Amy Diamond | |
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| Born | 8 February 1988 |
| Occupation(s) | Model, actress, singer |
| Website | www |
Amy Diamond (born 8 February 1988) is an English actress, singer, former glamour model, and Page 3 girl.
Diamond was born in Widnes, Cheshire. [1] She currently lives in London. Diamond studied at St Peter and St Paul's Catholic High School and then went on to study performing arts at The Hammond School, Chester. [2] [3]
As a glamour model, Diamond has posed for British lads' mags such as Nuts [4] [5] and Loaded [6] as well as tabloid newspaper The Sun . [4] Diamond has also modelled as part of promotional work for brands such as Ann Summers. [7] In 2009, she posed outside the British Houses of Parliament painted with the colours of the European flag as part of a publicity stunt for Libertas. [8]
In 2010, Diamond took part in the BBC talent-search Over the Rainbow , which aimed to find an actress to play Dorothy in an upcoming production of The Wizard of Oz . [4] Diamond made it through to become one of the top eleven finalists in the competition. [4] In the first week of live performances for the public vote, she sang a rendition of Fergie's "Big Girls Don't Cry" but was eliminated after the vote and Andrew Lloyd Webber's decision. [4] [9] Diamond also took part in a group performance of Love Machine by Girls Aloud with contestants Bronte Barbe, Emilie Fleming, and Jessica Robinson [4] [10] and in the final show, performed with the former eight Dorothys in a group performance of Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down by Alicia Keys.
Later, in 2010, Diamond was cast as "Janet" in a production of the musical The Drowsy Chaperone at Upstairs at The Gatehouse. [11]
She has danced on cruise ships, and she also had a small part in the BBC One series Hustle . [4]
Diamond currently works as a professional singer. [12]
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