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The Most HonourableThe Marchioness of Bath
Personal details
BornEmma Clare McQuiston
(1986-03-26) 26 March 1986 (age 38)
London, England
Spouse Ceawlin Thynn, 8th Marquess of Bath ​ ​(m. 2013)​
Children2
Parents
OccupationFashion 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. She is married to Ceawlin Thynn, 8th Marquess of Bath. In 2020, she became the first black marchioness in British history.

Early life and education

Emma Clare McQuiston 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. She has several half-siblings, including Amy Jadesimi.

McQuiston was raised in South Kensington. She attended University College London to study art history. After university, she studied classical acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Personal life

McQuiston and Ceawlin Thynn, Viscount Weymouth married on 8 June 2013. Upon her marriage, McQuiston became Viscountess Weymouth.

When her husband succeeded his father as the Marquess of Bath, she became the first black marchioness in British history.

Career

After her marriage, she became chatelaine of Longleat's estate and safari park. There, she founded the food and lifestyle brand Emma's Kitchen. 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.

In 2017, she became a brand ambassador for Fiorucci. She also modelled for Dolce & Gabbana, walking in runway shows at Harrods.

In February 2018, Thynn began working as a fashion editor at British Vogue. She is also contributing editor at HuffPost.

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. The couple were eliminated in week seven.

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.

In August 2024, Thynn took part in the nineteenth series of Celebrity MasterChef on BBC One, where she was eliminated in the third heat.

References

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