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This evening at around 7.45 during Coronation Street, you may have spotted Marks and Spencer’s brand new advert featuring Myleene. The advert, highlighting the ease of using M&S’ Bureaux de Change service, shows Myleene frantically getting ready for her holiday in look for that all important item. Set to ‘Bamboleo’ by the Gypsy Kings the lively advert shows Myleene to her best and we think its great!

Miss it? Not to worry, you can download it here (4.5mb, MPEG4). You can also visit the Marks and Spencer Money website to view an exclusive ‘making of’ the advert. To coincide with the advert, expect to see Myleene on the side of M&S Lorries, on posters inside M&S stores and in online banner adverts!

Screen shots from the advert:

On Tuesday Myleene previewed her range of baby clothes, Baby K. We caught up with her at the event and recorded a video blog you which you can view in Myleene’s blog section.

In it Myleene speaks about the new range, her experience hosting the Classical Brit awards earlier this month, revealed her exciting new television show and discussed her recent trip to Cannes to cover the film festival for CNN. Myleene also revealed that you catch her character ‘Professor Holzwurm’ in the latest trailer for the animated film Igor, which is online now. We don’t think the professor looks like Myleene a bit, but she seemed a little worried people would! Make sure you check it out.

This evening at the Metropolitan Hotel in Central London Myleene previewed her new range of clothing aimed at children 0-3 years. ‘Baby K’ is the culmination of months of work in partnership with high street retailer Mothercare and includes newborn essentials, perfect gift ideas, special occasion dresses and fabulous funky accessories.

Speaking to Myleene she said “Its been great fun designing these clothes, I’ve literally sat down at home and looked at what works for babies from my own experiences. I’ve tried to be really responsible too, checking zippers, making sure buttons don’t drop off and that things wash well. Come September its going to be quite exciting to see little children in my range, adorable!”

We’ve got a sneek preview of the range which you can see in our brand new Baby K section - so make sure you check it out!

The range launches in September exclusive to Mothercare, and to keep updated you can head to Mothercare’s website to sign up for updates.

Today it was announced that Myleene Klass and Nick Knowles are set to co-host BBC One’s new weekend entertainment show, ‘Last Choir Standing’.

They will be joined by a panel of music experts – Russell Watson, Sharon D. Clarke and Suzi Digby – as they scour the country for choirs that combine the power, passion and performance necessary to be crowned the nation’s favourite choir.

The show will see Myleene return to her first love – music. She began playing the piano and her grandfather’s violin at the age of four. She studied Voice at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, before winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music where she later graduated. She continues to be a prominent name in the music world, with a top-three solo album to her name.

Myleene said: “I’m really excited to be involved in Last Choir Standing and the search to find the nation’s favourite choir. We’re going to be seeing such a wide range of choirs with different styles and personalities – there will definitely be something to suit everyone’s taste.”

Last Choir Standing starts on BBC One in June. From 60 choirs at the auditions, the panel of judges will decide which 15 will go through to the studio heats. Six choirs will then make it through to the live shows where the judges and the public will vote each week for who they want to save until there is only one – the Last Choir Standing.

For more information visit Last Choir Standing on the BBC.

Today marks Myleene’s 30th Birthday (but we don’t think she looks a day over 20!) so we’d like to wish her a very Happy Birthday! We hope she has a wonderful time celebrating with family, friends and of course Graham & Ava.

To celebrate Myleene threw a fancy dress themed bash ‘What you want to be when your older’ which saw people turn up as Fighter Pilots, Doctors (& nurses!), Pirates, Jedi, Princesses and Mermaids to name but a few. Myleene donned a beautiful Egyptian/Cleopatra themed costume with a beautiful gold and blue dress and ornate gold headdress, pictured above, and as usual won the show.

You can leave your best wishes on the community forum, Myleene will be sure to check in to see your messages.

Myleene tonight finished off her last show on The Gcap One Network, and would just like to wish everyone who listened to the show a big “Thank you” for the support during her year on the Sunday evening slot, she really enjoyed every moment of it. Special thanks to everyone who texted in and took part in Myleene and Matts antics!

Baby Ava joined Myleene in the studio for the final show along with Christopher Biggins as they reminisced about their experiences in the jungle, as well as plan Myleene’s 30th birthday party in April before being presented with flowers and champagne to close the show.

While Myleene has left the Sunday evening slot, you can still catch her on Classic FM every Saturday and Sunday, details of which can be found in the radio section.

Our lovely Myleene today confirmed that she will be hosting The Classical BRIT Awards 2008, just after her album ‘ Music For Mothers’ topped the Classical Compilation chart this weekend. Myleene will host the prestigious awards when they return to the Royal Albert Hall for the ninth consecutive year on Thursday 8 May 2008.

“The Classical BRITS is the biggest event in the classical calendar’ commented Myleene. “To be the host is a personal highlight in my career. I’m really looking forward to presenting a ceremony that is so close to my heart and I’m sure it will be a magical evening.”

“We are delighted to have Myleene hosting the show this year,” commented co-chairman Dickon Stainer and Thomas Kaurich. “Her fresh, dynamic, and positive style has been instrumental in bringing classical music to a wider audience in the UK. Together with an unprecedented all-star line up, this year’s Classical Brits promises to be one of the biggest and best shows ever.”

Myleene Klass has hit the No. 1 spot in the UK Classical Compilation chart with her new album ‘Myleene’s Music for Mothers’, appropriately reaching the top of the chart on Mother’s Day. Myleene said she was delighted with the chart position, speaking to listeners of her Sunday evening radio show, and discussed some possible ideas for the next album in her series coming out later this year.

‘Myleene’s Music for Mothers’ is the second album in the ‘Myleene’s Music’ series compiled by Myleene Klass and follows the success of the No. 1 best-selling ‘Myleene’s Music for Romance’. This beautiful new album of classical music has been specially created for mothers of all ages. The 2-CD set is compiled from the EMI Classics catalogue, with the added bonus of two tracks performed by Myleene herself on the piano and recorded specially for this collection. These two tracks are the popular ‘America’ from West Side Story, written by Leonard Bernstein and Ennio Morricone’s ‘Chi Mai’, known best as being the theme tune to The Life and Times of Lloyd George.

The wait is over - Myleene’s diary documenting the journey through her pregnancy with daughter Ava, is out now! Titled ‘My Bump & Me’ the book is about everything Myleene did ‘wrong’ during her pregnancy, how her hormones turned her into a woman she hardly recognised, and how incredible it feels to be expecting a baby.

Its a refreshingly honest look at pregnancy, revealing Myleene’s practical advice and other essential medical information. Accompanied by photos documenting what Myleene got up to during the pregnancy, Myleene & her finance Graham reveal how they molded their lives around the baby and the emotions and stages they went through together.

Summing up the book Myleene says - “If you are a woman who has become someone she can hardly recognise, who has cried over the nursery curtains being the wrong colour, or because your partner forgot to put a kiss at the end of his text message, this book is for you.”

Available now in Hardback | Buy online or visit your local retailer.

Myleene will be stopping off at Borders Oxford Street on Tuesday 26th February to sign copies of her new book ‘My Bump & Me’ and her album ‘Myleene’s Music for Romance’. Its the perfect chance to meet yummy mummy Myleene, have a quick chat and get your copies of the book and album signed by the lady herself. Its a must for anyone interested in Myleene’s music and her new book!

Where: Borders Oxford Street, London, W1D 2LE
When: 5.30pm Tuesday 26th February 2008

Visit Borders’ official website for more information on how to get to the store.