Pixie Lott has triumphantly nabbed the Number One spot several times, with songs including debut single 'Mama Do', 'Boys And Girls' and the lead single from her second album 'All About Tonight', but will she be able to conquer the ballroom?

That's the question on everyone's lips as the 'Nasty' songstress limbers up to compete for the glitterball trophy in the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.

To celebrate, we've pulled together ten lesser known factoids about the soulful star.

1. Victoria Louise Lott was born in Bromley, and was soon nicknamed 'Pixie' for being such a tiny baby. When she was 11, the popstar-to-be got a scholarship to study at the prestigious Italia Conti performing arts school in London - which trained up a number of famous faces including Russell Brand, Naomi Campbell and original Doctor Who star William Hartnell. Her classmates all got together for a special farewell video,...