AS THEY TAKE ON A NEW MUSICAL CHALLENGE JOSS STONE AND DAVE STEWART STARS AND CLOSE FRIENDS ON HOW THEY LOVE TO WORK AND PLAY TOGETHER
HELLO! UK|October 16, 2023
As a multi-platinum-selling music artist and Grammy winner, it’s fair to say that Joss Stone has made a successful career out of being creative – and it seems her two-year-old daughter Violet is a chip off the old block
EMILY HORAN
AS THEY TAKE ON A NEW MUSICAL CHALLENGE JOSS STONE AND DAVE STEWART STARS AND CLOSE FRIENDS ON HOW THEY LOVE TO WORK AND PLAY TOGETHER

“Violet doesn’t really care for too much else other than making art,” Joss tells hello! as we join her with her long-time collaborator, Eurythmics star, songwriter and producer Dave Stewart, for hello!’s exclusive shoot in London.

“She is obsessed with her ukulele – she runs around the house pretending to play it and sing – and she loves paints and colours.”

Another thing keeping little Violet amused is being big sister to her baby brother Shackleton, who turns one on 18 October. “I saw them making each other laugh for the first time the other day. It was great,” says proud mum Joss, 36, who shares Violet and Shackleton – known by his nickname Shack – with her partner Cody DaLuz.

“Shack is a very sweet boy, although Violet doesn’t like it when he takes her things. She goes: 

'Shackyyy, no!' And she's started to say his full name, which is really funny." Joss may be a mother of two and a globally renowned star, but she still feels like a "big kid" at heart, saying: "We all just want to play, really, don't we?" Indeed, it feels more like play than work when Joss and Dave catch up for our shoot.

The pair, who both have bases in Nashville (Dave also has houses in Los Angeles and the Bahamas), are in town for the West End debut of The Time Traveller's Wife - a new musical for which they co-wrote the music and lyrics. And a playful energy fills the room as the dynamic duo laugh, joke and do what they do best: make music together.

This story is from the October 16, 2023 edition of HELLO! UK.

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