She's much more used to the bright lights of Soho than the suited-and-booted world of Westminster.
If she felt nervous about giving a speech to MPs, Sarah Harding didn't show it.
The former Girls Aloud singer appeared at the House of Commons today in her new role as an ambassador for wounded soldiers.
She went to parliament to make a speech to MPs on behalf of the Coming Home campaign by the Haig Housing Trust.
Sarah joined members of the Falklands Veterans Foundation to urge politicians to offer more support to injured troops who need specially adapted homes when they return from war.
In a pink and black column dress and a black jacket with silky collar and panels, the 31-year-old certainly looked the part.
She chose a pair of black and blue snakeskin strappy heels where the colour on the soles was slightly worn away, showing she was relying on old favourites to give her confidence for the speech.
When her ambassador role was announced, friends revealed that the singer, who performed in front of nearly 300,000 fans on the final Girls Aloud tour, was terrified at the prospect of addressing the MPs.
'Sarah has been asked to give a speech, which she is writing herself, on behalf of the charity.
'She will urge MPs to offer more fiscal and emotional support to our returning troops. It is something she feels passionately about.
'So she agreed to take part even though public speaking really isn’t her thing.'
Sarah posed for photographers outside the Commons before taking to a rather different kind of stage from the ones she's used to.
With one side of her hair pinned behind her ear, showing off white drop earrings, the party girl stood next to the Coming Home banner to promote the £20million fundraising campaign.
Each specially adapted home costs between £150,000 to £300,000, according to the charity, so an injection of star power was just what the campaign needed.
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