Natalie Anderson

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Natalie Anderson
Natalie Anderson 2015.jpg
Anderson in 2015.
Born (1981-10-24) 24 October 1981 (age 42)
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • television presenter
Years active1996–present
Television
Spouse
James Shephard
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(m. 2008)​
Children1

Natalie Jane Anderson (born 24 October 1981) is an English actress, singer and television presenter. She is known for her roles as Stella Davenport in the medical drama The Royal from 2005 to 2008 and Alicia Metcalfe in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale from 2010 to 2015. She also played the role of Nessarose in the London production Wicked from May 2009 to March 2010. In 2015, she began appearing on the ITV talk shows This Morning and Loose Women on a recurring basis; Anderson also portrayed the role of Lexi Calder in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from 2021 to 2022. In 2021 she played the role of Maryanne Borden in Liam Neeson action thriller Memory. In 2023 Anderson took guest roles in Happy Valley and Boiling Point and appeared on stage at Hull Truck Theatre as Kayla in Anna Jordan’s two hander play Pop Music. In 2024 Anderson played Claire Walker in the Netflix adaptation of Harlan Coben’s thriller “Fool Me Once”.

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Early and personal life

Anderson was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. [1] She was once a Bradford Bulls chearleader. [2] Anderson married fiancé James Shepherd at a ceremony in Harrogate on 6 June 2008. On 1 August 2012, Anderson and her husband had their first son. [3]

Career

In 2001, Anderson competed in Pop Idol ; she narrowly missed out on a place in the live finals after finishing third in her group. [4] Anderson appeared as Nurse Stella Davenport in the ITV drama series The Royal between 2005 and 2008. [5] Then in 2008, she released an album, Return to Me. [6] Anderson joined the cast of Emmerdale in 2010 as Alicia Gallagher, Leyla Harding's (Roxy Shahidi) sister. [7] On 24 May 2015, Anderson announced she would be not be renewing her contract for Emmerdale and would leave the soap after five years. [8]

On 9 February 2014, Anderson appeared on the ITV entertainment show, All Star Family Fortunes with her family, who were competing against Steve Redgrave and his family. [9] On 27 September 2014, Anderson appeared in a celebrity episode of The Chase . [10] In 2015, she began appearing on the ITV talk shows Loose Women and This Morning as an occasional presenter. [6] In 2016, she launched the lifestyle brand, the Capsule; the brand focuses on fashion, beauty and wellbeing, and in 2019, its accompanying podcast The Capsule in Conversation interviewing celebrities and experts was launched. [11] From 2018 to 2019, Anderson hosted Mishaps Podcast with Jodie Prenger and Neil Hurst. [12] In October 2021, she began appearing in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Lexi Calder. [13] Natalie played Maryanne Borden in the Liam Neeson action feature Memory , released 29 April 2022. In 2023 Anderson took guest roles in BBC’s Happy Valley and Boiling Point . In 2024 Anderson will play Claire Walker in the Netflix adaptation of Harlan Coben’s thriller Fool Me Once .

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 The Biz FrancescaMain role
2001 Pop Idol HerselfContestant
2005 Dalziel and Pascoe Nurse CorbyEpisodes: "Heads You Lose: Part 1" and "Heads You Lose: Part 2"
2005 Holby City Justine LakeEpisode: "Patience"
2005–2008 The Royal Nurse Stella DavenportMain role
2006 Wire In The Blood Joanne RailtonEpisode: "Time to Murder and Create"
2009FreightEwaFilm
2010–2015 Emmerdale Alicia Metcalfe Series regular
2013 Your Face Sounds Familiar HerselfContestant; winner
2015–2021 Loose Women HerselfRegular competition presenter
2015–2021 This Morning HerselfRecurring presenter
2021–2022 Hollyoaks Lexi Calder Series regular
2022 Memory Maryanne BordenSupporting Role
2024 Fool Me Once Claire WalkerSupporting Role

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2006 12th National Television Awards Most Popular NewcomerThe RoyalNominated [14]
2011 British Soap Awards Sexiest FemaleEmmerdaleNominated [15]
2011 TV Choice Awards Best Soap NewcomerEmmerdaleNominated [16]
2011 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest FemaleEmmerdaleNominated [17]
2012British Soap AwardsSexiest FemaleEmmerdaleNominated [18]
2012 All About Soap Awards Best Dressed Soap StarEmmerdaleNominated [19]
2012Inside Soap AwardsSexiest FemaleEmmerdaleShortlisted [20]
2013British Soap AwardsSexiest FemaleEmmerdaleShortlisted [21]
2013Inside Soap AwardsSexiest FemaleEmmerdaleShortlisted [22]
2014 2014 British Soap Awards Sexiest FemaleEmmerdaleNominated [23]
2014Inside Soap AwardsSexiest FemaleEmmerdaleShortlisted [24]
2015 2015 British Soap Awards Best Actress EmmerdaleShortlisted [25]
20152015 British Soap Awards Best Dramatic Performance EmmerdaleNominated [25]
2015TV Choice AwardsBest Soap ActressEmmerdaleShortlisted [26]
2015Inside Soap AwardsBest ActressEmmerdaleNominated [27]
2015Inside Soap AwardsSexiest FemaleEmmerdaleShortlisted [28]

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