CHART-TOPPING singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield will be performing an exclusive gig at a secret venue in Swindon next week.

Natasha, the sister of fellow pop star Daniel Bedingfield, will be appearing at one of the town's pubs next Thursday as the latest act to take part in GWR FM's Live At The Local series.

The performance follows on from the December 2005 gig by Katie Melua at the Famous Ale House in Rodbourne, when 150 fans squeezed into the venue to hear the singer live and up close.

This time up to 200 people will form the selected audience to hear tracks from Natasha's latest album, NB.

Programme controller Paul Kaye said: "It's amazing to think that she's going to finish a tour with Justin Timberlake, hop on a plane and the next night perform to an exclusive crowd in a local pub here in Swindon."