Diana Vickers is branded 'summer's Mariah Carey' as she dances in the aisles of M&S to new rendition of her viral Picky Bits song - and even Professor Green wants in on the action

Diana Vickers has been branded 'summer's Mariah Carey' as she releases a remix of her viral hit song Picky Bits, for a new collaboration with Marks & Spencer.

In summer 2025 the X Factor star, 34, and her podcast co-host Chiara 'Ki' Hunter went viral with the release of their summer anthem dedicated to snacky food.

This year, the song is back with a new rendition seeing Diana and Chiara dancing in the aisles of M&S.

To celebrate National Picky Bits day on June 27 the duo have filmed a music video for the remix of their song.

Diana is seen pushing Chiara around in a trolley as they belt out the song's iconic lines, which include:  'It's not a meal, but it's not a snack. Just bring something tiny in a pack,' and 'if you can stick a toothpick in it, then you can bring it to my picnic.'

Shoppers in the M&S Foodhall look on in bemusement as the pair celebrate Britain's growing obsession with picky bits, grazing boards and summer snacking.

The video was met with a stream of excited comments, including one from Diana's pal Professor Green who commented the track 'needs a rap verse'. Diana and Ki replied: 'We’re all ears.'

Other fans declared: 'It’s officially summer now this banger is back,' whilst another compared the release of the viral track to Mariah Carey's infamous Christmas countdown, writing: 'Summers Mariah Carey’s #itstime.'

Picky Bits marked X Factor star Diana's return to music following a 12-year break last year. 

After rising to fame on The X Factor in 2008, she bagged a No1 single with Once and album with The Tainted Cherry Tree. 

She has since gone on to become a stage star in West End productions such as The Rise and Fall of Little Voice and The Rocky Horror Show.  She has hosted Ki & Dee: The Podcast since 2022. 

In April Diana revealed she has been diagnosed with a chronic condition after years of 'extreme pain' and mystery surrounding her health. 

The singer took to Instagram to share a health update with followers as she revealed she has been suffering from pain in her lower back, legs and pelvis for the last four years. 

Speaking in a candid video, Diana explained that she has been diagnosed with 'pelvic congestion syndrome' and now feels 'relieved' because she thought she was 'going absolutely mad for years'.

She said: 'I wanted to hop on here because for the last four years, I've come on socials to talk about how I've had debilitating pain and it's been a bit of a mystery. 

'To be honest I've been using socials a lot to help me because like a lot of women my age, I've had pain and I've not known what it is.

'Unfortunately, this is a thing with women's health, we are misdiagnosed, there's not a lot of research and money into women's health and considering we are half of the population that's very infuriating.'

The X Factor star continued: 'Finally two weeks ago I had a laparoscopy, my pain has been lower back pain, leg pain, pelvic pain, severe bloating, it's not a very sexy feeling. 

'Anyway I've been told it could be endometriosis, IBS, but after my surgery a doctor came to speak to me and talked me through images of what they found and it was actually something I've never heard of. 

'They spoke to me and said this is what they're pretty sure that they have found by looking at my veins in my pelvis. I've got something called pelvic congestion syndrome. 

'Pelvic congestion syndrome is something found in women and it's basically when the veins in your pelvis stop working properly and pool with blood and they wrap and twist around your ovaries and it's extremely painful. 

'Even hearing that for someone that has had so many scans and blood tests and been told nothing was ever found, to be sat there this relief I felt, because I felt like I was going absolutely mad for years.'

Diana is hoping by sharing her diagnosis and health journey other women going through 'mystery illnesses' will feel less 'lonely' and it will raise awareness.