Alesha Dixon announced for Mr World

We are very pleased to announce Alesha Dixon as guest presenter and star performer at Mr World 2010, Incheon, Korea.

2009 saw Alesha Dixon stack up smash hit after smash hit with the album ‘The Alesha Show’ reaching platinum sales, over the past year Alesha’s status has rocketed to superstardom.

Since shimmying her way into the charts with ‘The Boy Does Nothing’, ‘Breathe Slow’ and ‘Let’s Get Excited’, she has sold almost 1 million records; been a personal guest of Prime Minister Gordon Brown at Downing Street (Mr Brown dubbed her ‘a national treasure’); and completed an awe inspiring epic climb to the peak of Mt Kilimanjaro helping raise over $6 million for Comic Relief.

Along with her incredible UK support, Alesha is one of a few UK artists also enjoying phenomenal international success with ‘The Boy Does Nothing’ reaching No.1 in France, Italy, Spain, Belgium and currently racing up the Australian charts. 

As well as a series of dates supporting Enrique Inglesias on his UK tour earlier this year, Alesha has also announced her very own UK headline tour in October and November.  For the first time fans will be able to see her perform with a live band exclusively for them. In between tour dates fans can catch Alesha on one of the biggest shows on British Television, Strictly Come Dancing, where this year she takes the seat as a judge less than two years after winning the show.

Alesha Dixon launches jewellery range

Alesha Dixon wore a velvet Dolce and Gabbana dress to her jewellery launch

Alesha Dixon has added another string to her bow by designing her own jewellery.The Strictly Come Dancing judge showcased her collection at Jewel bar in London last night.The range includes a variety of stunning pieces including necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings.The singer insists she was heavily involved in the design process.‘Of course I was very hands on,’ Alesha, 31, tells Now Online. ‘Who else would come up with a pink microphone for God’s sake!

Alesha Dixon lights up London for Variety Club Gold Hearts

Alesha Dixon lights up London for Variety Club Gold Hearts 

Alesha Dixon lit up the London skyline this evening by unveiling a 160ft-high projection on Battersea Power Station to launch the 2010 Variety Club Gold Hearts Appeal, in conjunction with The Co-operative Group.

The Variety Club’s Gold Heart badges will go on sale from 28th January 2010 in all Co-operative stores, H Samuel branches, Cineworld, Odeon and across all AHG/MWB venues including Malmaison, Liberty, Greens Health & Fitness, DeVere Venues and Village Hotels in addition to local retailers and from the Variety Club online shop, for a suggested minimum donation of £1.

The singer-songwriter, dancer, model and TV personality is the face of the 2010 Gold Hearts Appeal and has designed a limited-edition Gold Heart badge to raise money for The Variety Club children’s charity. With help from some of the children benefitting from the charity’s fantastic work, Alesha switched on the projection at the iconic London location to reveal her exclusive design for this year’s badge.

The Variety Club Gold Heart is the original charity badge. Established in 1991, the badges have featured a different design every year and are popular collector’s items. This year’s design features the classic gold finish and Alesha’s signature.

I’m honoured to be fronting the 2010 Gold Hearts Appeal. The Variety Club is a fantastic charity which every year helps thousands of children and young people. The projection is a great way to tell people about the campaign, although it is a bit overwhelming seeing your own image projected onto such a large building!

Every badge bought will make a real difference to someone’s life. Just three badges will pay for an unforgettable day out for a young person, so I’m encouraging everyone to go out and buy them.

Alesha Dixon

Each Gold Heart badge sold will help to raise much-needed funds for sick, disabled and disadvantaged children and young people all over the country. For more than 60 years, The Variety Club has brought hope, independence and freedom to children and young people.

Alesha and JLS to take on Dennis The Menace

Alesha Dixon features in the 32-page mini magazine, joining Minnie The Minx in a spot of tomato catapulting after they meet at a Sport Relief hula-hooping event

JLS also take on Dennis The Menace and his Dinmakers in a battle of the bands.

Brit Awards 2010 alesha

 

 Alesha Dixon in D&G mini-dress stick to their usual style and looked stunning

 

 

Alesha at Gary Barlow’s 10th wedding anniversary party

Alesha Dixon dazzled in a white tutu-inspired dress and took Cole’s crown as belle of the ball.The Strictly Come Dancing judge, 31, was another of the nine celebrities who hiked 19,341ft Kilimanjaro last year and helped to raise £1million for the charity.

