Chelsee Healey
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Chelsee Healey | |
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| Born | Chelsea Jade Healey 6 August 1988 Salford, Greater Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Notable work | Waterloo Road (2006–2012) Hollyoaks (2008, 2016–present) Strictly Come Dancing (2011) Casualty (2014–2015) Get Your Act Together (2015) Bear Grylls: Mission Survive (2016) |
| Children | 1 |
Chelsea "Chelsee" Jade Healey[1] (born 6 August 1988) is an English actress. She is known for playing Janeece Bryant in the BBC school-based drama series Waterloo Road (2006–2012), Honey Wright in the BBC medical drama series Casualty (2014–2015), and Goldie McQueen in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks (2016–present).
Early life
Healey was born in Salford, Greater Manchester.[2] Her father was mixed-race, and her mother is white British.[3] Healey's father died when she was five years old.[4][5]
Career
Healey's television debut was in the recurring role of Katie Moore in BBC Three drama Burn It in 2003.[6] Between 2006 and 2009, Healey starred as pupil Janeece Bryant in four series of the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road, before departing the role in May 2009. Following an extended break from the show, Healey returned to the role during the sixth series in September 2010 as the new school secretary, and continued to appear throughout the entirety of the seventh series. Following the shows relocation to Greenock in Scotland for the eighth series, Healey announced she would be moving north to continue portraying the role. Healey played the role in series eight in August 2012.[citation needed]
Healey has also made guest appearances in the crime drama Conviction;[7] the sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps;[7] daytime medical soap opera Doctors[7]—all for the BBC—and Channel 4's teen soap opera Hollyoaks.[7] She appeared in Two Pints… as a member of the 'Chavettes', which Louise had to monitor for her community service;[8] in Hollyoaks she played the guest role of Michelle. She has played two different characters in Doctors: Ilsa Marsh in the episode "Overdue" (2004) and Louise Calvert in "Next Door to Alice" (2007).[8] She also had an appearance in Young Dracula as a vampire reporter in 2011.[9]
On 19 May 2014, it was announced that Healey would join the cast of the BBC medical drama Casualty in the regular role of Honey Wright, the emergency department's new tea lady. Honey is billed as a woman with "big hair and a big personality", and regularly gives tarot readings and aura interpretations to staff and patients. The character first appeared in the sixth episode of series 29, on 11 October.[10] Honey left on 14 February 2015, but returned on 25 July. She made a final exit on 19 September 2015.
In 2015, she participated in the talent show Get Your Act Together and in 2016, she took part in Bear Grylls: Mission Survive. Also in 2016, she was cast as Goldie McQueen in Hollyoaks again in a regular role and was spotted reading her script for her first scenes. She went on maternity leave in July 2017 and returned in January 2018.
In 2019, Healey appeared in the sixth series of E4 reality dating series Celebs Go Dating.[11]
In 2022, it was revealed Healey was in talks to return to Waterloo Road. The BBC had announced the series would be returning in 2022.[12]
Strictly Come Dancing
Healey took part in the ninth series of Strictly Come Dancing.[13] She was partnered with dancer and newcomer to the series Pasha Kovalev. Healey became the first contestant in Series 9 to earn a perfect 40 out of 40 for her Paso Doble, in Week 11 of the competition. She finished the series as runner-up.[14]
- Green numbers show Chelsee & Pasha were at the top of the leaderboard that week.
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||||
| Horwood | Goodman | Dixon | Tonioli | Total | |||
| 1 | Waltz/"See the Day" | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Salsa/"Higher" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | Safe |
| 3 | Cha-Cha-Cha/"Beggin'" | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | Safe |
| 4 | Quickstep/"Sing Sing Sing" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | Safe |
| 5 | Tango/"Love Potion No. 9" | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
| 6 | Charleston/"Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" | 9 | 9* | 9 | 9 | 36 | Safe |
| 7 | Foxtrot/"Doesn't Mean Anything" | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 36 | Safe |
| 8 | Samba/"Spice Up Your Life" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
| 9 | Argentine Tango/"Una Musica Brutal" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
| Swing Marathon/"Chattanooga Choo Choo" | Awarded | 6 | Judges | Points | 41 | ||
| 10 | Jive/"I'm a Believer" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | Safe |
| 11 | American Smooth/"Time After Time" | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 36 | Safe |
| Pasodoble/"Malagueña" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | ||
| 12 | Jive/"I'm a Believer" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | RUNNERS UP |
| Showdance/"One Night Only" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | ||
| Rumba/"Because of You" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | ||
| Quickstep/"Sing Sing Sing" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | ||
- In Week 6 Jennifer Grey guest judged for Goodman.
