Emma Thynn, Marchioness of Bath
The Marchioness of Bath | |
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 Emma Thynn in 2021. | |
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| Born | Emma Clare McQuiston 26 March 1986 London, England |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Occupation | Fashion model, socialite |
Emma Clare Thynn, Marchioness of Bath (née McQuiston; born 26 March 1986), often known as Emma Weymouth, is a British socialite and fashion model.[1] She is married to Ceawlin Thynn, 8th Marquess of Bath. In 2020, she became the first black marchioness in British history.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Thynn was born on 26 March 1986, in London, the daughter of a Nigerian father and an English mother. Her father, Chief Oladipo Jadesimi, is a Nigerian oil billionaire who is the executive chairman of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Company and is a titleholder in the Nigerian chieftaincy system, while her mother, Suzanna McQuiston, is an English socialite.[3][4] As a result of an affair between her parents, her father did not live with the family, but she has reported having a positive relationship with him.[5]
She has several half-siblings, including Amy Jadesimi.[2][6]
McQuiston was raised in South Kensington.[7] She attended University College London to study art history.[8][9] After university, she studied classical acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[10][8]
Career
[edit]After her marriage, she became chatelaine of Longleat's estate and safari park.[11][12] There, she founded the food and lifestyle brand Emma's Kitchen.[11][13] She was featured alongside her husband in All Change at Longleat, a three-part documentary filmed in 2014 and broadcast on BBC One in September 2015.[14]
In 2017, she became a brand ambassador for Fiorucci.[15] She also modelled for Dolce & Gabbana, walking in runway shows at Harrods.[16]
In February 2018, Thynn began working as a fashion editor at British Vogue.[17][18] She is also contributing editor at HuffPost.[10][19]
She ran a business called Emma’s Kitchen, which sold baked goods and homewares and hosted recipe demonstrations at Longleat, specifically in the estate's Victorian basement bakehouse.[5]
From September 2019, she was a contestant in the 17th season of the BBC television programme Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with professional dancer Aljaž Škorjanec.[11] The couple were eliminated in week seven. She became involved in a voting controversy after a staff member at Longleat House offered to pay for colleagues' votes in her support.[20]
On 18 September 2021, she was a contestant alongside Lauren Steadman in the "Strictly" celebrities special of Pointless; her duo was the first eliminated duo of the episode.[21]
In August 2024, Thynn took part in the nineteenth series of Celebrity MasterChef on BBC One, where she was eliminated in the third heat.[22]
As chatelaine, Emma has been actively involved with the legacy of Longleat House and its monetization efforts to ensure its sustainability for future generations. These initiatives were originally started by Ceawlin’s grandfather, Henry, who opened Longleat to the public and established the first safari park outside Africa.[5]
Marriage and issue
[edit]Emma first met Ceawlin when she was four and he was 16, at the wedding of her half-brother Iain McQuiston to Ceawlin’s aunt, Lady Silvy. Over the following two decades, they saw each other only occasionally at large family gatherings.[5]
Emma and Ceawlin Thynn, Viscount Weymouth married on 8 June 2013.[23] Upon her marriage, she became Viscountess Weymouth.[11][24] The wedding in 2013 drew attention due to the absence of her in-laws. It was reported that Lady Bath did not attend, with some speculating that she felt the marriage would affect the family's heritage.[25]
Emma became the first member of the British aristocracy to have a child via surrogacy after medical advice indicated potential health risks associated with pregnancy. Emma and her husband, Ceawlin Thynn, welcomed their son, Henry Thynn, at a private clinic in the United States. The couple, who had a two-year-old son, John, opted for surrogacy after Emma was diagnosed with a brain bleed and a pituitary gland disorder during her first pregnancy. Medical professionals advised that a second pregnancy could pose serious health risks. The condition caused significant pain and led to the baby being delivered by caesarean section.[26]
When her husband succeeded his father as the Marquess of Bath, she became the first black marchioness in British history.[27][28][24][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Everything You Need to Know About Britain's First Black Marchioness Emma Weymouth". W Magazine. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ a b Rhys, Gillian (1 May 2020). "Britain's first black marchioness Emma Weymouth is a billionaire oil heiress, London socialite, Strictly Come Dancing star and Vogue editor". Style Magazine. South China Morning Post. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ Ladi Jadesimi[dead link], business profile.
- ^ Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base: Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base Management, retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d Curtis, Nick (20 June 2018). "How posh are your cakes? Meet Viscountess Weymouth, the aristo Nigella". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ Marsh, Stefanie. "Britain's first black marchioness". The Times. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ Kamp, David (25 April 2018). "Meet the Viscountess Transforming the Idea of British Aristocracy". Vanity Fair. Condé Nast. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Pride & prejudice: Emma Weymouth on sleeping with Longleat's lions and beating the blue-blooded bigots". London Evening Standard. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Ward, Audrey. "A Life in the Day: Viscountess Emma Weymouth | The Sunday Times Magazine". The Times. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Emma McQuiston". HuffPost. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d "BBC One - Strictly Come Dancing - Viscountess Emma Weymouth". BBC. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ a b Simpson, Craig (29 November 2020). "Viscountess Emma Weymouth: 'I want to bring everything back to Longleat - even the pineapples". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Emma's Kitchen". Longleat. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "BBC One - All Change at Longleat". BBC. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Emma Loves... Fiorucci". Emma Weymouth. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ Marissa G. Muller (7 November 2017). "Meet Emma Weymouth, Britain's First Black Marchioness Who Just Modeled for Dolce & Gabbana". W Magazine. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Emma Weymouth | Moderation Not Deprivation". Emma-weymouth.com. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Emma Weymouth News and Features". British Vogue. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Back From the Wilderness – London Fashion Week". HuffPost. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Reporters, Telegraph (26 October 2019). "Emma Weymouth 'completely devastated' over Strictly Come Dancing voting scandal". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "BBC One - Pointless Celebrities, Series 14, Strictly".
- ^ "Celebrity MasterChef 2024: Heat 3 quarter-finalists revealed as another star is eliminated". virginradio.co.uk/entertainment. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "New Longleat Exhibitions Celebrate Weddings Past and Present". Longleat Enterprises Ltd. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
...A unique exhibition celebrating the recent wedding of Ceawlin Thynn, the 12th Viscount Weymouth, to Emma McQuistom has gone on display in Longleat House. The wedding, which took place on June 8th 2013, was one of the largest held at Longleat.
- ^ a b "Inside the Glamorous Life of Britain's First Black Marchioness". ABC News. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Wise, Louise (26 October 2019). "Lady Emma Weymouth, Britain's first black viscountess, on Strictly, diversity and life at Longleat". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ Harley, Nicola (7 January 2017). "Longleat heir has son born by surrogacy after medics warned pregnancy could kill Lady Weymouth". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ Bryant, Ben (18 August 2013). "Britain's first black viscountess's regret over father-in-law's wedding snub". Telegraph. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Viscountess Weymouth: Emma McQuiston – Britain's first black Marchioness". Sola Rey. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- 1986 births
- Living people
- People educated at Queen's Gate School
- Alumni of University College London
- Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- 21st-century Black British women
- English female models
- Nigerian recipients of British titles
- British marchionesses
- English socialites
- Jadesimi family
- Fashion influencers
- Models from London
- Thynne family
- British women bloggers
- English bloggers
- English people of Yoruba descent
- 21st-century English women
- Royalty and nobility models