Charlotte Crosby dreams of the perfect white wedding to fiancé Jake Ankers, complete with private jets and songstress Norah Jones seranading them for their first dance. But for now, the pair’s big day is off as they battle parting with the money.
Charlotte and Jake, who welcomed their second baby Pixi Cece in January, had initially planned to get married shortly afterwards. Now, that’s all changed.
“I’ve got no interest in a wedding,” says Charlotte. “They’re too expensive and they’re just for one day. If I do something that isn’t how I want it to be I will have this burning anxiety and I don’t feel like I’m at a place where I can book Norah Jones to sing at the wedding. And if I don’t have Norah Jones singing at my wedding, then I don’t know what I’ll do.
“I also want both the groom and the bridal parties to get private jets to the destination.”
Charlotte, who has taken just one week of maternity leave since baby Pixi was born, is currently building her businesses and has invested heavily in her fashion line Pepper Girls Club, as well as her Blitz n Burn fitness app. On top of that, she’s promoting her latest TV show Geordie Stories:Charlotte’s New Baby.
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“I was back at work after the first week,” says Charlotte. “I’ve got my business. My mam works for my business and I’ve got 10 members of staff and if I don’t work then people can’t get paid. I’ve got a lot of pressure. I do everything in terms of business – I push it, I model for it, I tape the content, I do the social media and if I’m not doing that there are no sales so people can’t get paid.”
Money might be tight now, but one day Charlotte hopes to be rich enough never to work again – and that includes quitting her lucrative TV shows.
“In about 10 years, I’m going to be in a very different place in my life,” Charlotte says confidently. “I’m going to have a lot of money. I’m building my business and then my aim is to sell my business. I know that I will have the money to book Norah Jones to sing at the wedding. So if I do it beforehand and then in 10 years, I’m like, ‘God, if we had the wedding now, it would be a different story.’ I’m just going to be furious. I’d love to get married in my forties, that’s what I think now.”
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Charlotte has called Jake, who proposed in Dubai in 2023, her “knight in shining armour”. However, he’s currently working away overseeing a famous comic’s tour with his chauffeuring company, leaving her alone to juggle their six-week-old baby – who recently had a sickness and diarrhoea bug – two-year-old Alba, and their business ventures.
“Jake’s on the road at the minute,” sighs Charlotte. “He’s on tour with one of his clients. He’s barely been home, it’s just me and the girls. I’m looking forward to when the tour ends.”
Despite Jake’s distance and the wedding being postponed, Charlotte insists they’re as happy as ever. “I’m not bothered about any of it,” she says. “I’ve got my ring on my finger and I know my fiancé loves me so much.”
There is another reason Charlotte wants Jake home – for the first time in a long time she’s feeling sexy. “I just feel so confident,” shares Charlotte who is getting ready for a photoshoot during our interview.
She adds, “After Alba, it took me...
Charlotte and Jake, who welcomed their second baby Pixi Cece in January, had initially planned to get married shortly afterwards. Now, that’s all changed.
“I’ve got no interest in a wedding,” says Charlotte. “They’re too expensive and they’re just for one day. If I do something that isn’t how I want it to be I will have this burning anxiety and I don’t feel like I’m at a place where I can book Norah Jones to sing at the wedding. And if I don’t have Norah Jones singing at my wedding, then I don’t know what I’ll do.
“I also want both the groom and the bridal parties to get private jets to the destination.”
Charlotte, who has taken just one week of maternity leave since baby Pixi was born, is currently building her businesses and has invested heavily in her fashion line Pepper Girls Club, as well as her Blitz n Burn fitness app. On top of that, she’s promoting her latest TV show Geordie Stories:Charlotte’s New Baby.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583506613/1741670425/articles/Or-Ichp_o1741674997290/u4iAG-Igq1741676335323.jpg]
“I was back at work after the first week,” says Charlotte. “I’ve got my business. My mam works for my business and I’ve got 10 members of staff and if I don’t work then people can’t get paid. I’ve got a lot of pressure. I do everything in terms of business – I push it, I model for it, I tape the content, I do the social media and if I’m not doing that there are no sales so people can’t get paid.”
Money might be tight now, but one day Charlotte hopes to be rich enough never to work again – and that includes quitting her lucrative TV shows.
“In about 10 years, I’m going to be in a very different place in my life,” Charlotte says confidently. “I’m going to have a lot of money. I’m building my business and then my aim is to sell my business. I know that I will have the money to book Norah Jones to sing at the wedding. So if I do it beforehand and then in 10 years, I’m like, ‘God, if we had the wedding now, it would be a different story.’ I’m just going to be furious. I’d love to get married in my forties, that’s what I think now.”
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583506613/1741670425/articles/Or-Ichp_o1741674997290/1711769919.jpg]
Charlotte has called Jake, who proposed in Dubai in 2023, her “knight in shining armour”. However, he’s currently working away overseeing a famous comic’s tour with his chauffeuring company, leaving her alone to juggle their six-week-old baby – who recently had a sickness and diarrhoea bug – two-year-old Alba, and their business ventures.
“Jake’s on the road at the minute,” sighs Charlotte. “He’s on tour with one of his clients. He’s barely been home, it’s just me and the girls. I’m looking forward to when the tour ends.”
Despite Jake’s distance and the wedding being postponed, Charlotte insists they’re as happy as ever. “I’m not bothered about any of it,” she says. “I’ve got my ring on my finger and I know my fiancé loves me so much.”
There is another reason Charlotte wants Jake home – for the first time in a long time she’s feeling sexy. “I just feel so confident,” shares Charlotte who is getting ready for a photoshoot during our interview.
She adds, “After Alba, it took me...
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