Jennifer Paige shot to fame with her catchy Nineties single Crush – and fans have been stunned by her appearance in recent photographs in which she can be seen with her husband and daughter
It’s been nearly 30 years since Jennifer Paige released her smash 1998 single Crush – and she has barely aged a day in all that time.
Jennifer, who is now 51, has stunned fans with her recent Instagram posts, showing her looking incredibly fresh-faced, just as she did in her pop star heyday.
The singer now lives in Nashville with her husband, Jason ‘Hawk Carter, a talented artist to whom she has been married since 2010. Together they share one daughter, Stella Rose, who was born in October 2014.
Stella appears in some of her mum’s Instagram photos, and followers frequently comment on the similarities between the pair. “Beautiful daughter, gorgeous mother!” one fan wrote on a recent snapshot of the duo.
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In another solo photo of Jennifer, her followers quickly inundated the comments section in disbelief over her ageless appearance. “Wow! You were the soundtrack to my 5 year old self & you haven’t aged a day!” one remarked.
A second echoed: “I just stumbled across one of the old videos when you wore the pink dress and sang Crush. omg nothing’s changed, same look before and now. fountain of youth.” And a third added: “You look exactly like you did in 1998!”
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Crush, Jennifer’s debut single, was a global hit, reaching number one in 16 countries and selling 11 million copies.
She toured the world in support of her self-titled debut album and its follow up, Positively Somewhere. Her third solo album, Best Kept Secret – featuring Beautiful Lie, written and recorded with Nick Carter – came out in spring 2008. But then her life derailed.
In January 2008, shortly after Jennifer had relocated from Los Angeles to Nashville – where her parents also lived – her mother passed away. Two weeks later, her father tragically had a heart attack and died unexpectedly. “They were my biggest supporters, always cheering me on”, the star said, “and it just took the wind out of my sails.”
At the same time, she was also diagnosed with melanoma, and spent the year in and out of doctors’ offices, working towards a full recovery, which thankfully came.
In 2016, she partnered with producer Jeremy Bose to write and lay the groundwork for her most recent album Starflower, which is named for her daughter Stella Rose – her ‘angel baby’. She teamed with her fans for support to fund the album through Kickstarter.
The album included January – dedicated to her parents – and also an acoustic remix of Crush. “I like the original, and never wanted to re-record it until now,” Jennifer said of the decision. “I love the way it turned out – I tip my hat to the past, and to what brings me here today.”