On 23 March 2012, Chelsee and Pasha took part in an underwater special of Strictly Come Dancing in aid of Sport Relief, competing against Strictly Come Dancing 2011 winners Harry Judd and Aliona Vilani. After resulting in a tie with the judges' scores, they won the show after a decision being made by Head judge Len Goodman.
On Christmas Day 2012, Chelsee and Pasha once again united as part of a "Strictly Allstar" group of seven previous contestants, for a group dance in the 2012 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special.
Personal life
From 2016 to 2018, Healey was in an on-off relationship with boyfriend Jack Malloy. In February 2017, Healey announced that she was pregnant with her first child. In August 2017, she gave birth to their daughter.
Other appearances
In 2012, she appeared as a panellist on the ITV2 comedy show Celebrity Juice, BBC Three show Britain Unzipped, Channel 4 show Vic and Bob's Lucky Sexy Winners and Pointless Celebrities (the Saturday spin-off of the weekly show), and Channel 4 show Come Dine with Me Celebrity Christmas Special.[citation needed]
Healey currently holds the record for being the least able contestant to appear on Pointless, giving incorrect answers to all four of her questions, including thinking that the Olympic host city that is an anagram of "Gin Jibe" was Belgium.[citation needed]
In 2013, Healey joined Jack Dee, Dara Ó Briain, Greg James, Melanie C and Philips Idowu in Through Hell and High Water, a Comic Relief challenge that involved British celebrities canoeing the most difficult rapids of the Zambezi River. They raised more than £1million for the charity.[citation needed]
In August 2013, she appeared on the comedy panel show I Love My Country hosted by Gabby Logan.[citation needed]
In September 2016, Healey appeared on The Chase: Celebrity Special, opposite "The Beast" Mark Labbett and alongside actor Colin Baker, paralympian David Weir, and comedian Alex Horne.[citation needed] In February 2022, Healey was announced as a contestant on the E4 series The Real Dirty Dancing.[15]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Burn It | Katie Marshall | 7 episodes |
| 2004 | Conviction | Natalie Wells | 2 episodes |
| Doctors | Ilsa Marsh | Episode: "Overdue" | |
| 2005 | Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps | Community Service Girl 1 | Episode: "Fat" |
| 2006–2012 | Waterloo Road | Janeece Bryant | Series regular; 105 episodes |
| 2007 | Doctors | Louise Calvert | Episode: "Next Door to Alice" |
| 2008 | Hollyoaks | Michelle | Guest role |
| 2011 | Waterloo Road Reunited | Janeece Bryant | Web series; all 6 episodes |
| Young Dracula | Journalist | Episode: "Faustian Slip" | |
| 2013 | Bollywood Carmen | Shazzy | Television film |
| 2014–2015 | Casualty | Honey Wright | Series regular; 23 episodes |
| 2016–present | Hollyoaks | Goldie McQueen | Series regular |
| 2020 | Hollyoaks Later | 2020 special | |
| 2022 | The Real Dirty Dancing | Herself | Contestant |
References
- ^ "Chelsea Jade Healey". Find My Past. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ Cooper, Matthew (11 September 2016). "Who is Chelsee Healey?". men. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ CREATOR, INSERT. "BBC - Strictly Come Dancing 2011 - Celebrities - Chelsee Healey". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ Payne, Will (11 December 2011). "Strictly's Chelsee Healey: Death of my father spurs me on to win show". mirror. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Strictly Come Dancing's Chelsee Healey: I'll win to make late dad proud". Metro. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ Staff (2011) Chelsee Healey BBC Home, Strictly Come Dancing, Celebrity Dancers, Retrieved 2 November 2011
- ^ a b c d Staff (6 September 2011) Strictly Come Dancing 2011: Chelsee Healey Radio Times, Retrieved 2 November 2011
- ^ a b Chelsee healey Internet Movie Database, Retrieved 8 November 2011
- ^ Young Dracula – Series 3 – Faustian Slip BBC CBBC (2011), Retrieved 9 November 2011
- ^ "Chelsee Healey joins Casualty cast as new tea lady". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ Turner, Laura Jane (18 January 2019). "Celebs Go Dating 2019: Who's rumoured to join the line-up?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ https://metro.co.uk/2022/02/02/hollyoaks-star-chelsee-healey-in-talks-to-return-to-waterloo-road-16037237/
- ^ "Strictly Come Dancing signs up Lulu and Edwina Currie". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ Daniels, Colin (17 December 2011). "Harry Judd wins 'Strictly Come Dancing' 2011". Digital Spy. (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ "First look at celebrity line up for The Real Dirty Dancing on E4". Channel 4. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.