Jodi Albert

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Jodi Albert
Birth nameJodi Albert
Born (1983-07-22) 22 July 1983 (age 40)
Chingford, London, United Kingdom
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1998–present
Labels

Jodi Albert (born 22 July 1983) is a British actress and singer, best known for playing Debbie Dean in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks , as a member of Simon Cowell's British girl group Girl Thing, and as a member of Irish girl group Wonderland.

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Early life

Jodi Albert attended the independent, Sylvia Young Theatre School, [1] and shared lessons with Lee Ryan, Matt Willis, Billie Piper, and Amy Winehouse. At the age of ten, she was cast in the starring role of Young Cosette in Les Misérables at London's Palace Theatre.

Jodi signed her first recording contract at age 15 years old to Simon Cowell's group Girl Thing. They had a top ten hit and their album went gold in Asia and Australia. Girl Thing subsequently reunited for the second series of The Big Reunion .

In 2002, Albert joined the cast of the soap opera Hollyoaks on Channel 4, playing Debbie Dean. She left in 2005 but returned for guest appearances in 2005 and 2006. In 2005, Albert won the British Soap Award for Sexiest Female for her role in Hollyoaks. After leaving Hollyoaks, she appeared in Five sitcom Respectable; Casualty, and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries for the BBC; and the British film Popcorn , opposite ex- EastEnders star Jack Ryder.

In 2008, Albert signed her second record deal and became part of the Irish-based girl group Wonderland, who wrote and helped create their successful UK top ten 10 album Wonderland, she was heavily involved in the creative part of this band formed with Kian Egan, in partnership with music manager Louis Walsh.

Albert has posed for numerous photoshoots for several men's magazines including Maxim and FHM and is featured in Maxim's 'Girls of Maxim' gallery, [2] also being named three times in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list: #93 in 2003; [3] No. 73 in 2004; [4] and No. 65 in 2005. [5]

Personal life

Albert married Kian Egan, a member of the Irish vocal group Westlife, on 9 May 2009, in Barbados. [6] [7] On 31 July 2011, the couple announced they were expecting their first baby. The birth of their son, Koa, was announced on 20 December 2011. In November 2014, it was announced that they were expecting their second child. [8] In February 2015 her mother Eileen died suffering from cancer for eight years. On 21 May 2015, Albert gave birth to her second child, a son named Zekey. [9] On 30 March 2017, Jodi announced on her Instagram that they were expecting their third child. Their third son Cobi Egan was born on 29 September 2017. The family live in Strandhill, County Sligo. [10]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002-2004 Hollyoaks Debbie Dean
2003The DebtSophie StokesTelevision film
2005 Casualty Jody TillerEpisode: "Big Bang Theory"
2006 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries SallyEpisode: "One Guilty Deed"
Respectable (TV series) Hayley6 episodes
2007 Popcorn Suki
CasualtySophie SuttonEpisode: "It Never Rains"
Katy Brand's Big Ass Show Series 1 Episode 3
Popcorn: How to Compliment a GirlSukiVideo short

Songwriting credits

Demo

Cameo appearance

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