Editing Heather Small (section)

==Personal life==
Small lives in [[West London]]. In the 1990s, she had a long-term relationship with rugby league player and coach [[Shaun Edwards]], with whom she has a son, [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] councillor and [[London Assembly]] member [[James Small-Edwards]].<ref name="MEN22">{{cite news |last1=Topping |first1=Stephen |title=Heather Small and rugby legend Shaun Edwards' son elected as councillor |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/heather-small-rugby-legend-shaun-23882125 |access-date=5 October 2022 |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |date=6 May 2022}}</ref> Small lived in [[Standish, Greater Manchester]] whilst cohabiting with Edwards.{{cn|date=October 2024}} In 2012 she married lawyer David Neita.<ref name="Metro22">{{cite news |last1=Jack |first1=Jack |title=The Masked Singer: Who Is Heather Small? Songs, age, husband and Instagram |url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/01/02/heather-small-age-songs-and-instagram-after-the-masked-singer-reveal-15852265/ |access-date=5 October 2022 |work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |date=2 January 2022}}</ref>

Small was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2024 Birthday Honours]] for voluntary and charitable services.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-14 |title=Birthday honours: Mark Cavendish, Strictly's Amy Dowden and Alan Bates recognised |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c511l0j4l2po |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6669879843c77d8616f76033/Birthday_Honours_List_2024.pdf |title=Awards for Birthday Honours List 2024}}</ref>