BABY ALL GROWN UP

How old is Spice Girls singer Emma Bunton and is she married?

EMMA Bunton is most famous for being one of the five members of the world-famous girl band the Spice Girls.

This is what you need to know about Baby Spice and her life now...

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Emma Bunton rose to fame as part of the Spice GirlsCredit: Splash News

How old is Emma Bunton?

Despite her legendary nickname of Baby, Emma was born in January 1976, making her 45 years old.

She grew up in North London, Finchley in a Catholic household alongside a younger brother PJ.

When she turned eleven her milkman father and her karate teacher mother split.

From a young age she demonstrated a desire to be a star.

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She modelled for Mothercare and Polly Pocket, before attending the Sylvia Young Drama School.

She landed parts in EastEnders and The Bill before joining the Spice Girls in 1993.

In July 2021, at the age of 45, Emma married long-term partner, 42-year-old Jade Jones.

What is her net worth?

Emma - along with Geri Horner, Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm - experienced tremendous success with the Spice Girls and became a very wealthy woman.

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The girl group sold 85 million records, achieved nine UK number ones and are the 20th best-selling female act of all time.

Since they split in 2000, Emma has continued to appear widely in the media as a solo singer, Absolutely Fabulous actress, Dancing On Ice judge, Loose Women panellist and Heart Breakfast radio presenter.

Emma had a No1 solo hit in 2001 with What Took You So Long, with a total of seven top 10 singles.

Emma has landed parts in EastEnders and The BillCredit: Getty - Contributor
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She also had two albums in the top 10 in the UK charts - A Girl Like Me and Free Me.

It is estimated she is now worth £21million, according to The Richest.

It is thought she made £1million in 2007 alone from a compilation album of the Spice Girl's greatest hits.

Billboard reports the foursome made $6million each from their 2019 reunion.

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Is she married and does she have kids?

Emma is married to her long-term partner Jade Jones. The pair married in a low-key ceremony after having been engaged for 15 years.

The Spice Girl announced the news on Instagram earlier this year with a photograph captioned: “Mr and Mrs Jones!” Bunton, 45, and Jones, 42, first began a relationship in 1998.

Emma and Jade first welcomed their son Bea Lee Jones on August 10, 2007.

Following on, they gave birth to daughter Tate in 2011.

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What has she released in her solo career?

Emma has released four studio albums, with 14 singles.

The former Spice Girl member released her debut solo album called A Girl Like Me in 2001, which ended up peaking at number four on the UK Album Chart.

She scored Number 1 single with her song What Took You So Long following the splitting up of the Spice Girls.

Since then she has also had seven UK Top 10's including songs such as Maybe and Downtown.

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Is she on social media?

Emma has Twitter and Instagram, where she has over 1 million followers.

Although the pop star has a large following online, she says that she is happy "it wasn't a thing" when she was growing up.

On the Honestly podcast by Clemmie Telford, Emma opened up by saying:"I was just 19 when it [the band] started and I don't know how I would have dealt with the social media and the pictures back then,"

"In the celebrity world, of course you're out there," she explained.

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"But there's those moments where you'd like to have time with your friends and not have someone being intrusive, but that went in that moment."

 

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