2019-09-30_Hello!_Magazine_UK

‘We see everyone

from JLS all the

time... We always get

together for Christmas

and birthdays’ JB

“HisinitialsarealsoJB,soit was

nicetowearthatjacketandtalk

aboutthathistory.

“We’reonthefarmrainorshine,

soourequipmentis paramount.

AcehashisBarbourjacket,too–

hewantstocopyDaddy.”

BANDOFBROTHERS

JBandhisfamilyenjoyregularget-

togetherswiththeotherformer

membersofJLS,whowererunners-

uptoAlexandraBurkeinTheX

Factorin 2008 andwentonto

achievefiveUKNo.1 singles.

MarvinHumes,AstonMerrygold

and Oritsé Williams arealso

fathers,andthenextgeneration

arebecomingfirmfriends,too.

“Weseeeachotherallthetime,”

saysJB.“Thelasttimewewere

togetherwasforMarvin’sdad’s

60th.Allthekidswerethere,andit

wasnicetobeabletohangand

celebratewiththem.

“I seeOritséthemostashelives

closestto me,andAston’slittleboyis

quitecloseinagetoChiara.Marvin

andRochellelivethefurthestaway,

soweprobablyseethemtheleast,

butwealwaysgettogether for

Christmasandbirthdays.”

Beingturkeyfarmers,JBand

Chloearealwaysattheirbusiest

at Christmas.

“I makesureI’vegotallthe

presents wrapped before

November,”saysChloe.“Wehave

tobeveryorganisedandgetahead

ofthegame.”

JBadds:“Christmasis a verybusy

time,sortingoutordersandsetting

upforcollectionday.It’sfull-on,so

bythe timeChristmas Eve

comes,we’rereadyfora rest.”

INTERVIEW:TRACYSCHAVERIEN

PHOTOS:DAVIDVENNI

STYLIST:ARABELLABOYCE

HAIR& MAKE-UP:CINTAMILLER

USINGMARCJACOBSBEAUTY,EVELOM,

KEVYNAUCOIN& KMS

GROOMING:MIKEGREEN

H

JBandhisfamilyembrace

thecountrylook.InBritish

labelBarbour’s125th

anniversarycampaign,JB

donnedthejacketwornby

DanielCraig’sJB– James

Bond– inSkyfall(right)

JB’S OUTFIT: BARBOUR. CHLOE’S COAT & BOOTS: BARBOUR. JUMPER: MARC CAIN. ACE’S SHIRT & TROUSERS: IL GUFO. JACKET: BARBOUR. CHIARA’S OUTFIT: PATACHOU

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