Who is Emma Willis’ husband Matt and do they have any children?
Find out how old Matt was when he joined Busted in the early noughties
MATT Willis shot to fame in the early noughties when he joined the boyband Busted.
Now over two decades later, the star continues to stay in the spotlight and has teamed up with wife Emma Willis for Channel 4 show Swiped: The School That Banned Smartphones.
Born on May 8, 1983, Mathew James "Matt" Willis is a singer-songwriter, actor and presenter.
He grew up in Tooting, south London and is best known for being a member of the boy band Busted.
Matt got the bug for being an entertainer when he attended the famous Sylvia Young Theatre School in Marylebone, London.
It was there he met showbiz friends like Lee Ryan, Tom Fletcher, Billie Piper, and the late Amy Winehouse.
Marrying Emma
On July 5, 2008, Matt married his girlfriend of three years, Emma Willis (formally Griffiths), at Rushton Hall, Northamptonshire.
They marked their 10th wedding anniversary in July 2018 by renewing their vows with a star-studded do at the same swanky venue.
TV star Stephen Mulhern officiated the bash after getting specially ordained for the day.
A friend told The Sun at the time: “It was a wonderful day, full of love and celebration and there was a cheeky screen to watch the England versus Sweden World Cup game.”
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Becoming a dad
Matt has three children with wife Emma.
They have a daughter Isabelle, who was born in June 2009, and a son Ace, born in November 2011.
In May 2016, Emma gave birth to another baby girl, who they named Trixie Grace.
Life with Busted
Matt first found fame in the early noughties as one-third of Busted alongside Charlie Simpson and James Bourne.
He joined the bad when he was just 16.
Their most remembered tunes include Year 3000, What I Go To School For, and You Said No.
The band disbanded in 2005 due to Charlie leaving to pursue other projects.
On November 10, 2015, Busted announced that the band were set to reform with a new tour.
Busted released their third studio album, Night Driver, in 2016.
The boys headed back out on the road in Spring 2019.
Then in 2023, Busted revealed they were reuniting again for a new album and tour and they have been together ever since.
Being a McBusted star
Matt’s big return to music after his solo career saw him reunite with one of his ex-Busted bandmates - James - and with the band McFly to form the supergroup, McBusted.
The boys enjoyed two successful sell-out tours and released their debut album in December 2014.
The self-titled album landed in the UK Top 10 and sold over 100,000 copies.
However, McBusted went on hiatus following the reunion of the original Busted trio.
Television fame
In December 2006, Matt was crowned King of the Jungle on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.
This was despite going into the final day as the 8-1 underdog against Myleene Klass and Jason Donovan.
Matt says he lost two stone in weight while in the jungle.
The following two years, he co-presented ITV2 spin-off show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! Now, alongside his wife Emma.
He's appeared in The Bill, Casualty, and Marple.
Matt landed a regular TV acting gig in 2014, when he played Garth Stubbs in the revival of Birds Of A Feather on ITV.
He did not return for the second series due to McBusted commitments and was replaced by Samuel James.
Matt has also appeared in the short-term role of Luke Riley in EastEnders, the boyfriend of returning character Stacey Branning (Lacey Turner).
The popular star has also presented TV shows with wife Emma, which includes Love Is Blind UK and Channel 4's Swiped: The School That Banned Smartphones.
Treading the boards
In 2010, Matt reinvented himself as a theatrical actor.
In October of the same year, it was revealed that he would portray Nick in the West End production of Flashdance: The Musical.
He was then offered the role of Chuck in an adaptation of Footloose.
Despite claiming to have "never danced in his life," Matt expressed his enjoyment of the experience.
In late 2011, he also took on the role of Fiyero in Wicked the Musical, a part he continued until October 2012, eventually succeeded by Ben Freeman.
Following this, Matt has featured in productions such as Waitress and Little Shop Of Horrors.
Sobriety journey
After Busted came to an end, Matt entered rehab in 2005 for alcohol addiction and he returned in 2016 for an addiction to cannabis.
Speaking to The Sun's Fabulous magazine in February 2017, Matt revealed: "It’s still something that I work on, and I think about sobriety every day.
"I can’t allow myself to go near anything that is a danger, so it’s constantly on my mind.
"Now I don’t drink, take drugs or painkillers.
"I don’t take anything because I’ve learned that I don’t behave the same way as other people.
"If there’s anything you can take too far, I’ll take it too far."
