Jennifer Ellison
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Born | Jennifer Lesley Ellison 30 May 1983 Liverpool, England |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, model, dancer and reality TV personality |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (169 cm) |
Spouse |
Robbie Tickle (m. 2009) |
Children | Bobby Tickle (b. 2010) Harry Tickle (b.2013) Charlie Tickle (b.2014) |
Jennifer Lesley Ellison (born 30 May 1983) is an English actress, former glamour model, sex symbol, television personality, dancer and singer. Ellison is perhaps best known for playing Emily Shadwick in the television soap opera Brookside until 2003, and as Meg Giry in the 2004 film adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera. Ellison also starred on the reality TV show Dance Mums the UK version of the American reality TV show, Dance Moms.
Career
Dance
Ellison studied dance from the age of three, first at a dance school in Liverpool, then later at the Elizabeth Hill School of Dancing in St. Helens. She has achieved examination passes with the Royal Academy of Dance and appeared on instructional videos for the academy. She has also taken examinations with the International Dance Teachers Association and won Ballet and Modern Dance titles at the IDTA Theatre Dance Championships in 1996 and 1997, and in addition was awarded the Carl Alan Award for ballet in 1998. Choosing to pursue a professional career in dance, she successfully auditioned for the Royal Ballet Lower School.[1] She left dance to pursue acting.
In 2012, Ellison was a contestant on Dancing On Ice and made it to the semi-final stages. She currently hosts the UK version of Dance Moms on Lifetime, Dance Mums with Jennifer Ellison.
Television
From 1998 to 2003, Ellison played Emily Shadwick in the soap opera Brookside. In 2003, Ellison appeared in the travel documentary Jennifer Ellison does Thailand and in 2004, she appeared on the reality television show Hell's Kitchen, which she then went on to win. In 2005, she appeared on the celebrity challenge show With a Little Help From My Friends.
In spring 2007, Ellison appeared in the BBC reality TV show The Verdict, based on a fictional courtroom, alongside the likes of Jeffrey Archer and Sara Payne. That same year, she appeared as a judge on Dirty Dancing - Time of your Life a United States-based reality television show for the Living TV network. By December of that year, Ellison began appearing as a guest panellist on the ITV daytime show Loose Women.[2]
Additionally, Ellison has also acted in episodes of the British television series The Brief, Hotel Babylon, New Street Law and The Commander. In September 2008, she appeared in a 2-hour long show, called Ghosthunting with Paul O'Grady & Friends, filmed in Sicily, with fellow Liverpudlians Paul O'Grady, Philip Olivier and Natasha Hamilton.[2]
Music
After success in television and men's magazines, Ellison pursued a pop music career. She released two pop rock singles before giving this venture up for acting and glamour modelling.[3] Her first single was "Baby I Don't Care", released in June 2003, which reached #6 in the UK Singles Chart.[4] The song was originally released by Transvision Vamp in 1989.[5] The following year in July, after being brought back into the public eye after winning Hell's Kitchen, Ellison released her second single, "Bye Bye Boy" a song originally recorded by the Japanese singer Nanase Aikawa - which reached #13 in the UK chart.[4][6]
Single discography
Year | Song | UK Singles Chart | Irish Singles Chart |
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2003 | "Baby I Don't Care" | 6 | 8 |
2004 | "Bye Bye Boy" | 13 | 8 |
Theatre
Ellison had a run in the London West End theatre version of the musical Chicago in 2004 at the Adelphi Theatre, and returned from 10 July to 9 August 2006 again playing the leading role of "Roxie Hart", this time at the Cambridge Theatre.[citation needed] Ellison was actually supposed to finish on 12 August, but was forced to pull out three days early due to a knee injury.[citation needed] Ellison subsequently toured Britain in Chicago from 25 September 2006 until 5 May 2007.[citation needed] On 1 October 2007, Ellison joined the cast of a revival of Boeing Boeing at the Comedy Theatre, London, playing the part of Gloria, an American TWA air stewardess.[citation needed]
On 5 December 2007, she featured in a 10th Anniversary Gala performance of Chicago at the Cambridge Theatre alongside a galaxy of stars[citation needed] and on 16 December 2007, she played "Angel" in Liverpool Nativity, a contemporary retelling of the Christmas story for BBC Three which was performed live from the streets of the city.[citation needed]
Ellison featured in the Liverpool Empire Theatre's pantomime Cinderella for 2008, opposite Cilla Black and Les Dennis.[citation needed]
She also played Beth in Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds at major arenas of the UK in June 2009.[7]
Ellison appeared in the July - October 2010 UK tour of the stage adaption of the film Calendar Girls.[8]
In 2010, she appeared at the Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent, in their pantomime 'Robinson Crusoe'.[9]
As well as these Ellison was on the UK tour company of Legally Blonde The Musical playing the role of 'Paulette'.
In 2012 she appeared in Peter Pan at the Churchill Theatre Bromley alongside Gemma Hunt, Ace Bhatti and Andrew Agnew.
