JOSS STONE was last night unveiled as the mystery celebrity behind the Sausage costume, as she won the second season of The Masked Singer.
So what do we know about the Brit Award-winning singer?
Who is Joss Stone?
Joss Stone is an English singer, songwriter and actress.
Born Joscelyn Eve Stoker, she rose to fame when she was only 16 years old.
She became the youngest British female singer to top the UK Album Chart.
The 33-year-old has won nine awards for her music, including one Grammy Award and two Brits, and performed in nearly 200 countries.
Joss has a podcast named ‘A Cuppa Happy,’ where she talks to various famous faces, and she’s also into cooking and shares her recipes on her social media channels too.
The lifelong vegetarian suffers with dyslexia and notes this as the reason she left school at 16 with only three GCSEs.
33-year-old Joss was unveiled as the mystery celebrity behind the Sausage costume, as she won the second season ofThe Masked Singer.
When asked why she signed up to The Masked Singer, Joss giggled: “Why not? Life can be too serious, we should dress up as Chips and Sausage and have a sing-song.”
She later added: “This has been the funniest, most hilarious job I have ever had, I have laughed so much!”
Is Joss Stone pregnant?
After winning The Masked Singer, Joss explained that it was the perfect time for her to star on the competition show as she had just “received some very exciting news’” as she appeared on the series while pregnant.
The Masked Singer was shot several months ago, with Joss welcoming her first child, baby daughter Violet, at the end of January.
The competition winner was five months pregnant when the ITV show was filmed in September.
What is Joss Stone’s net worth?
Joss Stone was the youngest woman on the 2006 Sunday Times Rich List – an annual list of the UK’s wealthiest people – with £6 million
In 2012, Joss was said to be the fifth richest British singer under 30 with an estimated net worth of £10 million.
In a recent interview, Stone revealed that she spent her entire fortune buying herself out of her contract with record company EMI.
She claims she used nearly 100% of her net worth to purchase her own career freedom.
Stone added; “It all went when I left EMI. I was flat even, down to nothing. I wasn’t even down to a million in the bank… What I had left was my house and three flats in Exeter and that was it.”
“Money is the thing that people hold over you but to me it was just cotton balls. Don’t let it suffocate you. Don’t let yourself need it that much. I just thought, ‘I’m free. I’ll go out and play some gigs and earn my living.”
As well as her successful music career, Joss is also close friends to Prince Harry and attended his royal wedding to Meghan Markle in 2018.
She was also a guest at the Duke of Cambridge‘s wedding to Kate Middleton in 2011.
Joss was also on the lineup for a Princess Diana memorial concert.
Where does Joss Stone live?
Joss Stone grew up in a sprawling rural converted farmhouse in Devon, but spent her teenage years in Ashill – a small village near Cullompton.
She is reported to have bought the Devon farmhouse property at just 18 after her parents split.
Joss attended Uffculme School and this is where she first performed – her song choice was a cover of Jackie Wilson’s 1957 hit “Reet Petite”.
What are Joss Stone’s most famous song?
Joss Stone rose to fame in 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, The Soul Sessions.
Her most famous hits include You Had Me, Super Duper Love, Right to Be Wrong and Tell Me What We’re Gonna Do Now.
Is Joss Stone married?
Joss Stone has been linked to a few men in the music industry in the past.
She was previously in a relationship with Beau Dozier, co-writer of the song ‘Spoiled’ and in a 2016 interview, she revealed that she was in a relationship with music promoter Si Chai for three years.
While Joss isn’t married, she is currently dating American musician and military boyfriend Cody DaLuz.
The pair have recently had their first child together, after The Masked Singer winner gave birth to a baby girl.
Joss announced the happy arrival of baby Violet Melissa in a Facebook Live with Cody.
