The X Factor star talks to heat about musicals, being a mum, and her first film role
It’s been 16 years since Alexandra Burke burst onto our screens on The X Factor, which she won.
And the 35 year old shows no signs of slowing down.
She reached the Strictly final in 2017, and has performed countless times in the West End, and now she’s also about to star in her first film. All of this is while parenting two young children –whose names she chooses not to share –with her footballer partner Darren Randolph, the youngest of whom she gave birth to in September last year.
As Alexandra returns to the stage for the musical Sister Act, eight years after she first starred in the production, heat caught up with her to talk acting, parenting, and whether she’ll be tying the knot any time soon…
You’ve achieved so much since those XFactor days…
It’s been 16 years since Iwon, but since having children, I’m enjoying everything ten times more. Ienjoy family time with the kids and Darren. Ican’t remember my life without them –it’s unbelievable. Ifeel very lucky to have given birth to two amazing, beautiful human beings.
Do you think they could follow you into the showbiz world?
Iwas pregnant with my firstborn when Iwas touring with Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, so Ithink the musicality has gone straight to that baby, as well as the football skills.
It’s a little bit ridiculous.
So, following in their dad’s footsteps, too?
One hundred per cent for both. It’s a bit like, “What are you going to be, hun?” The kicking skills – we’ve got Little Kickers [football classes] on Sunday, and that’s wonderful, but the baby doesn’t need them, that baby is kicking everything – we are at that point. The baby is only study law, but I think right now in my life, I don’t have the time or the brain capacity to take it all in. Maybe when the children are older. I’m turning 36 this year, who knows what God has to offer. If that chance came about, I think I would probably take it.
Something to challenge two, so the baby is not listening, and the second is too young, but I can hear some little Mariah Carey notes coming out every now and again.
‘I don’t spend my time worrying’
Future doctors seems unlikely, then…
I wanted to be a doctor an
