Former Strictly winner and judge Alesha Dixon opened up about how she hit a low point after her marriage and career came to a crashing down.
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Alesha, 46, rose to fame as one-third of glamorous trio Mis-Teeq in 2001. When the group parted ways in 2005, Alesha married So Solid Crew member MC Harvey.
The following year, she embarked on a solo career. However, not everything went as planned.
Alesha Dixon on marriage breakdown
During an appearance on Matt Lucas and David Walliams‘ podcast, Making A Scene, Alesha discussed her blossoming career. However, despite many highs, the Breathe Slow hitmaker has dealt with many lows.
In October 2006, Alesha recalled being dropped by her record label, Polydor Records, due to low sales. That same week, Alesha revealed that her marriage to Harvey also ended.
While she never discussed why the pair split in the interview, it was widely reported in the press at the time that he had cheated on the talent show judge with Javine Hylton, who starred on Popstars: The Rivals.
“I felt so lost, like, so lost,” she explained, adding, “I’ve never been in that situation before.”
When Matt asked how Alesha dealt with two huge blows at once, Alesha insisted she “sat and felt sorry for myself for a long time”. However, she picked herself up after music writer and producer Brian Higgins asked her to visit him.
“I used to drive to Kent every day, and I would write, I had no expectations of what was going to happen, but that’s when I wrote The Boy Does Nothing. I wrote the biggest hit of my career at the lowest point in my life,” Alesha continued.
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She was later approached to do Strictly,
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