Frankie Sandford Bio, Age, Height, Early Life, Career, Net Worth and More
Posted By: Noor Ul Huda | September 30, 2018Frankie Sandford Biography
Frankie Sandford (changed to Frankie Bridge after marriage) is a famous English singer, songwriter, dancer, model, and television personality. She was well recognized and best known for her membership in the “S Club 8” and the girl group named “The Saturdays.” She signed the labels “Fascination” and “Polydor.” It was the year 2001 when Frankie started her career with the audition for Simon Fuller’s television reality competition named “S Club Search” that aired on CBBC. After the audition, she got a place in the pop group named “S Club Juniors.” She along with all members of this group also appeared in the reality TV show named “S Club Juniors: The Story.” The group successfully released two albums and seven singles. Frankie also appeared on the TV show “Viva S Club” and children’s television musical program named “I Dream.”
In the later show, she played the main role and also released the solo single “Dreaming.” In the year 2007, she auditioned for the girl group “The Saturdays” and soon after they signed to the labels “Fascination” and “Polydor.” After their success in the United Kingdom, they gained a record deal with Geffen Records. After that, the group also signed a deal with Mercury Records and Island Def Jam Records. Throughout her career in the music industry, Frankie achieved six UK Top 10 Albums and nineteen UK Top 10 Singles. Then she decided to pursue a solo career in music and signed a record deal with both Fascination and Polydor Records.
Her first solo album is expected to release in 2018. She also had a successful career on the television. She appeared in some television shows including “Chasing The Saturdays,” “The Saturdays: 24/7”, “Ghost Hunting With… The Saturdays” to name a few. Frankie also took part in “Strictly Come Dancing” 12th series and was the runner-up in the series in the year 2014. In the year of 2017, she became the presenter of the “Cannonball.” This article will provide you with a lot of information about this famous star. If you are a fan of her then just read this article to know everything about her.
Childhood and Early Life Frankie Sandford:
Frankie Sandford was born on 14th January 1989 AD in Upminster, London, United Kingdom. Her father’s name is Kevin Sandford, and her mother’s name is Viv Sandford, and both were a very sporty type. For this reason, Frankie had to go out and do some sports on the weekends. She also has an elder sister named Victoria Sandford. At a very early age of 3, she started taking dance classes at her local community center. After that, she auditioned in a performing school named Collins Performing Arts and sang a song from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and won a place in performing school.
At the age of 9 years, she started auditions for the television shows. Although she did a good performance every time, she was not successful. For this reason, she started questioning that whether she was good enough or not. She won a contest for her performance of Macavity from the musical named Cats. She also wrote a book named Our Story, and in this book, she stated that she was poor at Mathematics and homework.
Frankie was also interested to attend the BRIT school and applied there several times but could not be able to enter. She also worked at a local bar and Lakeside Shopping Centre, Essex as a sales assistant. In her early years, she also suffered from a severe depression.
Frankie Sandford Career:
S Club 8 2001:
Frankie started her career in the year 2001 with her audition to the reality television show named S Club Search that aired on Children’s television channel CBBC. Then S Club Search created S Club Juniors. She worked on this project for several years. In November 2001, the group made its first appearance on the television in the show named “Children in Need.” In April 2002, the group released its first single “One Step Closer.”
2002:
They promoted this single by featuring in the BBC’s four-episode television special S Club Junior: The Story. This ranked as number two in the UK. The second single of the group was “Automatic High,” and this also secured the second position in the UK. In June 2002, they started working on their first studio album. The third single was “New Direction” and again got the second position in the UK. The first album “Together (2002)” of the group was released on 21 October 2002 and ranked on number five in the UK. After that, the fourth single “Puppy Love/Sleigh Ride” was released in December 2002 and was also featured in the movie “Love Actually.”
