Sarah Harding prefers quiet country life

Sarah Harding prefers a quiet life in the country to partying.

The 29-year-old singer – formerly known for her love of wild nights out in London – has revealed that she has "changed" and now prefers staying in her Buckinghamshire home with her pets and fiance Tom Crane instead of going out drinking in the city, though she doesn't think other people see she has changed.

She told Closer magazine: "I have the odd night out and everyone says: 'She's back to her old ways!

"I have changed – I spend most of my nights at home in front of the TV with a log fire and my animals. I mean, come on, give a girl a break!

"Living in the country is great because I have a lot more privacy and my outdoorsy life. It's when I go into London my guard goes up!"

It's not the first time Sarah has tried to dispel stories of her wild antics, with the brunette talking of her love of gardening last year.

She said: "I sound like an old granny, but I've really got into gardening and I've been growing my own veggies. I've bought these old barrels and I grow organic fruit and veg in them. Garlic, onions, lettuce, carrots, strawberries, raspberries - the lot."