Made in Chelsea’s Funda Önal – where is she now?

She starred in the very first series in the show's very first love triangle

Funda Önal

by Hannah Mellin |
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Can you believe that Made In Chelsea has been part of our lives for over a decade?

If you're a MIC OG, you'll remember the first series was an absolute delight, with Spencer Matthews and Caggie Dunlop's romance the talk of the King's Road.

One person who found themselves caught up in the Spencer and Caggie 'will they or won't they?' storyline was Funda Önal.

Funda Onal
Funda dated Spencer in 2011 ©Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images

Here's your need to know on the OG Made in Chelsea star...

Who is Funda Önal?

Funda made a name for herself way back in 2011 when she appeared on Made In Chelsea as Spencer girlfriend.

She only lasted one series, though, as she wasn't able to convince Spencer to live a life of monogamy, he spent most of his time flirting with Caggie and trying to charm every other female cast member.

So after just one series, she left and Spencer went back to his womanising ways.

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spencer and funda together ©getty (Photo by Alan Chapman/FilmMagic)

However, Funda wasn't one of those 'failed reality stars' as she already had an established career as a model (starring in a range of campaigns like Nike and Adidas as well as music videos for Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah).

In 2012, she was cast as Sister Josephine in the British indie crime thriller Two Days in the Smoke alongside Matt Di Angelo, Stephen Marcus and Alan Ford.

Funda was also a dancer on The X Factor from 2010 to 2011.

Funda pictured in 2013
©Getty

Nowadays she is living her best life; travelling, being a mum, attending festivals and focusing on her well being and health.

How old is Funda-Önal?

She was born on 28 December 1981, which makes her 42 years old. She was born in Sheffield and is of Turkish descent.

Is Funda Önal married?

She is, well last time we checked anyway, married to none other than MIC love rival Caggie Dunlop's ex, Scott Sullivan.

Funda and Scott got engaged in November 2016, after he popped the question during a romantic trip to a Malibu vineyard. The pair married in 2017 and a year later announced that they were expecting their first child together in an emotional Instagram post captioned, "A new family is born."

scott sullivan
Scott dated Caggie before Funda ©Getty

Was Funda Önal in Harry Potter?

She sure was. According to Wikipedia, Funda played a Beauxbatons student in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The best claim to fame ever, to be honest.

Does Funda Önal have children?

She does, two girls who names she has not revealed.

Back in 2020, Funda shared her account of recovering from coronavirus at the height of the pandemic. Writing on her Instagram (which is now private), she said, "I tried to run but lungs not 100% after a visit from Corona. Even though it's been over 5 weeks!...

"Thanks for the lovely messages. I'm actually much better now. I've been asked quite a few of the same questions so thought I would share here."

She added, "Luckily my little girl was fine throughout. Husband tested negative."

Does Funda Önal have Instagram?

She sure does although her profile is private @fundaonal.

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