Rising Essex star Jordan Gray will appear on BBC's the Voice this weekend – and has already been tipped to win.

According to reports in the national media, show insiders have tipped the Horndon-on-the-Hill singer as a viable contender to become the first transgender winner of the British talent show.

Her Saturday night appearance on the BBC One talent show will be her first, and the night is known as the “Blinds”, meaning it will be an audition on the show.

When asked about how she felt about the media attention on the “first openly trans artist on a UK singing show, Ms Gray said she was “excited to be at the cusp of social change”.

Jordan said: “It's exciting! I am going to be involved in something so huge with no many working parts... I've been performing for 10years, and people have always urged me to do one of those shows. The Voice, in my eyes, has the most integrity.”

The transgender singer-songwriter otherwise known as Tall Dark Friend has been playing gigs around Essex and London for ten years, eight of them as a man.

On Saturday, viewers will see the Horndon-on-the-Hill heroine try to impress judges Will I Am and Paloma Faith with Bob Dylan's 1966 hit Just Like A Woman.

“Life is short,” she added, “I have been put into this role of TransAmbassador and I am quite happy to take on the responsibilty of being a Trans person in the public eye.. It's exciting to be on the cusp of social change...”

When asked about being tipped to win, she laughs: “I am by no means the best singer on the show, but I perform my bum off every time I play, that must count for something?!

“My mom will be watching it from Scotland with all her Scottish chums – they are all amazing - so I hope I do well for her!”

The prolific singer-songwriter, who has already penned seven albums and two books available on Amazon, is currently working on a ‘one-off’ spoken word album.

BBC One’s the Voice will air at 7.15pm on Saturday evening.