2019-09-30_Hello!_Magazine_UK

couldn’twaittogoback,andthenextmorning

hewasupanddressedby6am.”

Ace’sbirthdaywillbecelebrated witha

Ninjago-themedparty.Meanwhile,Chiara,who

turnedoneinJuly,is busytakingherfirststeps.

“Aceloveswatchinghergrowingup– heis

literallybeaming,”smilesChloe,30.“Theyhave

a reallylovelyrelationshipandadoreeachother.

Aceshowersherinkisses.They’vehadthe

summertogetherandnowAceisatschool

Chiarais lookingforhim,puttingherarmsout

andsaying hisname. It’sgoing to bean

interestingrelationshipbecausesheisvery

strong-willed,andI thinkshe’sgoingtobethe

onebossinghimaround.”

JB, whose initials stand for Jonathan

Benjamin,metChloein 2008 whenshewasa

professionaldanceronITV’sTheX Factorandhe

wascompetingaspartofJLS.Thecouple

married in 2014 ontheIsle of Butein a

ceremonyexclusivelycoveredbyhello!.

When Chloe isn’t managing the farm

business,sheteachesdance.Shesaysbothof

herchildrenseemtohaveinheritedthemusical

gene.“Aceis constantlysingingandmakingup

songs,andhelovestothrowa shapeortwo,”she

says.“Heis thenumberoneJLSfanandalways

asksDaddytoplayJLSinthecar.Chiarathinks

it’shilariouswhenhe’sdancing, and she has her

ownlittlejiggoingon.”

COUNTRYLIFE

Forthecouple,whorelocatedtothecountryand

setuptheirfarmsevenyearsago,theirsimple

lifestyleprovidestheperfectantidoteto32-year-

oldJB’sshowbusinesscareerandoffersthe

childrenthebeststartinlife.

“Welivehecticlivesandwejustwantedtohave

peaceandquietandrelaxwheneverwehavea

dayoff,”saysJB,whopresentsCBeebiesshow

DownontheFarm. “Beinginthecountrysidehas

beenincrediblyvaluableforallofusandit’sa

lifestylewereallyappreciate.It’ssomethingwe

feelallchildrenshouldbeabletoexperience.”

Thecouple,whohadnopreviousfarming

experience,haveturnedtheirsmallholdinginto

a successful business and now produce

KellyBronzeturkeysandfree-rangeTamworth

pork.Havingstartedoutwith 18 birds,theynow

have200,andwhileChloemanagesorders,JB

takescareofoutdoormaintenance.

“Wedoalltheworkourselvesandit hasbeena

learningcurve,”saysJB.“SometimesmyTVwork

takesmeawayovernight,soChloehastotake

overthefarmaswellaslookingafterthekids.”

Centraltothefamily’slifeis theirChristian

faith,andJBhasbeena presenteronBBC’sSongs

of Praisesince2017,alongsideKatherineJenkins

andAledJones.

“WeareChristian,andbothChloeandI are

passionateaboutthat,sobeinginvolvedwiththe

showis anhonour.It’ssomethingthat’svery

muchpartofourfamilyandwegotochurch

togethermostSundays.It’ssomethingwewantto

sharewithourownchildrenbut,astheyget

older,they’llmaketheirowndecisions.”

Amongthefamily’sfarmessentialsaretheir

Barbourjacketsandwellies.JBis partofthe

Britishbrand’s125thanniversarycampaign,

whichalsofeaturesadventurerBenFogle,former

EnglandrugbyunioncaptainLawrenceDallaglio,

DJEdithBowmanandsopranoLauraWright.

JBmodelledthewaxedBarbourjacketworn

byDanielCraig as James Bond in the 2012

filmSkyfall.

‘Ace has the best time on

the farm. His favourite thing

is to collect the eggs and to

run about with Daddy with

their wheelbarrows’ Chloe

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(LEFT) ACE’S SWEATER & TROUSERS: MINI A TURE. CHIARA’S OUTFIT: PATACHOU. (ABOVE LEFT) JB’S JACKET: BARBOUR. CHIARA’S OUTFIT: PATACHOU. (RIGHT) JB’S OUTFIT: BARBOUR. ACES’S SWEATSHIRT, TROUSERS & SHIRT: IL GUFO

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