Jenny Frost

Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox musical artist Jennifer 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.

Biography

Frost was born in Wallasey, Merseyside<ref name=born1>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</ref><ref name=born2>Ex-Atomic Kitten Jenny Frost helps launch a make-up academy Template:Webarchive. Retrieved 8 March 2011</ref> 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.<ref>AskMen: Jenny Frost Template:Webarchive. Retrieved 1 August 2006</ref> 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 BBC Television on the Holiday programme and travelling around the world.Template:Cn

Career

1998–2004: Precious and Atomic Kitten

Template:Main In 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.<ref>AskMen.com Template:Webarchive Biography Jenny Frost (Retrieved: September 15, 2006)</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2005–2012: Television and hiatus

After the split, Frost signed with Storm Model Management and became face for Nelsons (Homeopathy) products.<ref>[1]Template:Dead link</ref><ref>FemaleFirst.co.uk, Jenny Frosts Kotex advertising Campaign. Retrieved 24 August 2006</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>'Channel 5 axes OKTV after ITN news deal' Digital Spy 2011</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2021–2022: Atomic Kitten return

In 2013 Atomic Kitten were reformed, but Frost refused to rejoin them, and Kerry Katona returned as the third piece.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2021, Frost temporarily rejoined Atomic Kitten.

Personal life

From 2001 to August 2010, Frost dated DJ Dominic Thrupp, whom she had her first child with, born on 9 October 2007.<ref>Sunday Magazine, 4 December 2005, page 25</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The couple planned to marry in January 2010, but they cancelled following the death of Frost's mother, Rita, from lung cancer. Months later, Frost and Thrupp separated.<ref>Sad Jen cancels dream wedding. Template:Webarchive Retrieved 2 October 2010</ref><ref>Jenny Frost splits from fiancé of eight years DJ Dom Thrupp. Mirror.co.uk, Retrieved 21 August 2010</ref> Frost's father died in September 2017.<ref>OK! TV, 17 June 2011</ref> In August 2011, she married Spanish scuba diver Vicente Juan Spiteri in Ibiza.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Their twin daughters were born on 20 January 2013.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Discography

Featured singles

List of singles as artist, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		UK <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	SCO <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
"Crash Landing"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Small	2005	47	38	Non-album single

Other appearances

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"On Me Head Son"	2001	Liz McClarnon	Mike Bassett: England Manager<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
"Here Kitty Kitty"	2005	Hell Razah	Black Presidents Mixtape Vol. 1<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Filmography

Television

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
2012	The Wright Stuff

External links

• Jenny Frost official website
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