Daisy Wood-Davis (born Jessica Daisy Davis; 22 October 1990) is a British singer and actress. She has appeared in several stage productions, including '' Dreamboats and Petticoats'' as Laura and ''

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'' as Janet Weiss. From 2014 to 2018, she played the role of

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in ''

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''. In 2019, she recurred as Phoebe Palmer in '' Holby City''.

Early life

Wood-Davis grew up in

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, and attended Crofton School and later Darrick Wood School. She trained at the

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Career

While she was at Italia Conti, Wood-Davis saw an advertisement for open auditions for Bill Kenwright's production of '' Dreamboats and Petticoats''. She attended the audition and was given the lead role of Laura. She stated, "I had my West End debut as a lead part at the age of 18. It was unbelievable, it was all my dreams and more. It was amazing." Wood-Davis also toured with the production, and featured on a cast album, which has sold over 60,000 copies. Wood-Davis later signed a record deal with

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. She also played Janet Weiss in the European tour of the musical ''

''. In November 2012, Wood-Davis appeared in one episode of BBC

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'' EastEnders'' as Tansy Meadow, the sister of established character

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(

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). She also appears as Tansy in a 15-minute spin-off episode called " All I Want for Christmas". From 2014 to 2018, she played the role of

in ''

'', the sister of

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(

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). Following her departure from ''Hollyoaks'', Wood-Davis made a guest appearance as Phoebe Palmer in '' Holby City''. She later returned to film further appearances, which aired in late 2019. In 2019, she played the role of Sheila in '' Hair the Musical'', in Glasgow and Edinburgh. In November 2019, it was announced that Wood-Davis would play singer-songwriter Carole King in the UK and Ireland touring production of '' Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'' in 2020.

Personal life

Wood-Davis announced her engagement to her ''Hollyoaks'' co-star Luke Jerdy in August 2019. In May 2021, Wood-Davis and Jerdy announced that they were expecting their first child together, and their son was born on 28 September 2021. On 18 June 2022, Jerdy and Wood-Davis married.

References

External links

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Dreamboats and Petticaots tour
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wood-Davis, Daisy 1990 births Living people English musical theatre actresses English soap opera actresses