Jade Thirlwall declared she was 'in heaven' on Monday night as she hosted a Greggs themed party for her 30th birthday.
While many Brits don't venture too far from the sofa after loads of over indulgence on Christmas Day, Little Mix star Jade had a very busy Boxing Day. She first braved the freezing North Sea, as she always does for the annual Boxing Day dip in South Shields, in aid of Cancer Connections, before seeing her home team beat Whitby Town 4-2 at the 1st Cloud Arena.
And then, given that it also just happened to be her milestone birthday, Jade then welcomed family and friends to her Arbeia bar in the town centre, for a massive party, full of goodies and paraphernalia from her favourite food brand. Over the years, Jade has made no secret of her love for Greggs, with the bakery sending goodies to Little Mix on numerous occasions when the group performed at Newcastle's Utilita Arena, but things went next level for her Boxing Day bash.
As well as plenty of things to tuck into, the walls of Arbeia were adorned by Jade' personalised Greggs paper bags, which declared that '30 never looked so delicious'. Jade was also treated to a tiered cake from Greggs, with help from Manchester based Zara Bakes, with an edible figurine of herself on the top, surrounded by cookies, a sausage roll and a doughnut.
Jade and her guests, including fellow X Factor stars Joe McElderry and Marcus Collins, could strike a pose in a Greggs themed Barbie style photo box and, just like they did when they recently hosted their Festive Bake brunch in Newcastle, the famous company also created some special cocktails for the occasion, including a gin infused creation called Spill The Tea, a Popstar Martini, Greggs on the Beach and Angel of the North.
Jade addressed her hectic 30th in an Instagram post, in which she wrote: " Spent my birthday running into the North Sea for @cancerconnections_official followed by a @southshieldsfc game and a wonderful party with family and friends at @arbeiasouthshields. Just finished having multiple tattoos done whilst hanging out me a**e so all in all a productive bday week."
She added: Thank you so much for all of the lovely messages and gifts. I feel so loved.Truly grateful for the people around me, and those supporting me as I embark on this next chapter of my life."
Greggs were one of the first to reply, writing: "Ain’t no party like a pastry party. Happy 30th."
Monday night was Jade's first 30th party. A week earlier the X Factor winner transformed into rap icon Lil' Kim for a bash in London.
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