Rochelle Humes facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rochelle Humes
Humes in 2014
Born	Rochelle Eulah Eileen Wiseman (1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 (age 36) Barking, London, England
Education	Coopers' Company and Coborn School
Occupation	Singer television presenter
Television	Sweat the Small Stuff This Morning Children in Need Ninja Warrior UK The Xtra Factor The Hit List
Spouse(s)	Marvin Humes ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	3
Relatives	Sophie Piper (half-sister) Paul Ince (uncle) Tom Ince (cousin)
Musical career
Genres	R&B pop
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Fascination Polydor
Associated acts	S Club Juniors, The Saturdays

Rochelle Eulah Eileen Humes (born 21 March 1989) is a famous English singer and television presenter. She started her career in pop music groups like S Club Juniors and The Saturdays. Later, she became well-known for hosting TV shows.

Rochelle has co-presented the ITV entertainment series Ninja Warrior UK. She also often guest-hosts This Morning. Since 2019, she has co-presented the BBC game show The Hit List with her husband, Marvin Humes.

Early Life and Family

Rochelle Humes was born Rochelle Eulah Eileen Wiseman in Barking, London, on 21 March 1989. She went to Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls and Colin's Performing Arts School. Her parents divorced when she was three years old.

Rochelle was raised by her mother, Roz, and partly by her uncle, Paul Ince. She has Jamaican heritage from her father's side and English heritage from her mother's side. She also has two half-sisters, Sophie and Lili, and a half-brother, Jake.

Music Career Highlights

Starting with S Club Juniors and S Club 8 (2001–2005)

S Club Juniors was formed in 2001. This happened as part of a TV reality show called S Club Search. The group was chosen to be a support act for the popular band S Club 7.

After gaining many fans, S Club Juniors signed with Polydor Records. Their first song was "One Step Closer". It was released in April 2002 and became a big hit. Their second song, "Automatic High", also reached number two in the UK charts.

Their third song, "New Direction", also hit number two. The group's first album, Together, came out in October 2002. It reached number five on the charts.

In 2003, the group changed its name to S Club 8. They released more songs like "Fool No More" and "Sundown", which were also top ten hits. Their second album, Sundown, was released in October 2003.

S Club 8 also starred in a TV show called I Dream. The show was about a summer school for performing arts. S Club 8 broke up in early 2005. Rochelle has said she doesn't remember much of her time in S Club 8.

After S Club 8 (2005–2007)

After S Club 8, Rochelle started her TV presenting career. From 2004 to 2006, she hosted the BBC children's TV show Smile.

For a short time in 2006, Rochelle was part of a group called The TigerLilys. However, the group did not release any music and soon disbanded. She also appeared on the comedy show Never Mind the Buzzcocks a couple of times.

Joining The Saturdays (2007–2014)

Rochelle Humes performing in L.A. in December 2009.

Since 2007, Rochelle has been a member of the successful girl group The Saturdays. The other members are Una Healy, Mollie King, Vanessa White, and Frankie Bridge. Frankie was also in S Club 8 with Rochelle.

The Saturdays released their first song, "If This Is Love", in July 2008. It reached the top ten in the UK. Their next song, "Up", was released in October 2008 and was also a big hit.

The band's first album, Chasing Lights (2008), was very popular. It sold enough copies to be certified Platinum. They released more hit songs like "Issues" and "Just Can't Get Enough".

Their second album, Wordshaker (2009), also did well. It included top ten songs like "Forever Is Over" and "Ego". In 2010, they released Headlines!, which had hit songs like "Missing You" and "Higher".

The Saturdays' third album, On Your Radar (2011), featured more top ten hits such as "Notorious" and "All Fired Up".

In 2013, The Saturdays achieved their first number-one song with "What About Us", which featured Sean Paul. This song was from their fourth album, Living for the Weekend. The album also included other popular songs like "30 Days" and "Disco Love".

Television and Radio Career

Rochelle Humes started her TV hosting journey with the children's show Smile from 2004 to 2006. In 2013, she became a regular on the show Sweat the Small Stuff.

In August 2013, Rochelle and her husband, Marvin Humes, began presenting This Morning together. Since 2018, Rochelle has continued to guest host the show with other presenters. She even filled in for Holly Willoughby for a short time in 2018.

Rochelle has also taken part in special TV events. She was on the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special in 2013. In 2014, she competed in The Great Sport Relief Bake Off. Since 2014, she has helped host parts of the BBC Children in Need telethon.

In 2015, Rochelle started co-hosting Ninja Warrior UK for ITV. She works alongside Ben Shephard and Chris Kamara on this show. She also co-hosted The Xtra Factor in 2015 with Melvin Odoom.

In 2016, Rochelle co-presented The Next Great Magician for ITV. She also guest presented four episodes of Lorraine in 2017. Rochelle has also been a radio presenter on Heart London.

In 2017, Rochelle voiced a Voice Trumpet in the children's TV series Teletubbies. Since 2018, she has co-hosted the music quiz show The Hit List on BBC One with her husband, Marvin Humes.

Other Projects and Books

In June 2014, Rochelle launched her first clothing line with Very. She also started working with the fashion retailer New Look in 2018.

Rochelle has written several children's books. Her first book, The Mega Magic Hair Swap, was published in February 2019. She also released The Mega Magic Teacher Swap! in 2020 and My Little Dragon in 2022.

In February 2020, Rochelle launched her own brand for baby skin and haircare called My Little Coco. The company has been very successful. In 2021, Rochelle also published her first cookbook, At Mama's Table: Easy & Delicious Meals From My Family To Yours.

Personal Life

Rochelle Humes married JLS member Marvin Humes on 27 July 2012. Their wedding took place at Blenheim Palace. They have three children: two daughters born in 2013 and 2017, and one son born in 2020.

Discography

Filmography

Books

• The Mega Magic Hair Swap! (Bonnier, 2019) ISBN: 9781787413757
• The Mega Magic Teacher Swap! (Bonnier, 2020) ISBN: 9781787416017
• At Mama's Table (Ebury, 2021) ISBN: 9781785043758
• My Little Dragon (Penguin, 2022) ISBN: 9780241586518

See also

In Spanish: Rochelle Humes para niños