I have never called myself an opera singer. Other people do, but I always call myself a classical singer. I'd love to do opera, but I'm still too young and I don't want to do it until I'm ready. I realise that when I do that it's going to be... up for discussion, shall we say, so I want to get it right.

She performed the theme from The Godfather Parla Piu Piano at Gary Barlow's Children In Need Rock The Albert Hall with cellist Julian Lloyd Webber. Jenkins started 2010 by appearing as one of two mentors on ITV1s prime time Friday night show Popstar to Operastar. In February 2011 they became engaged but on 30 December 2011 Jenkins and Jones announced that they were no longer together.

She has also been seen widely in concert including concerts for British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and has sung at sporting events on television shows and in support of many charities. In both 2005 and 2006 her albums received Classic Brit Awards as Album of the Year. In Spring 2012 Katherine Jenkins competed on the US television show Dancing with the Stars finishing in second place behind NFL Super Bowl champion Donald Driver.