The singer of massive hits ‘2002’, ‘Friends’, and ‘Rockabye’, will get the festival of rugby underway as England play play USA in the opening game at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light on Friday 22 August.
Ahead of the that massive performance, we sat down with the multiple BRIT Award nominee to ask her some quickfire questions...
How excited are you to be opening Rugby World Cup 2025 and what can fans expect?
"First of all it's cool doing that, but also it's my first performance back after having babies, so it's extra special for me.
"I just want people to have fun. I feel like with the sporting energy, it'll be completely different to a concert energy."
Do you have friends and family who are rugby mad?
"My auntie and uncle are crazy about it and they constantly go and watch it.
"I love all sports, so whatever's on the TV I'm watching."
You've performed on huge stages in front of many fans, what advice do you have for any player to cope with the nerves?
"I'd say, go to the toilet! (laughs)
"It's pretty crazy to be honest. I couldn't imagine playing a sport in front of so many people.
"It is very different because my aim is to perform in front of an audience, whereas their aim is just to win. So it's a really different mentality, but you just have to feed off the energy and pretend they're not there if you can!"
If you were playing in a game of rugby, what would your walk-out song be?
"I have two options. I've got in my head 50 Cent (starts singing) If I can't do it, homie it can't be done.
"And also Gives you Hell by the American Rejects, because it says in the lyrics 'when you see my face hope it gives you hell'.
"So I'm hoping that if I was to go to tackle someone my face would just scare the hell out of them."
So many young girls look up to you. What would you say to them about having the confidence and resilience to chase their dreams?
"It's so hard because you kind of want to say that life's too short to worry about stupid stuff, but you know when you're young, life seems very 'not short'!
"Confidence is a very hard thing to have, but I feel like the less you care about what people think, the more authentically 'you' you are.
"If you try and not be scared of judgment, you will do more things with your life. You won't be scared.
"It's so hard to say though, because I'm sure so many people said that to me when I was young and I was like 'Yeah' and I still had anxiety. It is hard. Just try not to care what people think. 'Who cares?' - that's my motto."
What role can this Rugby World Cup play in leaving a legacy for young girls and beyond?
"Massive. Just a women's sport being televised is a lot, I think, for young girls.
"I loved sport when I was younger, but I still didn't see many women's sports on TV. I'm sure if I did, I would have been even more into it and maybe pursued a sport more because I saw it on TV.
"So hopefully it's inspiring to kids, to know that they can do it as well."
You've trained in karate at a high level. How has that discipline shaped your mindset?
"My dad was really happy I started karate. I am a person who loves focussing on something very strongly and that become karate.
"I didn't actually realise that it would teach me so much about life as well. I just did it to begin with because I just fancied trying it, and then it became a part of who I was.
"Sport can be a part of who you are. It can actually form a part of your personality that might not have been there before.
"It teaches you discipline which you don't really learn anywhere else because if you get taught it at school you kind of want to rebel.
"It's something that teaches you a lot that other people can't, so I think sport's really important."
Finally, which team are you back to go all the way at this Rugby World Cup?
"England!"
