HER relationship with footie ace Jack Grealish might have been on blast lately, but Sasha Attwood is putting her best foot forward by signing up to A-list agency Elite Models.
The stunning blonde has kept a dignified silence after her Manchester City and England star fella was recently linked to both Emily Atack and Amber Gill.
But she has been busy focusing on her career.
The fashionista said: “I am so excited to be working with Elite Model Management.
“I’ve been modelling since I was 12 years old and I can’t wait for this next chapter of my career.”
It comes as Love Island star Maura Higgins last week inked a similar deal with the agency, which includes a US arm.
An Elite spokeswoman confirmed Sasha’s deal and said: “We’re thrilled to sign Sasha to Elite Model Management London and our sister agency EWG Management in NY and LA.
‘Head screwed on’
“Elite prides itself on working with a variety of different talent who are at the forefront of their careers.
“We look forward to working with Sasha.”
The Manchester-based beauty was snapped at an Amazon bash in the capital on Wednesday and is keen to go to more high-profile events in the future.
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The Sun on Sunday told last week how she and Jack are determined to get their relationship back on track and are rising above the drama.
A source told us: “This is a huge move for Sasha and is expected to lead to some major high fashion campaigns.
“She’s got an amazing look and it’s a great moment for her after a tough few weeks.
“Sasha is savvy and has her head screwed on.
“She’s hoping that she and Jack can still be the next Posh and Becks if they play their cards right.”
Glee-Anne eyes up solo deal
THEY’VE spent a decade topping the charts, now the Little Mix girls look increasingly like they are going their separate ways.
We can reveal Leigh-Anne Pinnock is the latest to eye up a solo career amid speculation the group will split next year – and is in talks with a top record label.
Our sister column Bizarre revealed yesterday that her band-mate Jade Thirlwall was in top-secret talks with record label Atlantic.
Now sources say Leigh-Anne, who will co-host the Mobo Awards in Coventry next month, is “thrilled” to be close to landing her own lucrative record deal.
A source last night said: “This is really exciting for Leigh-Anne. She has lots of ideas about what she would like to achieve as a solo artist.
“The team she is talking to have been very supportive of those ambitions, and she is now really looking forward to working with them.
“It looks set to be a great partnership, and she is thrilled.”
Leigh-Anne’s talks come after she hired Dua Lipa’s management firm Tap to represent her.
The Sun revealed in October that Leigh-Anne, Jade and Perrie Edwards will pursue solo careers after Little Mix’s much-anticipated 2022 tour.
Sources told at the time how the girls were on the brink of announcing their split.
Alongside her music ambitions, Leigh-Anne, who welcomed twins with her fiance, footballer Andre Gray in August, is also pursuing a movie career after landing a role in festive flick Boxing Day, which is released next month.
Meanwhile Perrie – who also became a mum to baby Axel with Liverpool’s Alex Oxslade-Chamberlain in August – is carving out a role as a lifestyle expert.
She recently launched her own clothing brand, Disora, and is also likely to forge a solo singing career with Sony keen to snap her up.
It’s great to know the girls are poised to storm the charts next year – even if it isn’t together.
STING’S KEEPING KAMA
IT wasn’t long ago that Sting used to boast about reading the Kama Sutra and his marathon tantric sex sessions.
But these days the music icon prefers to exercise his brain cells by doing crossword puzzles instead.
Sting said: “I really enjoy sitting down with a good crossword. I find a puzzle really gets my mind going. I like to learn something new every day.”
The former Police frontman said the secret to his happy, 29-year marriage to Trudie Styler is saying yes.
He said: “A marriage this length, it’s all about compromise.
“I just say yes a lot. There is a lot to learn from a woman.”
Sting added that he has quit flying to help save the planet.
On the Headliners podcast, he said: “I’ve stopped flying on private planes.
“I travel on the bus with my crew. You can cut your carbon footprint considerably.
“It’s much more comfortable. I can’t ride a bike to gigs . . . I would if I could.”
STRICTLY looks the height of glamour but costume designer Vicky Gill claims some people would consider their wardrobe budget “peanuts”.
She also told how the team regularly “re-purpose” outfits and are often forced to beg the finance team for more money.
