LIKE attracts like as former Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh married Justin Scott, another ex band member.
The couple have been together for 14 years and married in early 2016 – now they’re expecting another baby!
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Who is Justin Scott, how old is he and what’s his background?
Justin is 38 years old and was born in Tipperary, Ireland on September 24, 1982.
He moved to Bristol with his family when he was young and spent his formative years in the West Country city.
He then moved to London to pursue his music career and was soon on stage as a teen heartthrob and pin-up.
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What do we know about Justin Scott’s former boyband Triple 8?
Triple 8 formed in 2003 and were touted as a British equivalent to Justin Timberlake’s band N’Sync.
The band was comprised of five members — David Wilcox, Iain James Farquharson, Jamie Bell, Josh Barnett and Justin.
Their music was a mix of pop and rock, with all five members singing and dancing through all their performances and music videos.
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They hit the UK Top 10 twice, with their first two singles — Knockout in April 2003 and Give Me a Reason later that same year.
Band member Iain James Farquharson left in 2004 and ended up writing songs for many of the UK’s best-known pop and R&B artists, including Emeli Sandé (Read All About It), Little Mix (Wings and DNA) and One Direction.
Now known as Iain James or Sparx, he is married to Kelli Young of Liberty X.
How long have Justin Scott and Kimberley Walsh been together?
The two met at a gig way back in 2003 as their bands were signed to the same label, Polydor.
Over the course of their 17-year relationship they had always hinted at kids and marriage.
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In an interview with People Magazine in 2008, Kimberley said: “[Marriage] and kids is phase two of my life – something I can look forward to when the band is over.”
He proposed right after she gave birth to Bobby and they tied the knot in Barbados in February 2016, with bridesmaids including Kimberley’s former band mates Nicola Roberts and Cheryl.
In September 2014 their first child, a boy who they named Bobby, was born.
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In June 2016 Kimberley revealed she was pregnant with their second child and Bobby was joined by their latest addition, another boy, on December 15 2016.
In December 2020 Kimberley revealed she is pregnant again with their third child.
Does Justin Scott have any other children?
Yes, Justin has a daughter named Chloe from a previous relationship.
Born when he was just 16, Chloe still lives in Bristol with her mother Esther with whom Justin has remained friends.
He visits her often, and she also stays with him at the home he shares with Kimberley in Barnet, north London.
Justin is now a property developer supporting his wife as she begins her exciting new role on Disney Channel show The Lodge.
