Inside Mollie King’s cool car collection including ultra-luxury Range Rover & modest retro runaround
RADIO 1 star Mollie King has swapped her mic for a bike as she cycles across England as part of a special challenge for Comic Relief.
But her love of two wheels is matched by her classy collection of motors – with The Saturdays singer boasting a rather stylish SUV.
The pop star is well known for her role in the girl group of the noughties, as well as her radio presenting and modelling.
She was even a skiing champion in her youth, before auditioning for The X Factor in 2005 at the age of 18.
More recently, Mollie, 36, released her debut single, Back To You, in 2016, and went on to take part in the BBC series Strictly Come Dancing in 2017.
The Up songstress is now embarking on a 500km cycling journey from London all the way to her late father’s hometown of Hull, in order to raise money for her Comic Relief Pedal Power challenge.
While clearly comfortable on two wheels, Mollie has spoken openly on her love of cars in the past, and has been spotted in two rather contrasting motors since bursting onto the scene.
Luxury Range
Mollie has a thing for motors and revealed to ThisIsMoney in 2019 that she “couldn’t wait” to pass her test when she was younger.
“My mum loves cars too,” she said.
“We’d go on road trips to France and even aged 11, I wanted to understand how the clutch and gears worked.”
She added: “I love driving – any opportunity to drive, I’ll take it.”
Her driving passion is currently being quenched a high-class Range Rover Velar, winner of multiple SUV of the Year awards and a World Car of the Year finalist.
Having previously owned the Evoque iteration, Mollie’s Velar is a champion of relaxed security – perfect for her early morning commutes for her radio show.
She said: “It’s quite minimalist, which I love.
“I’m getting the wood trim, which is meant to be warm in winter and really cool in summer.
“And it uses a lot of recycled plastics inside, which I think is a really healthy, positive change.”
Modest runaround
The Range Rover Velar is a far-cry from her first motor – a modest Nissan Figaro.
The quirky supermini – which oozes charm and retro styling – has become a cult classic with its round lamps, curvy lines and folding roof, while it purrs along with a turbocharged 1.0-litre four-cylinder petrol motor.
Based on the original Nissan Micra and introduced in 1989 with ‘Back to the Future‘ as its marketing slogan, Mollie revealed that she bought her Figaro in the early days of stardom.
She added: “I was obsessed with that car.
“It was the first thing I spent a good amount of money on and I was so in love with it.
“I held on to it for seven years.”
Pop stars and cars seem to go together like rock and roll, with music legend Mick Jagger boasting a brilliant collection of motors of his own.
The Paint It Black singer has even owned a rare Ferrari model that was also the whip of choice of two other members of the Rolling Stones.
Elsewhere, Car SOS star Fuzz Townshend has urged fans to buy four ‘disappearing modern classics’ – including a seldom-seen Renault sports car.