And the ‘oops, I forgot my trousers’ award goes to…Alesha Dixon and Pixie Lott battle it out for best legs on the red carpet

Alesha Dixon may be under pressure to perform as a judge on Strictly Come Dancing, but the singer knows where her strengths lie and she isn’t afraid to show it.

Whether the brunette, who flashed her toned legs at an award show in Madrid last night, was sporting a very short dress or a top was anyone’s guess but either way, the canary yellow outfit certainly had the desired effect.

Unfortunately for Alesha however, she encountered some some stiff competition at the Principales 40 event, in the form of teenage singer Pixie Lott, who turned heads in a lace top and sequined hotpants – and little else.

Anything you can do: Singers Alesha Dixon and Pixie Lott opt for the less is more look at the 40 Principales awards show in Madrid last night

 

The blonde bombshell, 18, dazzled the crowd in the revealing outfit that left little to the imagination.

Earlier in the evening, Alesha, 31, and Pixie were the picture of sophistication in floor-length gowns.

But the demure look was obviously not attracting enough attention and it wasn’t long before they changed into barely-there outfits.

Here’s one I wore earlier: The girls felt demure floor-length gowns weren’t winning them enough attention

 

Perhaps a busy Alesha, who has to be back in the UK today for the live Strictly show, didn’t have time to choose an entire outfit.

Alesha, who says she would love to return for another series of Strictly next year, faced criticism from her fellow judges who are not so certain, with Len Goodman saying he would not be surprised if she now puts her music career first.

But despite doubts over her future and the cold, a professional Alesha worked the red carpet – blowing kisses to her fans as they admired her curves.

 

Strike a pose: Alesha works the red carpet blowing kisses to photographers

Alesha Dixon is the belle of the Jingle Bell Ball in ruffled mini corset dress

She’s faced a wave of criticism over her judging abilities on Strictly.

But whatever anyone says about Alesha Dixon, few could fault her show-stopping performance last night at the Jingle Bell Ball.

The singer brought the house down as she took to the stage for the second and final night of the gig at London’s 02 Arena.

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Alesha Dixon on stage at Capital FM’s Jingle Bell Ball London’s O2 Arena last night

The singer and Strictly judge wore a sexy ruffled blue corset dress

 

Dressed in a sexy ruffled blue corset dress, the 31-year-old star put in some dance moves of her own that showed why she was once crowned champion of the show she now judges for.

Although the large number of artists, (fifteen in total) at the concert meant she could only perform two songs, Alesha had the crowd in the palm of her hand.

Alesha sang Let’s Get Excited, the third single from her latest LP, and her top 10 hit The Boy Does Nothing.

Shakira dazzled in a black sparkly dress as she sang at the event 

Miley Cyrus works the crowd at the O2 arena – the singer performed three songs during her appearance at the event

The former Mis-Teeq singer was her usual energetic self, letting off shouts of “Oi, Oi!” and strutting down the catwalk to reach out and touch her fans’ hands.

She finished up by telling the crowd: ‘I love you guys very much!’.

 

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Alesha says she would love to return for another series of Strictly next year.

But her fellow judges are not so certain, with Len Goodman, 65, saying he would not be surprised if Alesha now puts her music career first.

Last year’s X Factor winner Alexandra Burke put her legs on show in gold number

Jade Ewen, Amelle Berrabah and Heidi Range of the Sugababes put in a racy performance at the Jingle Bell Ball

‘She’s young and she’s got a singing career in front of her. I would understand that,’ he said. ‘She’s done a fabulous job. But if she feels her singing career is suffering, then if that’s what she wants to do, so be it.

‘It would be much nicer if you kept the same panel going along because people get used to that.

‘I would imagine there would be a certain per cent of people would feel that was disloyal and unethical.’

Club-hopping Alesha Dixon has a ‘Don’t you know who I am’ moment as her entourage is refused entry to Funky Buddha

As a judge on one of Britain’s biggest TV shows, Strictly Come Dancing, Alesha Dixon is a household name.

But on a night out club-hopping last night, the 31-year-old found her fame only goes so far – it couldn’t guarantee entry at one of London’s top nightspots.

