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| Born | Madeleine Grace Jepson 22 August 1999 Bristol, England |
| Alma mater | Guildford School of Acting |
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| Followers | 1.9 million |
| Last updated: 20 November 2025 | |
Madeleine Grace Jepson (born 22 August 1999) is an English social media personality and actress. She began a musical theatre career as a child, appearing in various productions including Bugsy Malone , High School Musical and The Little Mermaid . As an adult, Jepson amassed an online following on TikTok after posting comedy videos and has since appeared on the West End production of Back to the Future: The Musical , as well as the Channel 4 television series Big Mood .
Jepson was born in Bristol and grew up in Yorkshire. [1]
An energetic child, Jepson's mother enrolled her in a gymnastics class aged four in a bid to control her energy. She has recalled often climbing on things and has a scar on her face from climbing upon shelves with a pair of scissors in her hands. [2] She then began appearing in musical productions as a child, including Bugsy Malone and High School Musical , before stopping to focus on gymnastics. [2] However, since she got injured frequently doing gymnastics, she quit and began doing drama again. [2] She enrolled at the Guildford School of Acting in 2017, studying musical theatre. [3] [4] Whilst there, she was cast as Ariel in their production of The Little Mermaid . At the time, this was her one leading role, since she has stated that her drama school did not give her many opportunities. [2] She graduated during the COVID-19 lockdowns. [4]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Jepson made a TikTok account and began posting absurdist comedy videos for her friends. She was shocked when one of the videos went viral, after which she began to amass an online following. [4] Jepson has become known to speak using her tongue in an exaggerated manner. [2] In 2023, Jepson was responsible for creating a trend where people sing "when you know the words to the song, sing along, sing along", trying to make another person guess a song. [5] Later that year, she became the host of an eight-part BBC Sounds podcast exploring the career of One Direction, titled One Direction: A Fan Story. On hosting it, Jepson said: "My very first Twitter handle was literally 'maddietomlinson' with my whole account dedicated to the band, so being able to do this has literally been a dream come true". [6]
In 2024, Jepson appeared in her first professional acting role, as Jade in an episode of Channel 4's Big Mood . [7] Later that year, she performed a one woman show at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London. [8] Then, in 2025, she appeared as a guest on Channel 4's The Last Leg . Also in 2025, it was announced that Jepson would be making her West End theatre debut in Back to the Future: The Musical . [9] [10] She was cast as Lorraine Baines. [11] In 2026, she is set to revive her one-woman show, [12] this time in a tour across the United Kingdom. [13]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2024 | Big Mood | Jade | Episode: "Deeper" |
| 2025 | The Last Leg | Herself | Guest appearance |
| 2026 | Run Away | Influencer | Episode 1 [14] |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
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| 2019 | The Little Mermaid | Ariel | Guildford School of Acting | [15] |
| 2024, 2026 | Maddie Grace Jepson Live! | Herself | UK tour | [16] |
| 2025–2026 | Back to the Future: The Musical | Lorraine Baines | Adelphi Theatre | [17] |