'I HAVE TOTAL CLARITY NOW'

Katherine Jenkins on how she's come into her own in her forties and her 'comfortable' relationship with the King

- MELANIE MACLEOD

You'd be forgiven for thinking that Katherine Jenkins, as the UK's best-selling classical musician, has always been crystal clear about her path in life.

So it comes as a surprise when the mezzo-soprano, 45, tells HELLO! that she feels as though she has only recently come into her own.

“In my forties, I’ve found I have a stronger sense of self than ever before,” she tells us in this exclusive interview. “I have total clarity now. I know very clearly what I want to do and what I don’t want to do.”

Although that won’t include appearing in I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (Katherine says she is invited to take part in the reality show every year), the Welsh singer has made her first foray into the business world with Cygnet, her luxury drinks brand, which launched in 2023 and featured at this month’s Golden Globes ceremony.

“A proud moment” is how she describes the night, when Kylie Jenner and Jennifer Lawrence were pictured enjoying martinis made with Cygnet gin.

Balancing a fledgling business with her global singing career — plus family life with her husband and their two children, Aaliyah, ten, and Xander, seven — isn’t always easy. But Katherine, who has been married to the American film producer Andrew Levitas since 2014, says that she has found a way to cope.