She is Britain’s all-time best-selling classical singer and, contrary to tabloid reports, she is showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

Having just completed a European tour with the world’s most famous classical crossover quartet, II Divo, Welsh soprano Katherine Jenkins’ is now heading to the bright lights of Cheshire to reunite with her northern fans.

“I love it up here. I always come to this neck of the woods on my tour and people are always so lovely here,” said the songstress.

The Neath born singer will be performing at Tatton Park Picnic Concerts on Sunday, July 21, and it will be her first visit to the historic estate.

“I have been told that it’s a beautiful setting,” said Katherine. “It’s going to be magical.”

But despite being one of the most famous names in classical music with the power to pack out an arena in her own right, the opera singer doesn’t mind sharing the stage with other musicians.

“I will be performing with the National Symphony Orchestra who I have been performing with since the beginning of my career.

“What I love about touring is that I have a really good team around me and they have become my second family.

“It just makes it so much more enjoyable when they are people that you love and get on with and, thankfully, that’s the case with me.”

Fashion fans will be not disappointed either as the opera singer has a number of enviable dresses planned for the picnic concert.

“There will be lots of frocks changes,” laughed Katherine. “Lots of banter with the audience too.”

It was during her mid twenties that Katherine shot to fame with her classical crossover style and, since then, she has gone on to sell millions of albums around the world.

Katherine’s life really does read like a fairy tale that would make any girl jealous.

The once shy choir girls wins a scholarship to London’s Royal Academy of Music and then goes on to sign a £1 million record deal before going on to become one of the most famous classical singers on the planet.

But behind the smile, Katherine, who has carved an illustrious singing career, has faced her fair share of heartache, most notably, when her father passed away of lung cancer in 1996 when she was only 15 years old.

The 33-year-old has always been open about the tragic events of her father’s death and, this year, she was determined to join the fight against cancer and ran the London Marathon, raising more than £30,000 for cancer charity Macmillan.

“It was very hard work and I still don’t think my body has completely recovered from it but it was an amazing day.

“It was overwhelming and it will be one of the days that I will never forget.”