Rachel Stevens

Biography of Rachel Stevens

Rachel Lauren Stevens was born on April 9, 1978. She is a British singer-songwriter, dancer, actress and fashion model since she was young.

Stevens was born in Southgate, London, the youngest daughter of Michael and Linda Stevens. She has Filipino and British Jewish ancestry. She has two older brothers and two step-siblings.

At the age of 15 Stevens won a photo series in the youth magazine Just 17. After further modeling jobs and graduating from the Ashmole School in London, she enrolled at the London College of Fashion, where she also received her diploma. At the same time she worked in a film company, and later engaged in public relations.

At 20, Stevens became a member of the group S Club 7, alongside Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, Jo O'Meara and Hannah Spearritt.

S Club 7 had hits with Bring It All Back, S Club Party and Reach. In 1999 they won the Brit Award in the Best British Newcomer category. Their hit Don't Stop Movin' hit number 1 in the UK twice and earned the group another Brit Award for Best Song and Record of the Year in 2001.

In early 2002, Cattermole left the band. From then on, the remaining six members simply called themselves the S Club. But already after one tour they announced their separation in spring 2003.

After S Club 7, Stevens began a solo career. She released two albums (Funky Dory and Come and Get It) within three years.

Stevens has also continued to have roles in film productions, including the English television film Suzie Gold (2004) and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005), alongside Rob Schneider and Til Schweiger.

Stevens has twice been voted number two on the Sexiest Woman in the World list by UK readers of FHM. It has been represented there every year since 2000.

Stevens has an entry in the 2006 Guinness Book of World Records for the most public appearances by a pop star in 24 hours. She appeared at seven public events.

On August 2, 2009, Stevens married British hotel worker and occasional actor Alex Bourne, to whom she had been engaged since June 2008. The two have had a daughter since November 2010. In September 2013, Stevens announced that she is pregnant with her second child. On April 1, 2014, she gave birth to a second daughter named Minnie Blossom.