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Who is Rochelle Humes and how is she related to Sophie Piper?

ROCHELLE Humes found fame as a member of the popular girl group, The Saturdays.

She has since forged a successful career in broadcasting, here's what we know about her.

 
 Rochelle Humes is a well-known singer and television presenter
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Rochelle Humes is a well-known singer and television presenter

Who is Rochelle Humes?

Rochelle Humes is a singer and television presenter who was born on March 21, 1989.

The star was born Rochelle Wiseman and is originally from Barking, England.

She started her pop career in the S Club 7 spin-off group, S Club Juniors, in 2001.

The multi-talented star then went on to forge a successful pop career with girl group The Saturdays.

Rochelle has been married to JLS singer Marvin Humes since 2012.

The couple held their wedding at Blenheim Palace and in 2022 they celebrated their 10 year anniversary by renewing their vows in Lake Como, Italy.

Since The Saturdays stopped making music, Rochelle has gone on to become a TV presenter.

She also owns a skin and hair product company called My Little Coco, as well as a matcha powder.

How is she related to Sophie Piper?

Rochelle Humes is the half-sister of Sophie Piper, who was formerly a contestant on Love Island.

Piper appeared in series six, lasting four weeks on the show in 2020.

In  January 2024, it was announced that Piper would enter Love Island: All Stars.

Their parents split up when they were younger and were raised by their mother and uncle, ex-footballer Paul Ince.

What happened to Rochelle Humes' group The Saturdays?

Rochelle joined S Club 8, also known as S Club Juniors, when she was just 12.

She later formed a new group with her old bandmate Frankie Bridge that became The Saturdays.

The group, which also had Una Healy, Mollie King and Vanessa White as members, was created in 2007 and they released their debut single If This Is Love a year later.

Over the course of the next seven years, The Saturdays had 13 top 10 singles - including Missing You, Ego, Higher, Notorious, Issues and All Fired Up.

Their debut album Chasing Lights reached platinum status and they hit the top of the charts with What About Us, a collaboration with Sean Paul.

The band went on a hiatus in 2014 and have not made music together since.

What TV shows has Rochelle Humes presented?

After The Saturdays announced their hiatus in 2014, Rochelle went on to forge a successful TV career.

In the early days of her presenting career she scored high-profile prime-time ITV gigs including Ninja Warrior UK, a brief stint on The Xtra Factor and The Next Great Magician.

Then, in the summer of 2018, Rochelle stepped in for Lorraine Kelly and later filled in on This Morning while Holly Willoughby was in Australia hosting I'm A Celebrity.

She has since been a regular host on the ITV daytime show.

Rochelle and husband Marvin also present BBC music quiz show The Hit List together.

Who's Rochelle Humes' husband Marvin?

Rochelle's husband is JLS star and DJ Marvin Humes.

The superstar couple began dating in March 2010 and moved in together three months later.

After a brief split, Marvin proposed to Rochelle on the Caribbean island of Antigua on New Year's Eve in 2011.

Marvin rose to fame on The X Factor with boyband JLS, alongside bandmates Aston Merrygold, Oritsé Williams, and JB Gill.

The group lost out to Alexandra Burke in the final but went on to have a string of hit singles including Beat Again and Everybody in Love.

The band split in 2013 and Marvin then launched his presenting career, including hosting The Voice UK with Emma Willis between 2014 and 2016.

JLS reformed in 2019 and have since embarked on several successful tours.

Marvin joined the cast of I'm a Celebrity in November 2023, alongside Rochelle's This Morning co-star Josie Gibson. 

He was announced alongside names like Made In Chelsea's Sam Thompson, former EastEnders actress Danielle Harold, and YouTuber Nella Rose.

Do Rochelle and Marvin Humes have any children?

Rochelle and Marvin share three adorable children together.

Their first, Alaia-Mai, was born May 20, 2013 and their second Valentina Raine followed on March 10, 2017.

Rochelle and Marvin Humes welcomed their third child, a baby boy, on October 9, 2020.

They named their first son Blake.

Rochelle and Marvin revealed their daughters' faces on social media for the first time in January 2020.

They explained at the time: "We've made the choice to share a little bit more of our family."

 

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