From 18 February 2013 Jennifer joined Singin’ in the Rain at the Palace Theatre London. Ellison joined the cast to play silent movie screen siren, and owner of a voice never meant for the ‘talkies’, Lina Lamont.[10]
Ellison was cast in the pantomime of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,[11] at the Theatre Royal, Norwich throughout December 2015 to January 2016.[12]
Show | Role | Additional Notes |
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Chicago | Roxie Hart | West End, UK Tour |
Boeing Boeing | Gloria | Comedy Theatre, West End |
Calendar Girls | Celia | UK Tour |
Cinderella | Cinderella | Liverpool Empire Theatre |
War of The Worlds | Beth | UK Arena Tour |
Calendar Girls | Cora | UK Tour |
Robinson Crusoe | Polly | Regent Theatre Stoke-on-Trent |
Legally Blonde | Paulette | UK Tour |
Peter Pan | Peter Pan | Churchill Theatre Bromley |
Singin' in the Rain | Lina Lamont | Palace Theatre West End |
Sleepy Beauty | Carabosse | Blackpool Grand Theatre |
Film
Ellison made her international film debut as Meg Giry in the 2004 film version of The Phantom of the Opera. In spite of this being her debut in a Hollywood film, Ellison has yet to make another American film.[citation needed] She also starred in the English horror film The Cottage, which was released in the UK on 14 March 2008.[13]
Modelling and magazine appearances
Ellison was featured in Maxim magazine's "Girls of Maxim"[14] gallery. Her photos appeared regularly in British "lads' mags" including Nuts, Zoo, and FHM. Ellison took over a contract with lingerie giant Ultimo for its "Young Attitude" line from Jordan. Though Ultimo boss Michelle Mone had chosen Jordan for being "sexy, fun and outgoing," she later changed her mind, stating, "Jordan was just the wrong choice for [us]. Jennifer is a far better option and far classier."[15] In 2005, Ellison was voted world's sexiest blonde by readers of the UK magazine Nuts, beating model Victoria Silvstedt, who came second, and pop superstar Britney Spears, who came third.[citation needed] Ellison was also a regular in the yearly FHM "100 Sexiest Women in the World" feature.
Other ventures
In 2006, Ellison released Jennifer Ellison's West End Workout, a fitness DVD which combined her love of dance with exercise routines.[citation needed]. In December 2011, she then released a second fitness DVD "Jennifer Ellison's Fat Blaster Workout".[16]
In 2007, Ellison was a judge in the British reality TV competition Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life.[17]
She is a winner of the Carl Alan Award for outstanding services to dance, an industry award voted for by dance professionals.[citation needed]
She took part in the 2012 TV series Dancing on Ice. Ellison and professional partner Daniel Whiston ended up in fourth place after being voted out in the semi-final.[18]
In May 2013 it was announced that Jennifer Ellison would join Radio City 96.7 to co-present a new Sunday morning Breakfast show alongside Drivetime Presenter Dave Kelly for an initial 5 weeks until she is due to give birth.
Personal life
Ellison attended Broughton Hall High School, a Catholic school for girls.She then attended St Edward's College for Sixth Form. She has 2 younger half-sisters. Her parents, Kevin May and Jane, separated in 1986. Her mother remarried. She is close to her mother and stepfather David,[19] but is estranged from her father Kevin May.[20]
Ellison and boxer Robbie Tickle began dating in May 2008, and were engaged in October of that year while on holiday in the Maldives.[21] The following year they were married, with the ceremony being performed in Mauritius on 10 October 2009.[22]
Jennifer Ellison has three children. On 4 February 2010 she gave birth to her first, a baby boy named Bobby by caesarean section at Liverpool Women's Hospital.[23] Her second pregnancy came to her as a surprise. Ellison had been told by doctors that a second pregnancy would be unlikely due to cysts that had formed on her ovaries.[24] Jennifer Ellison said: "I didn't even know I was pregnant until four weeks ago, and I'm almost five months gone now. I can't believe I'm having another baby in July. It's been a massive shock." On 9 July 2013 she gave to birth to her second son Harry. On 26 September 2014, Ellison gave birth to her third child; a son named Charlie.
In May 2018 Ellison was paid an undisclosed sum by Mirror Group Newspapers as settlement for phone-hacking.[25]
References
- ^ Tina Miles (1 January 2009). "Jennifer Ellison: I'll open a Liverpool school for stars". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Jennifer Ellison". IMDb. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ AskMen Editors. "Jennifer Ellison". AskMen. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
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- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 564. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Mueller, Andrew (14 June 2003). "Blowing their cover". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
- ^ Thompson, Jody (5 July 2009). "Jennifer Ellison on her new starring role in Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds". Mirror. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Jennifer Ellison strips off for new role in Calendar Girls... four weeks after giving birth". Mail Online. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
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- ^ "Jennifer Ellison Joins Cast Of Singin' In The Rain - News - ATG". Atgtickets.com. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ "Panto Snow White set for opening night at Norwich Theatre Royal". Mustard TV.
- ^ Emma Knights. "Actress Jennifer Ellison set to star in Norwich Theatre Royal pantomime". Eastern Daily Press.
- ^ Brooks, Nadia (29 January 2008). "Jen's Ell of a movie role". London: The Sun.
- ^ Girls of Maxim Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (11 December 2005). "Bra firm drops Jordan for "classy" Ellison". Showbiz. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ Everlast. "Jennifer Ellison's Fat Blaster Workout [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Film & TV". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ "Jen's real life Dirty Dancing | The Sun |Showbiz|TV". London: The Sun. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ TV and Radio (19 March 2012). "Jennifer Ellison voted off Dancing On Ice". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ "Login". timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2015.[dead link]
- ^ mirror Administrator (4 July 2005). "EXCLUSIVE: MY LOVER BY JENNIFER ELLISON". mirror. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ "Jennifer Ellison engaged to boxer boyfriend Robert Tickle". The Sunday Mirror. 2 November 2008.
- ^ "Jennifer Ellison marries in secret". Now Magazine. IPC Media Limited. 13 October 2009.
- ^ "Liverpool actress Jennifer Ellison reveals traumatic labour won’t put her off having more kids" 7 June 2010, Liverpool Echo
- ^ Sarah Bull (19 March 2013). "Jennifer Ellison pregnant: Actress five months along with 'miracle baby' | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43989326
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