programming for STV, including the 2009 documentary special Scotland's Always Had Talent and a year later, Midnight, a pre-recorded special edition of The Hour. Her programme for BBC Alba, Is Mise Michelle McManus, was shown on Christmas Day 2011 with a second programme for BBC Alba, Michelle at the Mod, broadcast on Christmas Day 2013. In September 2010, McManus was one of the performers for Pope Benedict XVI at a ticketed Mass of the Feast of Saint Ninian in Bellahouston Park, as part of the Pope's state visit to the United Kingdom. McManus was a columnist for the Glasgow Evening Times, up until 2018, and was a judge for the papers Glasgow's Star Turn talent contest in 2012. 2012–present: Return to music and Loose Women In September 2012, McManus was one of the artists on the single by Mànran, "Take You There" as the official single of the 2012 STV Children's Appeal. It reached number 70 on the Scottish Singles Chart. Since 2012, McManus has performed her one-woman shows at the Edinburgh Festival. This trilogy of shows, comprising "Michelle at the Musicals", "Reloaded" and "Pop Goes the Idol", was co-written by McManus with Bruce Devlin. From 2013 to 2017, she toured "Musicals" and "Reloaded" in Scotland and Northern England. McManus paid tribute and sang two songs at Martyn Hett's funeral on 30 June 2017. Martyn was one of the 22 victims of the Manchester bombing on 22 May 2017. In late 2017, McManus recorded a cover version of "We All Stand Together" along with Choirs with Purpose in an attempt to reach the Christmas number one spot on the UK Singles Charts. In January 2018, McManus was a guest panellist on Loose Women. In July 2020, she presented a show for BBC Radio Scotland entitled Our Lives. Personal life McManus married Jeff Nimmo on 23 September 2017. Discography Studio albums Compilation albums Pop Idol: The Idols – Xmas Factor (2003) Singles As lead artist As featured artist Promotional singles TV appearances and filmography References External links Michelle McManus at stv.tv Michelle McManus at Star Management Michelle McManus on Facebook 1980 births People from Baillieston Scottish people of Irish descent British television talk show hosts Living people Musicians from Glasgow Scottish columnists 21st-century Scottish women singers Scottish stage actresses 19 Recordings artists Pop Idol winners Scottish women columnists British women in electronic music