Emma Bunton packs on the PDA with husband Jade Jones as they celebrate her 48th birthday with weekend away

Emma Bunton celebrated her 48th birthday in style on Sunday as she enjoyed a weekend away with husband Jade Jones.

The Spice Girls star, who received a slew of sweet birthday tributes from her famous friends, took to Instagram to give fans a glimpse into her festivities.

In the montage, she revealed that she had been enjoying a staycation as she shared a series of photos from her special morning.

After dancing on the bed and enjoying a piece of cake for breakfast, she headed out to get some fresh air with her husband and shared a photo of the pair sharing a kiss.

She captioned the post: “Perfect birthday morning. My love my life! ‘

Emma and Jade, 44, met when they were 21 and 19 respectively, and the pop star was quick to open up about their instant chemistry, revealing she knew straight away that Jade was her ‘soulmate’.

But speaking to her good friend Holly Willoughby on the This Morning star’s By The Light of the Moon podcast, Emma revealed in 2022 that breaking up at the start of their 25-year relationship ‘was a treat’.

Emma said: ‘It gave us time to grow as people and when we got back together it was great.’

When Holly labeled her as ‘lucky’ for having ‘met the love of her life early on’, Emma explained: ‘It was very immediate, as soon as I looked at him I thought ‘this is so special’.”

She continued, “He felt exactly the same way. We had some really magical moments very early on and we both resented that.

‘We talked about children, it became very intense very quickly. We both knew we wanted to be together. We are soulmates.’

‘(But) it struck us that we were so young and neither of us had done everything, we did have a break.

“I think it was more, ‘oh my god, we met the person we’re going to spend the rest of our lives with and we’re 19 and 21’, it was such a crazy time.”

Holly then asked: ‘Do you think that break helped? Did it serve its purpose?’ to which Emma replied: ‘Absolutely. First of all, I was on tour, he was on tour, so I think we both would have taken that time apart anyway.

“But it gave us time to grow as people and when we got back together it was great.”

The couple, who wed in 2021, share children Beau, 16, and Tate, 12.

In addition to Jade’s romantic gestures, Emma fell in love with her famous friends.

The Spice Girl was inundated with Instagram posts from her former bandmates and friends as they shared throwback snaps and sweet messages.

Taking the lead was Victoria Beckham, 49, who shared a photo from their time in the band, captioning it ‘Kisses xxx’.

Holly Willoughby, 42, uploaded a sweet selfie of the pair cuddling as she added: ‘I’ve loved you for a long time.’

Days earlier, she shared a sweet post as they celebrated Emma’s birthday early with a girls’ night out alongside Nicole Appleton, Christine Lampard, PR guru Niki de Metz and music talent manager Shiarra Bell.

Fellow Spice Girls star Geri Horner shared sweet snaps with her bandmate, captioning it: ‘Happy birthday! Dear @emmaleebunton. I wish you so much love. Have a fantastic day!’

Melanie C was also full of kind words for her bandmate, sharing: “Happy Birthday baby! @emmaleebunton. I love you with all my heart, thank you for the incredible memories you continue to create with me both on and off stage.

‘You are my dearest friend, biggest supporter and best cuddler in the world. I hope your day is as beautiful as you are .’

Leigh Francis, known by his stage name Keith Lemon, shared a video of the moment he first met Emma, ​​writing: ‘This was 20 years ago when I first met the beautiful @emmaleebunton and we have been good friends ever since.

‘Congratulations Emma, ​​have a nice day! Big love! From me and everyone De Francis’ssss xxxx’

All Saints star Nicole posted a sweet selfie covered in birthday-themed emojis.

Manager Shiarra opted for a sweet throwback with Emma and Holly, captioning her post: ‘It’s our baby’s birthday! Happy Birthday darling @emmaleebunton, the kindest, naughtiest, funniest beauty of a girl, we love you SO much!

“Have the best day soul sister, here’s to another year full of laughter, joy, love and shenanigans #friendsthatarefamily “

The outing comes after Emma celebrated her birthday early with her best friends.

Holly shared a smiling selfie of the group as they caught up.

Alongside the sweet snap, Holly gushed: “Happiest birthday Baby! Have a very happy (early) birthday… I love you!’

The group occasionally shares insights into their encounters and posted a group photo last January when they reunited for Emma’s birthday, in what has become an annual tradition.