A former violinist for the London-based String Quartet band Escala, Izzy Judd is a dedicated musician and an Instagram star; her Instagram has 269k followers and posts full of grace and beauty.
Aside from Instagram, she also has a good reputation in her musical career. Her music skills were evident at the 2008 America’s Got Talent, in which she had competed alongside other band members.
Likewise, she is also known for her charitable work- especially for her brain injury rehabilitation trust named Eyes Alight Appeal. Further, she has been helping injured patients by providing long term rehab programs and treatments.
Wiki And Family
Izzy Judd (birth name: Brittany Izzy Johnston) was born on 22 February 1984 in England in a family of professional musicians. Her parents own a musical school in Hertfordshire and her three older brothers- Rypert, Magnis, and Guy, are all musicians.
Following her family’s footsteps, Izzy also started playing the violin at the early age of five. She later appeared as the lead character in a school production of the musical, Annie. She also studied the violin at the junior department of the Royal College of Music in London.
Izzy then gained a full scholarship to the Royal College of Music, where she studied with Howard Davis. She even spent two summers studying at prestigious music schools in the United States.
Who is Izzy Judd Husband? Wedding
Izzy Judd is enjoying her marital life along with her husband Harry Judd and two children. The couple tied the wedding knot on 21st December 2012. They welcomed their first child, a daughter named Lola Rose Emma, in January 2016. Again, in August 2017, they got blessed with a son named Harry Francis.
Talking about their meet-ups, the two first encountered each other on MCfly’s Wonderland tour of 2005. There, Izzy played violin in the backing orchestra, where they tuned the musical chord of their heart. Then, after nourishing their love for six years, they finally got engaged in May 2012 during a romantic Caribbean trip to St Lucia.
Likewise, they turned their seven-month-long engagement into a marital bond on 21st December 2012 at St. Nicholas church in Harpenden.
Additionally, in an interview with THE SUN on 6th September 2018, Izzy’s husband Harry mentioned that he and his wife were desperate for a third child.
Delving into her husband’s bio, Harry Judd is a drummer of the popular British pop band named McFly. He is also the winner of Strictly Come Dancing 2011.
Education
From an early age, Izzy has been a student of music. She started learning the violin from the junior department of the Royal College of Music in London. Then, she got enrolled in Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester.
There, she was honored with the Ida Caroll String prize. Then, she got a chance to attend the Royal College of music in full scholarship.
Family Details
From an early age, Izzy Judd grew up in a family that had developed a special affinity with music. Therefore, she enjoyed the full support of her parents to pursue her passion for music. Similarly, her parent owns a music school in Hertfordshire.
Also, her siblings include three elder brothers named Rupert, Magnus, and Guy. Interestingly, all of her siblings are musicians.
Brother Health Condition
May be Izzy Judd doesn’t wish to remember that day when she had to see her brother in a dire state. To be more precise, her brother Rupert is a survivor of a fatal car accident. Unfortunately, in a deadly accident that occurred in 1997, he suffered severe brain damage. Because of the incident, he lost the left frontal lobe of his brain and critically damaged the right frontal lobe.
Rupert is now 34 years old and can’t move around normally without the help of the life support machine. He was just 18 years old at the time of the accident, which occurred when he was driving home from Somerset.
After the accident, he was put in a coma for two months and underwent the surgery for 13 hours. Likewise, Rupert was pursuing his career at the Guildhall School of Music. He had the ambition to be a professional horn musician. Surprisingly, after the accident, while his major facial parts faced severe damage, only the muscles around his lips remained intact. It was the only part of his body which he uses to play Horn.
Quick Facts About Her
- In 2017, Izzy published her memoir titled Dare to Dream: My struggle to become a Mum- A Story of Heartache and Hope with Transworld. She has documented her struggles during miscarriages and going through the IVF process.
- She got into limelight from the 2008 edition of America’s Got Talent, performing along with her band members of Escala. Later, Escala released a top-ten album with Simon Cowell’s label SYCO which garnered more praise and attention from the music enthusiast.