Louise Griffiths is the girlfriend of Formula 1 BAR driver, Jenson Button
and has been dating him since 2000. As Louise prepared to compete to gain a
place in the Fame Academy House, Jenson was number ten in the 2003 drivers'
championship.
On 30th October 2003, The Sun reported that Louise would marry Jenson.
Jenson proposed to Louise at the Sandy Lane hotel in Barbados. And Louise
said “Yes.”
Earlier in the year Jenson crashed his car at 185mph crash while he was
preparing for the Monaco Grand Prix. Ambulance teams took 15 minutes to lift
him onto a stretcher attached to an intravenous drip. First thoughts were
that he was very seriously injured but as they moved him he could be seen
talking.
Jenson's mother, Simone, was at his bedside in hospital with Louise and
Simone both in tears.
Jenson fully recovered and finished eighth in the British Grand Prix at
Silverstone the week before Louise's first performance on 26th July 2003.
Jenson attended the first Fame Academy show to support Louise. He was
identified by a large "button" labelled Louise's Boyfriend.
After the show Jenson said: "I was nervous for her, but it was a great
feeling seeing her sing."
Louise before Fame Academy
Louise, 25, is from Hertfordshire and her father is a cabbie.
Louise was in the girl band Orchid. Their song Sound of the Underground
was given to Girls Aloud who made it a number one hit at Christmas 2002.
Some reports say that Louise's voice as a member of Orchid is on the backing
track.
Louise has also been playing the saxophone since 1996.