Famous celebrities who have connections to Suffolk

Here are some celebrities who have links to Suffolk.

Emma Raducanu

The tennis superstar, who recently made it to fourth round of Wimbledon, played in Felixstowe a matter of weeks before being propelled to worldwide fame back in the summer of 2021.

Emma Raducanu at Wimbledon (Image: PA)

The 21-year-old entered the British Tour held at Felixstowe Lawn Tennis Club in the town's Bath Road in 2021 and won the ladies' singles competition.

Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan

Actress Michelle Keegan, who is married to Mark Wright (Image: PA)

Reality star Mark Wright and actress Michelle Keegan got married in Bury St Edmunds in May 2015. 

Crowds gathered outside the front of The Angel to catch a glimpse of the celebrities as they walked the short distance to St Mary’s Church in Crown Street.

Delia Smith 

Celebrity chef Delia Smith married journalist and former editor of the Daily Mirror Michael Wynn Jones in Stowmarket in 1971. 

Delia Smith got married in Suffolk (Image: PA)

The couple still live in the area. 

Smith is one of the best-selling cookbook authors, with more than 21million copies sold worldwide. 

Peter Andre 

The Mysterious Girl singer has been spotted in Ipswich a number of times. 

Peter Andre (Image: PA)

The London-born performer often visits his brother's barber shop Mens Inc in Fore Street.

Andre has visited the town on several other occasions in the past, including for performances at the Regent Theatre.

In his recent column for OK! magazine, Andre revealed that he was once pulled over by police while driving in Ipswich.

Twiggy

Supermodel and fashion icon Twiggy has a home near Southwold. 

She and her husband, actor Leigh Lawson, have a home near Southwold, the town where her modelling career was famously relaunched in 2005.

Marks & Spencer's executive marketing director Steven Sharp was eating a meal at The Crown pub in the town when she walked in - and after their chance encounter she went on to become the face of M&S.

Ed Sheeran

No list of famous people living in Suffolk is complete without mentioning Ed Sheeran.

Suffolk superstar Ed Sheeran (Image: Newsquest)

Sheeran is one of the world's biggest artists and he moved to Framlingham when he was a boy and went to Thomas Mills High School in the town. 

The Shape of You singer started off by singing in a number of Ipswich pubs and streets and worked his way up to selling out stadium tours.