4 Time 4 Me, February 2009
celebrityGoodbye,
OLLOWING the ‘Baby Spice’ Emma Bunton is all grown up –and even has ababy of
SpiceGirls reunion her own. The former Spice Girl talks about motherhood and her plans
tour last year,
Emma Bunton has to move into TV and acting to ALBERTINA LLOYD
finally hung up her
babydoll dresses she says.F
and platform shoes “It’s such asmall
for good. thing that you can
The 33-year-old singer is now change that makes
adedicated mother to 17-month- such big differences.
old son Beau and has no time to “I’d changed over
be Baby Spiceanymore. to wholemeal
“Being aparent changes because Iwas
everything in your life”she pregnant and now it’s
exclaims,holding up herhandto lovely because Beau
show atattoo of Beau’s name in is eating wholemeal
italics on the inside of her as ababy.
right wrist. “You feel fuller for
“Your whole focus. My whole longer and you don’t
focus is on my little boy. snackasmuch. I’m
“He is the best thing I’ve ever abig old snacker.
done. He’s just wonderful and That really changed
whatever Ican do, Iwant him to formeassoonasI
be as healthy as possible.” washaving
Emma is still the wholesome, wholegrainsfor
down-to-earth woman of her breakfast. I
“girlpower”days, andreveals wouldn’t want
she is following arealistic routine anything then until
to keep her curves in check as a lunch whereas
busy working mum. before I’d be at the
“I think there is abig pressure biscuits andanother BABY COMEBACK: The Spice Girls photographed together again in
on how you look in the industry cupoftea. 2007 before theirreunion tour
and it is scary,” she admits. “It’s important for
“I’m avery normal girl. Ihave my family –Iwant my tend to put lots of butter and that’s abig part of getting
gotcurves. I’mnot really a family to be healthy too.” things in our food, especially if children to enjoy dinner time,
yo-yo, Inever go really up or Emma’s boyfriend, he’s blending it up sitting together,
really downand Ijustkeep 29-year-old Jade Jones, for little Beau eating together. He‘In LA youfeel
it balanced.” is now achef. While she afterwards. likes to try things
Emma also admits that enjoys the former “I feel so lucky, that might not be onlike you’re
becoming amother has Damage singer’s talent because I’m not a his plate that might
made hermorehealth- for cooking, she has to cook. Imean, the be on mine. So weliving on afilm
conscious, which is why be carefulofthe rich food best thingyou’re all share and that’s
she is currently fronting set 24/7. It’she makes. going to get out of important in getting
the Hovis “He loves his pasta! me is agood children to eatall abit mad.
Wholemeal And Idohave that cheese on toast. Ithink.”
Challenge and now and again, So thankthe Lord While her formerHereIfeel I’m
encouraging but he’s really for Jade. bandmates have
the British good with fish “He’s brilliant battled eatingat home.’
public to and vegetables and Iget fed and disorders and are
swap white and meat. Beau gets fed. He famous for trying
bread for “Sometimes does cook all day and come fad diets, Emma insists she has
wholemeal. I’mlike, ‘Don’t home and cook. always been sensible with food
“It was put any butter “He’s brilliant like that.” and didn’t feel pressured to lose
something in mine!’ But And though the family has an herbabyweightimmediately.
I’d done obviously I extra mouth to feed, Emma Even so, she admits it was
myself love him to do doesn’t find herselfhavingto hard to go straight on theroad
recently his thing and persuade Beau to eat with the Spice Girls reunion tour.
when Iwas he’s agreat healthy food. “It was literally eight weeks
pregnant chef. He “I’m very lucky because he’s a after Ihad Beau. Iwent back on
with Beau,” understands goodlittle eater, he likes his the roadwiththe girls and that
the health side food. washard. Idon’t know if I’d do
of things “I think it’s about trying it again.
COOK’S SPICE: because he different things and whatever “Obviously every woman,
Emma’s partner cooks for Beau as you’re eating as well. straight after having ababy, feels
Jade Jones well. We don’t “We love to sit together. Ithink quite self-conscious and it was
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