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FANS of RnB will be stunned when they see how a 90s legend has barely aged a day. The star has released ten studio albums, won a Grammy Award from five nominations and appeared in several feature films. 4 Singer Macy Gray has an exciting new TV project Credit: MTV 4 The Grammy Award-winning star joins a line-up including Chet Hanks, son of actor Tom Hanks Credit: MTV 4 The vocalist is perhaps best known for "I Try", a song she also co-wrote Credit: MTV Macy Gray, whose real name is Natalie Renée McIntyre, is best known for her international hit single “I Try”.

Also co-written by Macy, the song debuted as the second single in her 1999 debut album On How Life Is. The acclaimed performer, 56, has signed up to star in a reality television show for MTV. Titled The Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets, the format sees eight famous faces sharing one villa in an “outlandish getaway”.



Joining Macy in the cast will be former Fifth Harmony member Ally Brooke, actor/musician Chet Hanks (who’s Tom Hanks’ son) and model Josie Canseco. Rapper O.T.

Genasis, actor Tyler Posey and Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir have also signed up. Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets will premiere in the US on July 23. As it happens, the upcoming show is far from Macy's first foray into the world of TV.

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