LEONA LEWIS

Leona is back in the UK, after a long time promoting abroad, and has written a blog about what she’s been up to:

Hey Everyone,

Sorry I haven’t written for a while - have been busy catching up on sleep and washing since being back in the UK!

Since I got back to the UK I’ve also been doing some photo shoots and visiting Europe - Germany and France to name a few! It’s been great being home and getting to Europe again, I’ve really enjoyed performing over there and meeting everyone!

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Leona is according to reports charging £1million for personal appearances - less than 18 months after winning the X Factor.

The huge fee puts the 23-year-old Londoner in the same pay league as some of the world’s biggest stars such as Sir Paul McCartney.

Shortly after winning the 2006 X Factor, Leona sang at a 40th birthday party in Scotland for an undisclosed six-figure sum.

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Leona and Anthony Kiedis (from Red Hot Chili Peppers) have been crowned the “Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities Alive” in a new PETA poll.

Leona beat out a host of sexy celebs for the top honor including Alicia Silverstone, Carrie Underwood, Alyssa Milano and Shania Twain on the women’s short list.

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Leona has received 2 nominations at the upcoming 2008 Teen Choice Awards. Leona is up for Breakout Artist and Best Love Song (Bleeding Love). The show airs August 4th at 8pm/7pmc on FOX. CLICK HERE to vote for Leona!

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Leona recently attended, and performed at, M6 Live Concert in France. Click the image below to view all the pictures in the gallery.

Click more below to watch a fan made video of Leona’s performance.

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Leona is reportedly set to replace Amy Winehouse as the singer of the theme of the new James Bond movie.

Lewis, who is already a huge star in the US, is said to be in talks with the movie’s producers to sing the theme for the 22nd Bond flick ’Quantum Of Solace’.

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Leona credits the honesty of her family and friends in stopping her getting swept away by her sudden fame.

Lewis, who is teetotal and prefers to not wear clothes that “show off your bits”, told Parade recently that it would have been all too easy for her to have become wrapped up in the idea of being a celebrity: “A performer’s privacy is taken away. The media are always there. You can’t make your mistakes in private.

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Leona recently performed “Bleeding Love” on Spanish reality show Operación Triunfo. Great performance and great crowd! Watch the performance below:

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Earlier this month Leona performed “Bleeding Love” on La Chanson De L’annee, in France. She wore a gorgeous, pink one-shoulder dress and had most of her hair up. Click here to watch the performance.

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Leona has impressed one U.S. journalist with her manners when she sent him a bottle of his favorite wine after a sore throat prompted her to scrap their planned interview.

Leona has since rescheduled her chat with respected columnist James Brady and he has taken a moment to honor the singer’s class in a Parade magazine article.

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