Ella Henderson homecoming: 'It'll be like royalty'

Pop star Ella Henderson says she is treating the preparations for a hometown show as if she is "performing for royalty".

The 29-year-old from Tetney is due to perform a sold-out show on Friday 13 June at the Meridian Showground, Cleethorpes.

The singer-songwriter rose to fame on ITV show The X Factor before releasing her debut album Chapter One which topped the UK albums chart and spawned several chart successes including Ghost, Glow and Yours.

She said: "I'm so excited [to perform in Cleethorpes] and I've been planning it for quite some time. We're pulling out all the stops."

The show, which Henderson said would include "a few surprises", will be the first she has performed in her home town for more than 10 years.

She said: "It does bring extra pressure. It's like when your family tries to get you to sing in a living room as a child.

"It's going to be crazy because I'll look out and see so many people I know and there's a real sense of home about that. The positivity since I announced the show has been unbelievable.

"To see it sell out and know people are excited is amazing."

Henderson said she is looking forward to having "proper fish and chips" when she returns to North East Lincolnshire.

In an interview with BBC Radio Lincolnshire, Henderson opened up on her engagement to former professional swimmer Jack Burnell but said they have not set a date for their wedding yet.

"It is so fitting that he's from Lincolnshire. I thought I'd be unlucky in love and living with a couple of cats, but I've met my rock in life and now he has to put up with me for the rest of his life," she laughed.

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