Jennifer "Jenny" Frost (born 22 February 1978) is an English singer and television presenter. She is best known as member of girl groups Precious and Atomic Kitten, replacing Kerry Katona in the latter.
Jenny Frost | |
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 Frost performing in 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jennifer Frost |
| Born | 22 February 1978 Wallasey, Merseyside, England |
| Origin | The Wirral, England |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1998–2012 2021–present |
| Member of | Atomic Kitten Precious |
| Spouse |
Vicente Juan Spiteri
(m. 2011) |
| Partner | Dominic Thrupp (2001–2010) |
| Website | www |
Biography
editFrost was born in Wallasey, Merseyside[1][2] and grew up in Prestwich, near Manchester. She loved music from an early age. Her earliest concert experience was when her father took her to a Level 42 concert at the age of nine.[3] Sport and dancing were Frost's favourite activities, however, modelling was her dream. After attending St Monica's High School she started to work for the BBC Television for the Holiday programme and travelling around the world.[citation needed]
Career
edit1999–2005: Precious and Atomic Kitten
editIn 1998, Frost joined the girl group Precious, who were the UK entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, with the song "Say It Again", peaking top 10 hit in UK. Subsequent releases by Precious enjoyed only modest success, and their debut album failed to chart at all, ultimately leading the group to go their separate ways in 2000.[4] In 2001, Frost moved on by replacing Kerry Katona in Atomic Kitten, a girl group founded by OMD frontman Andy McCluskey. With Frost, Liz McClarnon and Natasha Hamilton, Atomic Kitten have had three UK number one singles, "Whole Again", "Eternal Flame", and "The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)". The group also had two UK number one albums, Right Now, and Feels So Good, both being certified double-platinum in the UK for sales of over 600,000 copies each. The total worldwide sales are estimated at 6.2 million singles and 4 million albums.[5]
2005–2012: Television and hiatus
editAfter the split, Frost signed with Storm Model Management and became face for Nelsons (Homeopathy) products.[6][7][8] In 2005 appeared on the 2005 edition of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! on the ITV network, where she was eliminated on day 14. Frost features on Route 1's single "Crash Landing", released on 10 October 2005, which peaked at number 47.[9] Frost planned to release a solo album and recorded several songs, such as "Mirrors" and "Bad Girl", but dropped it when she failed to sign with a record label.[10] From 2008 to 2011, Frost presented the successful BBC Three programme Snog Marry Avoid?. Also in 2011 she co-presented OK! TV on Channel 5.[11][12] In 2012 she presented the talk show The Wright Stuff, her last work before taking a long hiatus from her artistic career to prioritize her family.[13]
2021–2022: Atomic Kitten return
editIn 2013 Atomic Kitten were reformed, but Frost refused to rejoin them, and Kerry Katona returned as the third piece.[14] From 2021 Frost rejoined Atomic Kitten.
Personal life
editFrom 2001 to August 2010 she dated the DJ Dominic Thrupp, with whom she had her first child, born on 9 October 2007.[15][16] The couple planned to get married in January 2010, but they cancelled following the death of Frost's mother Rita from lung cancer and, months later, they broke up.[17][18] Frost's father died in September 2017.[19] In August 2011, she married Spanish scuba diver Vicente Juan Spiteri in Ibiza.[20][21] Their twin daughters were born on 20 January 2013.[22]
Discography
editFeatured singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [23] |
SCO [24] | ||||||||||||
| "Crash Landing"[25] (Route 1 featuring Jenny Frost) |
2005 | 47 | 38 | Non-album single | |||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Other appearances
edit| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "On Me Head Son" | 2001 | Liz McClarnon | Mike Bassett: England Manager[26] |
| "Here Kitty Kitty" | 2005 | Hell Razah | Black Presidents Mixtape Vol. 1[27] |
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Contestant | Series 5 |
| 2008–2011 | Snog Marry Avoid? | Presenter | |
| 2011 | OK! TV | Presenter | |
| 2012 | The Wright Stuff | Presenter |
References
edit- ^ Jonah Lomu and Kelly Holmes among stars taking part in Famous And Fearless live event show in Liverpool. Liverpoolecho.co.uk, Retrieved 8 March 2011
- ^ Ex-Atomic Kitten Jenny Frost helps launch a make-up academy Archived 7 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 March 2011
- ^ AskMen: Jenny Frost Archived 4 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 August 2006
- ^ AskMen.com Archived 2007-06-04 at the Wayback Machine Biography Jenny Frost (Retrieved: September 15, 2006)
- ^ "Musicstop article". Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ FemaleFirst.co.uk, Jenny Frosts Kotex advertising Campaign. Retrieved 24 August 2006
- ^ "Our Brands". Nelsons.net. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Redfern, Layne (19 October 2005). "Jenny Frost Sells Herself For £3,100". entertainmentwise.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Jenny Frost showcases her pregnancy curves". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ 'Channel 5 axes OKTV after ITN news deal' Digital Spy 2011
- ^ "TV :: The Celebrity Chase". Bradleywalsh.co.uk. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "LIVE with..." Channel5.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "The 90s are back: reunions from Atomic Kitten, 5ive, and more". Gigwise. 10 April 2013.
- ^ Sunday Magazine, 4 December 2005, page 25
- ^ Kimberley Dadds (11 October 2007). "Jenny Frost gives birth to a boy". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
- ^ Sad Jen cancels dream wedding. Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 October 2010
- ^ Jenny Frost splits from fiancé of eight years DJ Dom Thrupp. Mirror.co.uk, Retrieved 21 August 2010
- ^ OK! TV, 17 June 2011
- ^ Riley, Esme (16 August 2011). "WEDDING JOY! Jenny Frost marries Vicente Juan Spiteri in Ibiza". Nowmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ Collinson, Dawn (18 August 2011). "Former Atomic Kitten Jenny Frost flashes a whopping wedding ring as she launches OK! TV's Big Brother show". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Jenny Frost gives birth to twin girls Nico and Blake". HELLO!. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "UK Singles Chart - Jenny Frost". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 - 16 October 2005 - 22 October 2005". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Crash Landing". iTunes. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Mike Bassett: England Manager". Amazon. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Hell Razah - Black Presidents Mixtape Vol. 1". Discogs. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
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