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Jessica Kate Plummer (born 16 September 1992) is an English actress and singer. From 2013 to 2015, she was a member of the British girl group
Neon Jungle Neon Jungle were a British girl group consisting of Shereen Cutkelvin, Amira McCarthy, Jessica Plummer, and Asami Zdrenka. They were best known for their second single " Braveheart", which peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart. Their 20 ...
, with whom she released an
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that peaked at number eight on the
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. She is also known for her roles as
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in the
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soap opera ''
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'' (2019–2020) and as Emma in the BBC drama series '' The Girl Before'' (2021) for which she was nominated for a British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress. Aside from her singing and acting career, Plummer has also ventured into reality television; she appeared in the twentieth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here'' in 2020.


Early life

Plummer was born in
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on 16 September 1992 to a Jamaican father and English mother. She went to Burntwood School and the
Hayes School Hayes School is a mixed secondary school with academy status located in the suburb of Hayes within the London Borough of Bromley. The school has approximately 1800 students, of whom 500 are in the sixth form.RCA Records UK. Plummer, as well as Amira McCarthy, were separately scouted while shopping in London, while Shereen Cutkelvin and Asami Zdrenka were found via their solo
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videos. In February 2013, it was announced that Plummer, alongside Cutkelvin, McCarthy, and Zdrenka made the line-up of new British girl group
Neon Jungle Neon Jungle were a British girl group consisting of Shereen Cutkelvin, Amira McCarthy, Jessica Plummer, and Asami Zdrenka. They were best known for their second single " Braveheart", which peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart. Their 20 ...
. They chose the name Neon Jungle, which was derived from their song "
Welcome to the Jungle "Welcome to the Jungle" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses, featured on their debut album, ''Appetite for Destruction'' (1987). It was released as the album's second single initially in the UK in September 1987 then again in October ...
", to reflect that the members were "all individual and quite different". According to Plummer, "it's like neon is bold, bright, strong individual characters and then the jungle part is the madness". In July 2013, Neon Jungle released their debut single "
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", which entered the
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at number 12 and reached the top 10 on the US ''
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'' Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart. In October 2013, Plummer, with Neon Jungle, supported
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on select dates of her
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. The following month, the group performed at the annual
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. Also in October 2013, Plummer made her television debut in British science fantasy television series ''
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'' as Chloe Martin. She portrayed the role for two episodes. In November 2013, Neon Jungle's second single, "Braveheart", was released in the UK. The song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and at number 19 on the
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. On 28 July 2014, Neon Jungle released their debut album ''
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'', which entered the
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at number eight. The album also entered the ARIA charts, debuting at number 48. On 6 July 2015, Neon Jungle announced via their
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page that they were disbanding. In November 2015, it was announced that Plummer has joined the cast of
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's directed romantic-comedy film ''
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'' opposite
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,
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,
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and
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. It premiered at the
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in May 2017. In March 2019, Plummer joined the
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soap opera ''
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'', portraying the role of
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. While on the soap, her character was involved in a high-profile domestic abuse storyline, with her on-screen husband
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(
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) abusing Chantelle. In September 2020, it was announced that as part of the storyline, Gray would murder Chantelle, in order to reflect the mortality rates displayed in abusive relationships and highlight the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic violence. In November 2020, Plummer began competing in the twentieth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here''. She became the sixth celebrity to be eliminated alongside
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on 1 December 2020. Plummer starred as Emma in the 2021 miniseries '' The Girl Before'', which earned her a nomination for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress.


Personal life

In July 2016, Plummer gave birth to her daughter, Noa.


Filmography


Awards and nominations


See also

* List of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) contestants


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Plummer, Jessica 1992 births 21st-century English actresses 21st-century Black British women singers Actresses from London Alumni of the Identity School of Acting Black British actresses British contemporary R&B singers English dance musicians English film actresses English people of Jamaican descent English pop singers English soap opera actresses English television actresses I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) participants Living people People from Wandsworth Singers from London