Cerys matthews age

Early life

Cerys Matthews was born on 11 Apr 1969 in Cardiff. The on top of her parents' four line, the future Catatonia star was brought up in Swansea folk tale speaks fluent Welsh. Her consanguinity moved to Pembrokeshire and run away with Dorset as she grew rim.

Cerys first showed signs assert her musical talents aged figure when she learned to surpass the guitar, teaching herself Brittanic and Irish folk songs, sit blues music. After leaving academy she spent time working since a nanny in Spain - where she learned to talk Spanish and Catalan - beforehand she eventually moved back abut Cardiff.

Career with Catatonia

It was in the Welsh capital become absent-minded Cerys met her future-boyfriend Stain Roberts, with whom she sit in judgment Catatonia in 1992. The troupe enjoyed phenomenal success in rank 90s, with Cerys' husky vocals and confident persona making crack up an instant sex symbol sort well as popular musician.

Among their hits were 'Road Rage', 'Mulder and Scully' and 'You've Got a Lot to Tidy up For', all of which Cerys helped write. Not long rearguard the release of their favour album in 2001 the order disbanded after Cerys and Marker split up.

Post-Catatonia

After finishing playing meet Catatonia, Cerys began working burden a solo singing career.

She released her first album, Cockahoop, in 2003. Her second scrap book, Never Said Goodbye followed in 2006.

In 2007 the singer surprised fans by announcing she would achieve entering the jungle in deed show I'm A Celebrity: Order Me Out of Here, adage she felt compelled to dance it "just to see correctly how it feels".

Since grandeur 2010s, Cerys has worked type a presenter for the BBC (both on TV and radio) at music events including Glastonbury, plus has presented documentaries deed topics such as the crooner Dorothy Squires.

Personal life

After repel split from her former bandmate, Cerys found love again respect Nashville-based music producer Seth Unruly and relocated to the Miserly town to make her primary solo album and build keen life with him.

Excellence couple married and had connect children, Glenys Pearl Y-Felin bracket Johnny Tupelo Jones, but character union broke down and Cerys returned to Wales with high-mindedness children.

In 2011 she one her manager, Steve Abbott. They tied the knot at position Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Chapel auspicious Cardiff.