Alesha run into trouble trying to get her 11-strong entourage into Funky Buddha in Mayfair and was embarrassingly turned away by stubborn door staff.

Now listen here: Alesha Dixon resorts to finger-pointing as she is refused entry to Funky Buddha nightclub

Sorry, there’s too many of you: Poor woman with a clipboard checks the guest list before deciding she can’t accommodate Alesha’s huge crew

She had started the night off at Mahiki’s 3rd birthday party but soon moved on with a large group of friends to continue partying at the pricey Berkeley Street venue.

But when she, a female friend and ten other male friends pitched up, they were given the old clipboard treatment and barred from entering.

A member of staff pointed out that she only had six places reserved on the guest list and insisted the group was too large to accommodate.

Off to a good start : Alesha arrives at Mahiki for the start of her night out

After failing to persuade them to change their mind, Alesha soon accepted defeat and shuffled off to the May Fair Hotel for a few quiet drinks in the bar.

Her manager told MailOnline: ‘Unfortunately Funky Buddha was full and could not accommodate everybody. They were happy to let six members of the party on the guestlist in, but rather than split up the group they decided to go for a drink in the hotel that she and the band were staying in.’

The former Mis-Teeq singer and her large group of friends might have regretted spending just 20 minutes at Mahiki earlier in the night.

But despite the night not quite going to plan, Alesha still seemed in good spirits.

Club-hopper: Alesha and her large group of friend leave Mahiki after spending just 20 minutes there

The Strictly judge looked stunning in a silver mini-dress and a £375 pair of nude patent Christian Louboutin heels.

 

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While Alesha’s relationships with her male companions last night were strictly platonic, she admits she is still holding out for Mr Right.

What a lady: Alesha makes her feels known to the camera at the May Fair hotel

Worse for wear: Alesha’s night still went with a bang, and she looked somewhat worse for wear as she partied at the bar in the May Fair hotel instead

Alesha has been single since splitting from ex-husband MC Harvey three years ago after he had an affair with Javine Hylton.

She said: ‘I just haven’t met anyone that I’ve been particularly interested in.

Alesha Dixon gets back into the swing of things as she kicks off UK tour

Alesha Dixon poured herself into a gold sparkly leotard and got back to business this week as she launched her UK tour.

Dressed as a showgirl and perched on a giant swing, the Strictly Come Dancing judge looked stunning as she opened her show at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham.

Her black gloves and fishnet tights looked as they might even have been stolen from the dance show wardrobe.

Strictly swinging: Alesha poses in top hat, sparkly leotard and fishnets as her UK tour got underway

Alesha, 31, has endured a torrid few weeks after taking over from Arlene Phillips as a judge on the hit BBC show.

Critics attacked the move, claiming the 2007 winner was not qualified to comment on amateur performances.

She was also derided for being too nice during her first few appearances.

But Alesha was back on form on Tuesday as she shrugged off the row at the start of  her 18-day tour.

Her 67-minute show featured the former Misteeq singer’s greatest hits including The Boy Does Nothing and Breathe Again.

Perfect ten: Alesha shows off some of the moves that won her the coveted Strictly title in 2007

She also performed her new singer, To Love Again, which she composed with Take That’s Gary Barlow.

Unsurprisingly, Alesha’s dancing was a core part of the show and she thrilled fans with some complex routines, including one with a top hat and cane. 

 

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If the dancing was a perfect 10, the outfits and set looked a little less impressive. 

Alesha may have appeared to change costume several times – but she retained the same sparkly leotard and simply added accessories, including a different coloured belt and a skirt.

Golden glow: The singer performed hits including Breathe Slow and The Boy Does Nothing

Reaction from critics and fans was rather mixed.
 

The Sun declared Alesha ‘smouldered’ and that ‘even acid-tongued judge Craig Revel Horwood would have given her top marks.’ 

Local paper The Nottingham Evening Post praised her for an ‘impeccably well-drilled show’ but added ‘it would also have been good to see her breaking step, cutting loose, and surrendering to the rhythm.’

‘It had been an evening of candy-floss entertainment: sweet and fun and fluffy, but offering little in the way of lasting nourishment,’ critic Mike Atkinson concluded

Alesha will be appearing on Strictly throughout her tour dates.

Back to the day job: Alesha’s different ‘outfits’ involved adding different accessories to her leotard including a pink belt (left) and skirt (right)