Heather Small wants to travel more in 2025

Discussing her Christmas plans, she told Britain's HELLO! Magazine "I'm going to be in Ghana. I like to travel.

"I'll be 60 next year and I'll be up in Zanzibar.

"I'm going to go all over - places I haven't been before and places I like to revisit, like Thailand.

"I'll still be singing but giving myself some time to enjoy travel a bit more. I love it."

The 'Proud' hitmaker does her best to look after her health through diet and exercise.

She said: "I am healthy, I don't drink and don't smoke, but I have a sweet tooth.

"A good vegan chocolate will always get me, with a cup of green tea.

"I'm vegan and I've got a lot of melanin and genetics.

"I used to go to the gym a lot, but with lockdown I bought some weights, a bike and a skipping rope. I do a lot of working out at home."

Over the years, Heather has supported a number of charities, including Breast Cancer Now and the Terrence Higgins Trust and she has always believed it is important to use her position to give back.

She said: "In the nineties when I started being involved with M People, I realized I had a platform and you're known for one thing - but you can shine a light on so many others.

"I just felt like it was more than my duty, it's what I expected of myself - to be able to support people and give them a voice.

"I'm interested in things that really make a difference in society."