‘We didn’t take our eyes off each other’: Emma Bunton reveals sweet details of her ‘romantic’ secret wedding to long-term partner Jade Jones
She revealed she had quietly tied the knot with her partner of 23 years at Soho Farmhouse in the Cotswolds last week.
And Emma Bunton opened up about her secret special day with Jade Jones during her Heart FM show on Sunday night.
The Spice Girls singer, 45, told her listeners: ‘We had the most perfect day, we didn’t take our eyes off each other, it was very romantic.’
‘It was very romantic’: Emma Bunton opened up about her secret special day with Jade Jones during her Heart FM show on Sunday night (pictured on their wedding day in the Cotswolds)
Emma gratefully said to her fans: ‘Firstly, I would like to say a massive massive thank you for all of your lovely messages and congratulations because yes! I did it!
‘I finally walked down the aisle and married Mr Jade Jones. It’s been a long time coming 23 years actually,’ laughed the presenter during the evening show.
She continued: ‘We had the most perfect day, we didn’t take our eyes off each other, it was very romantic.
‘So thank you, thank you again to all of you, it was wonderful hearing from you!’
Stunning! Emma’s surprised fans with her wedding announcement on Tuesday (pictured with Jade in 2015)
Emma and Jade share children Beau, 13, and Tate, 10.
The blonde beauty announced their engagement in 2011 but never revealed their wedding plans.
On the long-awaited special day, Emma looked incredible in her short white gown which featured semi-sheer sleeves and a train attached as a cape.
Meanwhile, R&B singer-turned-chef Jade rocked a Gucci blazer and cream chinos as well as a brown trilby hat.
Long term: Emma and Jade have been together for more than 20 years and share children Beau, 13, and Tate, 10
Emma revealed the nuptials to fans by sharing snaps to her social media accounts and excitedly penned: ‘Mr and Mrs Jones!’
And a source told MailOnline on Thursday that even Emma’s bandmates from the Spice Girls were left in the dark about the ceremony.
They said: ‘No friends or family were invited, and it was a secret from everyone.
‘It was just their mums, their two children and two close friends as legal witnesses, with Beau as best man.’
Snubbed: Emma’s Spice Girls bandmates didn’t know she was getting married to Jade Jones and therefore didn’t get an invite (pictured in 1997)
After Emma shared wedding snaps on Instagram on Tuesday, her Spice Girls bandmates shared their excitement in the comments.
Mel B simply penned ‘yippeeee’ and Mel C wrote ‘soooooo much love’.
Victoria commented: ‘Congratulations. Love u both so much!! x.’ and Geri said: ‘So happy for you and your lovely family.’
During an interview with Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2 in 2018, Emma explained that they would ‘love’ to wed but they’re terrible at organising and want it to be private.
Asked if she was getting married, Emma said: ‘Well, no, I’m not… no we’re not, we would love to actually and we have talked about it.
‘We try to, but we want it to be private, every time we try it’s out there. We want to do it privately on our own.’
Tune into Emma Bunton on Heart every Sunday 7-10pm
Newlyweds: Emma with Jade for two decades and announced their engagement in 2011 but never revealed wedding plans as she wanted the day to be ‘private’ (pictured together in 2000)