She said: “The budget is set at the beginning of the season, and some of my friends working with celebrities would think it is peanuts.
“It’s a healthy budget based on what we have to produce. There’s around 400 looks per series, so it’s a bit of a juggling act.”
Speaking to SheerLuxe online mag, she said: “Halfway tends to be where we have more conversations with finance about what we need for the rest of the series.”
As we’re now in week 10 the outfits will be super-sparkly.
Anastacia: Let’s show our scars
ANASTACIA has bravely opened up about her scars, saying she hopes she gives young fans courage.
The singer, who has previously revealed she has scars from a double mastectomy and another on her stomach from a Crohn’s disease op, has revealed she recently had surgery on two herniated discs in her neck, despite her fears that it could harm her voice.
She said: “It’s important for fans to see their idols with scars because there is such a filter now and need for perfection in this world.
“Earlier this year I had surgery on my neck after I went hang-gliding in New Zealand and I really messed up both my herniated discs to the point that surgery was the only option.
“I don’t mind scars. I don’t want them necessarily. I’m not overthinking it now. I’d rather be healthy and pain-free.”
Anastacia is looking forward to her upcoming I’m Outta Lockdown European tour and said: “I’m really excited. We’re going to have some fun.”
The singer, who was married to her bodyguard Wayne Newton for three years until 2010, spent lockdown with her mother and brother and is currently single.
She said: “I’m not dating anyone. I’m dating myself at the moment because of the ’rona. It’s been a little hard to get on the dating scene since I would have to put somebody in jail.
“I’m a germaphobe – I’m not dating until we see what is going on with this situation, but it is very difficult.”
This week who Anastacia would . . .
RYLAN: ‘TV MUM AND DAD’ ARE HELPING ME
RYLAN CLARK’s showbiz pals Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford have helped him through his divorce.
The presenter, who split with husband Dan Neal this year, has praised his former This Morning colleagues.
He said: “Eamonn and Ruth are my TV mum and dad. They have both been there for me so much, both professionally but also personally.
“They have been there for me ever since day one – but especially this last year.
“From a personal point of view they have majorly supported me this year and I love and respect them both for that.”
Rylan took four months off over the summer, but has come back stronger.
He said: “This year has been up, down, left and right. I’ve learned that I’m stronger than I thought I was.”
Despite signing up to celebrity dating app Raya, Rylan is embracing single life.
At Amazon’s Black Friday Live event in London, he said: “I’m not actually dating, my friend has signed me up to a dating app for a laugh. I’m enjoying being on my own and getting used to it.
“It’s going to be a new year and a new start. My only resolutions are to focus on me and look after myself.
“Although, I have no idea what I am doing for Christmas, but I’m sure I will be p****d somewhere.”
Sounds like a plan . . .
Sex Education is adding to the cast
BOSSES of Netflix’s Sex Education are searching for two new cast members after adding a pair of transgender characters.
Filming for the fourth season of the streaming hit, which stars Gillian Anderson, Asa Butterfield and Emma Mackey, begins in April.
And casting chiefs want youngsters for the new roles of Abbi and Kent.
Abbi is described as “a young trans woman with a Nineties WINONA RYDER vibe, who is confident and self-assured in her gender identity”. Meanwhile, boyfriend Kent is “trans-masculine, goofy, forgetful and a great listener”.
The casting call specifies that no acting experience is necessary.
Season three introduced Cal (musician DUA SALEH), a non-binary student from Minneapolis.
Dua praised the team for presenting a nuanced non-binary individual, saying: “I don’t see many non-binary characters depicted in a way that are authentic and true to the whole person.
“It didn’t feel like Cal was a caricature.
“Knowing a role like this is so remarkable is making me reflect a lot – and have a lot of gratitude for where the world is going. Just being ourselves . . . it feels amazing.”
TOWIE’S creators have joined up with MTV to make Love Island rival show Are You The One?
It involves 12 singles seeking love in a Maltese villa where a dating app has secretly matched them into pairs before they have even met.
They will need to guess who their “one” is after a series of dates and coupling-up ceremonies, but will only get to share a cash prize if they guess all the “right” couples by the end of the series.
A TV source said: “The show is a huge hit over the pond.”
Beats chilly England . . .