Throughout her career, Jade Jones has achieved many accomplishments. From her Olympic medals to her appearance in musical theatre, there are a lot of interesting facts about her life. Read more about her in this article.
Early life
Despite being in the entertainment industry for over two decades, Jade Jones is still alive. A singer and actor, Jade has starred in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and has garnered critical acclaim as Belle. Jade has also appeared in the musical Sweeney Todd at the Olney Theatre Center. In 2023, Jade plans to reprise his role as Belle in the Olney production.
While Jade’s main career pursuit has been as a singer, the singer has also earned a bachelor’s degree in culinary arts. He also studied performance psychology and the health and well-being of performers. His hobbies include traveling and photography. In 2022, he will be 43 years old. In addition, Jade Jones is a taekwondo athlete.
He also competed in the Channel 4 reality show, The Games. Jade has also appeared in theatre productions such as Chicago PD and Sweeney Todd. He is also a rapper. He currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.
Olympic medals
Until now, the Olympic medals for Jade Jones singer have mainly been in taekwondo, but she has branched out into other sports as well. She has become the first British woman to win three consecutive gold medals.
Jones won the British Open in Manchester in October. She had also won bronze at the St Petersburg European Championships in 2010. She has been part of the British Olympic team and was named BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year in 2012. She has also been crowned BBC Cymru Wales Junior Sportswoman of the Year.
She was introduced to taekwondo by her grandfather when she was eight. He encouraged her to try it. She began to make an impression in her sport at the age of 15. She has become a world-class athlete and is ranked No.1 in the world.
Relationship with Emma Bunton
Despite a long and rocky relationship, Emma Bunton and Jade Jones have two children and remain married to each other. They met when they were both working in the music industry. Jade was the lead singer of Damage and Emma was a member of the Spice Girls. They started dating in 1998. They broke up in 2000 but reconnected two years later.
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Emma and Jade have two children, Beau and Tate. They keep their relationship and family life private. Bunton has shared pictures of her two sons on social media.
Musical theatre roles
Having performed in musical theatre roles for many years, Jade Jones is now an actor, singer and rapper. She has done roles for many theater companies, including Ford’s Theatre, Theatre Alliance, Round House Theatre and Keegan Theatre. She also has performed at many venues in the DMV area.
Jade Jones began her theatre career as a performer in high school. She was part of a gospel duo and began performing in musical theatre productions. She went on to study theatre at Ferrum College and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in acting.
Jones grew up in an African-American family. She had a passion for performing in church choirs and was involved in high school musical productions. She found her true passion in performing on stage. She is a singer and rapper and has done several musical theatre roles in the DMV area.
Career changes after birth of son
Despite her loss to Sarah Stevenson at the Tokyo Olympics, Jade Jones’ career has seen some pretty impressive moments. After winning gold at her debut Olympics in London, she won two more gold medals at the Rio 2016 Games. She also won a gold at the European Championships in Baku and is currently second in the world rankings for -57kg.
Jade’s career has changed considerably after the birth of her son Jadin. She had a brief stint with the Damage boyband, before deciding to work with CherryBlackStone. She now lives with her partner Bianca Walkden and her boyfriend Aaron Cook, as well as fellow Taekwondo Olympian Jordan Gayle.
Jones’ career has been boosted by her appearance in the TV show SAS: Who Dares Wins. The show features Special Air Service training, which tests contestants’ abilities and limits.