2003-2005:
Then the group announced first concert tour, “S Club United: The Tour” and opened setlist with the song “I Come Alive” and during the tour, they announced that they changed the name S Club Juniors to S Club 8. On tour, they added two new songs “Fool No More” and “Sundown” and earned fourth and sixth number in the UK. “Sundown” also became the title song of the album that released in October 2003. The next single of the group was “Don’t Tell Me You’re Sorry” and ranked on number 11 in the UK. Then the group appeared on the children’s television show “I Dream” for the 19 entertainment. The band also recorded a soundtrack to the show Welcome to Avalon Heights. At last, the band announced their split in the year 2005.
The Saturdays (2007-15):
After the split of the band, Frankie became a member of the girl group named “The Saturdays” in the year 2007. The group earned many achievements including 13 top 10 hits and 5 top 10 albums. The group signed a deal with Fascination Records as well as the sub-division of Polydor Records. In July 2008, the group released the first single “If This Is Love” and got 11 number in the UK. The second single was “Up” and ranked at number five in the UK, and later the song was given a Silver Disc in the United Kingdom. “Chasing Lights” was their first album and was released in October 2008 and was placed at number nine in the UK.
The group’s other songs included “Issues”, “Just Can’t Get Enough”, “Work”, “Forever Is Over”, “Missing You”, “Higher”, “My Heart Takes Over”, “30 Days”, “What About Us”, “Gentleman”, “Disco Love”, “Not Giving Up” and “What Are You Waiting For”. The albums of the group were “Wordshaker,” a mini-album “Headlines,” “On Your Radar,” “Living for the Weekend” and “Finest Selection: The Greatest Hits.” The tours of “The Saturdays” included “The Work Tour,” “The Headlines Tour,” “All Fired Up! Tour” and “Finest Selection Tour.”
Documentaries and Solo Album (2016-present):
Frankie suffered from depression for years, and after that, she became the ambassador for the mental health charity Mind. She worked a lot for the awareness of the mental health problems. Later she also became the ambassador for Marie Curie and designed some cosmetics to raise money and awareness for the charity. Frankie signed a deal with Channel 5 Documentaries to present some documentaries in the UK in the year 2016.
In the year 2017, Frankie presented “Celebrity Trolls with Frankie Bridge” and “Celebrity Trolls: We’re Coming to Get You.” They track down the people who sent the abusive messages and threads to the celebrities. After that, she along with her husband Wayne Bridge appeared in a television show named “Married to a Celebrity.”
Towards the end of 2017, Frankie decided to pursue the solo career in music. She signed a deal with Fascination Records and Polydor Records for this purpose and soon we will see her solo album.
Frankie Sandford Television Appearances:
Frankie also appeared in some TV programs including children’s musical television comedy “I Dream,” a late-night teen soap “Hollyoaks Later,” reality TV series “The Saturdays: 24/7”, “Channel 4 Hollyoaks”, a paranormal television program “Ghosthunting with… The Saturdays”, an ITV reality series “The Door,” 12th series of “Strictly Come Dancing” and ITV game show “Cannonball.”
Frankie Sandford Personal Life:
First of all, Frankie had a relationship with Calvin Goldspink who was her bandmate in S Club 8. After break up with him, she had another relationship with Dougie Poynter who was a McFly member. Dougie’s mother publically stated that she dislike Frankie and often asked her to leave Dougie alone. Still, Frankie remained in this relationship for three years. After this breakup, Frankie started dating the English footballer Wayne Bridge in the year 2011. After the three years, of dating, the couple married in a private ceremony in the year 2014. The couple blessed with two sons named Carter Bridge and Parker Bridge.
Frankie Sandford Net Worth:
Frankie Sandford has an estimated net worth of almost $12 million (estimated in October 2017). She earned all her wealth through her hardworking in all the projects mentioned above. She is also the wealthiest among the girl group “The Saturdays.”
Frankie Sandford House:
Although Frankie’s hometown is Upminster, London. But currently, she is living with her husband and children in the plush manor mansion that located within Surry. This great house has a worth of almost $6.5 million.
Frankie Sandford Cars:
As Frankie is the wealthiest among the girl’s group “The Saturdays,” so she has enough money to buy some luxurious cars and adopt a lavish lifestyle. Frankie also owns an Aston Martin that has a worth of almost $216,000. This car gifted by her husband Wayne Bridge on her birthday.