Telegraph
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Western Telegraph
Myleene Klass says investiture shows miscarriage care must be modernised
The musician and broadcaster, 47, was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) and received her medal from Charles at Windsor Castle on Wednesday for her work raising awareness and pushing for legal reform following multiple pregnancy losses. Myleene Klass was made an MBE by the King for her services to women's health and miscarriage awareness (Jonathan Brady/PA) She told the PA news agency: 'The King himself has now acknowledged that miscarriage care and healthcare needs to move forward. 'We're actually in a position where we can changethe law, and women can benefit from it.' Klass, who has spoken publicly about suffering four miscarriages, has led calls for improved support and policy change and has become one of the country's most vocal advocates for reform. She described the honour as recognition for 'the achievements of so many people that come together' to improve what she called a neglected area of women's health. 'When I was going through my own miscarriages, you feel so invisible – you just feel you need somebody to guide you out of it,' she said. 'There's so much negativity about miscarriage healthcare – women feel so lost, so dragged down by it all.' Klass, who rose to fame with the pop group Hear'Say before establishing a successful career as a classical musician, presenter and entrepreneur, said she never imagined her work would take her in this direction. Leona Lewis with Myleene Klass after they received their medals during an Investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle (Yui Mok/PA) 'I trained as a musician – I always thought that was the route the world would take me in. It's certainly diversified along the years,' she said. 'So many people want you to stay in your line, to box you in. 'But the beauty of how the world works is you can do many jobs – they all inform one another.' Former X-Factor singer Leona Lewis, 40, was also made an MBE for her music career and years of charity work on animal welfare and environmental causes. 'I've always been an ambassador for animals and a voice for the voiceless,' she said. 'To be recognised for music is amazing – but to be recognised for charitable work is so meaningful. 'Music is my life's work, but when you are given a platform, it's important that you use it to bring awareness, to use our voice for something bigger than ourselves.' The singer was joined by her husband, Dennis Jauch, and her father, Aural Josiah Lewis, at the ceremony. Leona Lewis said she felt 'blessed' to receive the honour (Jonathan Brady/PA) 'I just want to give back because I feel like I've been very blessed,' she added. Former health secretary Patricia Hewitt, 76, was also made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her services to public health and NHS reform. She said she was 'over the moon' to receive the honour and described it as a tribute to the thousands of people she had worked alongside throughout her career. 'I never expected to receive any honour at all, let alone one as significant as this,' she told PA. 'It means an enormous amount to me. 'When I heard the news, I felt it was a tribute, not just to me, but to the thousands of amazing people I've worked with over the years – not only in the NHS but also in social care.' Dame Patricia served as health secretary under Sir Tony Blair from 2005 to 2007 and oversaw major reforms, including the ban on smoking in public places, which became law in 2007. She said the smoke-free legislation was the most significant contribution of her political career. Patricia Hewitt after being made a Dame, recognising her services to healthcare transformation (Yui Mok/PA) 'The smoke-free legislation that I helped steer through Parliament is absolutely the biggest thing I ever did for the health of the nation,' she said. 'It saved more lives than any of us expected. 'I remember the Chief Medical Officer coming to see me just nine months after it came into effect and saying we were already seeing fewer people dying from heart attacks because they were no longer breathing in second-hand smoke.' She added: 'It's one of those rare examples of a piece of legislation that changed both attitudes and behaviour – and did it very quickly.' Also recognised at the investiture were Sir Warren East, the former chief executive of Rolls-Royce, who was knighted for services to the economy and Net Zero aviation, and Sir Nick Gibb, the long-serving former Schools Minister, honoured for services to education. Other recipients included Baroness Poppy Gustafsson, chief executive of cybersecurity company Darktrace, and Soma Sara, founder of the Everyone's Invited initiative, alongside high-profile figures in agriculture, Holocaust education and crop science.
The Independent
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
X Factor winner Leona Lewis to be made an OBE at Windsor Castle
Pop singer Leona Lewis and the former health secretary who oversaw the 2007 indoor smoking ban are to be honoured in an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. X Factor winner Lewis will be made an OBE for services to music and charity. Ex-Labour politician Dame Patricia Hewitt, who as health secretary pushed forward the ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces, will be made a Dame Commander of the British Empire (DCB). Former Conservative schools minister Sir Nick Gibb will receive a knighthood. Presenter and singer Myleene Klass, a former member of the group Hear'Say and runner-up in the 2006 series of I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, will be made an MBE for services to women's health, miscarriage awareness and charity. Lewis, 40, won the third series of The X Factor in 2006 and went on to achieve success with singles including Bleeding Love, Run and Better In Time. The British singer-songwriter from Islington, north London, became a seven-time Brit award nominee and was nominated three times for a Grammy award. She has also carried out charity work with a number of organisations including the Prince's Trust, the Teenage Cancer Trust and WWF. Dame Patricia, previously the chairwoman of NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board, is being honoured for services to healthcare transformation. The former MP for Leicester West served as health secretary, trade and industry secretary and minister for women during Tony Blair's government. The Australian-born politician stepped down from cabinet in June 2007 when Gordon Brown took over as prime minister. Sir Nick was first elected as Conservative MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton in 1997 and was first appointed as school standards minister in 2010, before being removed from the post two years later. He was brought back as minister for school standards in 2014 and remained in the role until the reshuffle in September 2021 when he was sacked by then prime minister Boris Johnson. The veteran schools minister, who is being honoured for services to education, returned to the Department for Education (DfE) in October 2022 and stepped down from Government in 2023. During his tenure he oversaw curriculum and exam reforms and was an advocate of phonics as a method of teaching children to read. Klass, 47, has campaigned for paid bereavement leave to be extended to those who experience a miscarriage. The mother of three suffered four miscarriages and has spoken openly about the psychological effects of baby loss on women. She is an ambassador for the pregnancy and baby charity Tommy's and fronted the Bafta-nominated documentary Myleene Klass: Miscarriage And Me in 2021, in which she met women around the UK to hear their experiences.
