Glitter & Gold: The Original Steps Podcast

It is both a delight and a privilege to welcome Stuart Hayes as our very special guest on Glitter & Gold, as we continue our celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of Steps’ Gold: Greatest Hits era.

Alongside Paul Domaine, Stuart was co-choreographer on the Gold - Greatest Hits Tour, and he joins us to share his memories of working with Steps on this iconic production. We also look back on his time as one of the group’s key dancers across their arena tours, as well as his involvement in their music videos and live performances. And, of course, we couldn’t let Stuart go without revisiting his own shining moment as “Lisa’s Husband” during Never Get Over You on the Summer 2000 Arena Tour!

Running across November and December 2001, the Gold - Greatest Hits Tour saw Steps perform 31 dates in a Steptacular celebration of the group’s success at the absolute height of their popularity.

Stuart went on to be a key dancer and choreographer for some of pops biggest names in the 2000s including Hear'Say, Dannii Minogue, Diana Ross, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Kylie Minogue, Take That and Boyzone. He is now the Vice Principal of NDC College in Durham, providing a space for the next generation of dancers and creatives.

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In Part 2 of our Gold 25th anniversary celebrations, we dive into the release of the album 'Gold' and the single 'Words Are Not Enough'. Little did we know this would end up being the groups last official single release for 11 years. We also chat to film maker Aron Baxter who directed the music video for 'Words Are Not Enough', bringing Steps to life in animated form.

The Gold album went straight to Number 1 on the UK charts where it stayed for 3 non-consecutive weeks. In less than three months, it had sold over 900,000 copies to end up the 6th biggest album of 2001. Eventually going 4x Platinum, it has now surpassed sales of over 1.1 million copies.

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Scott: @scottlove87
Shane: @stepmeister
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Clip taken from the original episode 'Tony Moran Interview - The Story Behind The Steps 'One For Sorrow' Remix' in April 2025. Catch up on the full episode now via your podcast feed.

For the first time since he created the remix back in 1999, Tony tells us about how the opportunity to work with Steps came to be and the legacy the mix has 27 years on.

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We’re kicking off our Gold 25 celebrations with a special series of episodes marking 25 years of one of Steps’ most iconic eras and we’re starting with the song that launched it all, ‘Chain Reaction’.

As we dive into the story of 'Chain Reaction', we’ll hear from the band’s Musical Director Steve Anderson, who co-wrote and produced the B-side, ‘Stop Me From Loving You’, and has reworked ‘Chain Reaction’ numerous times for Steps’ live shows over the past decade.

We’re also joined by Stuart Hayes, who by the Gold era had become the group’s co-choreographer alongside Paul Domaine. Stuart was instrumental in creating one of the most iconic and gloriously camp performances of ‘Chain Reaction’ for the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party.

By the time Gold arrived, Steps had more than earned their victory lap. After four years of phenomenal success, they had racked up 12 consecutive Top 5 singles, won a BRIT Award for selling more than one million tickets across three arena tours, and most importantly, had amassed enough incredible songs to fill a Greatest Hits album!

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We're counting down our individual Top 5 Steps music videos of all time. From iconic choreography and unforgettable fashion to childhood nostalgia and emotional connections, we reveal the videos that have had the biggest impact on each of us.

Will our countdowns be completely different, or will some make all of our lists? Did 'Hard 2 Forget' make Brads Top 5? All will be revealed...

As an added bonus, we also countdown your Top 5 as voted by YOU (our listeners) over on our Instagram and some of the results may surprise you.

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Scott: @scottlove87
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This podcast is recorded on the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation.
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