White began her career as a theatre actress at an early age, appearing in several West End productions.

White successfully auditioned for The Saturdays in 2007, after a period attempting to carve out a solo singing career.

[1] While still remaining a member of The Saturdays, White began to pursue music projects outside the group, firstly featuring on a number of songs by Master Shortie and Vince Kidd's "The Zoo".

Vanessa White was born on 30 October 1989 and grew up with two siblings, an older brother, Ryan and a younger sister, Celine.

[3] Like The Saturdays bandmate, Frankie Bridge, White enrolled at the Sylvia Young Theatre School based in West London where she was chosen for West End theatre productions, including The Lion King[4] and The King and I.

[7] The group subsequently released a follow-up single "Up", which charted at number five in the UK[7] and later earned a Silver Disc in the United Kingdom.

She has also received comparison to American singers Alicia Keys, Beyoncé and Mariah Carey.

[8] The band released a third single from the album, "Issues", which also went Silver,[8] followed by a cover of "Just Can't Get Enough", originally recorded by Depeche Mode.

On the Dundee leg of The Work Tour, White was about to go on stage when she tripped over a cable backstage and tore a ligament in her ankle, forcing her to miss a large proportion of the show that night.

White appeared on stage in the next few shows sitting on a bar stool and gradually began to stand for more and more songs as the tour progressed.

In October 2009, the group released a second studio album, Wordshaker, which charted at number nine and was given a silver certification by the BPI.

Network broadcast Chasing The Saturdays, a reality TV show following the girls during their three-month stay in America.

On 21 September 2015, White released her first solo track entitled "Relationship Goals."

In January 2010, White participated in the first series of the ITV celebrity reality television programme Popstar to Operastar.

During her time in the jungle, White became a popular topic on social media due to her lack of knowledge about the music industry, which was highlighted during a 'bushtucker trial'.