Lauren Marie Brant-Hall (born 24 February 1989) is a South African-Australian television personality and actress. Brant is a former member of the Australian children's musical group Hi-5.

Early life

Brant was born in South Africa and moved with her family to Australia's

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shortly after birth. She began singing, dancing, acting and modelling at the age of three.

Career

Brant began her career as an actress with various roles in Australian television. In 2007, Brant appeared on '' H₂O: Just Add Water''. She also featured on ''

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'', ''

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'', ''The Starter Wife'' and ''Are We There Yet?'' She also featured in various theatre productions and the travelling ''Humphrey Bear'' show in 2007. Brant joined the Australian children's musical group Hi-5 in 2009 along with Fely Irvine and

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, the trio joining Stevie Nicholson and

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, forming the line-up known as the "second generation" of the group. Brant remained with Hi-5 for five and a half years, until her final performances with the group in July 2014 on an Australian tour, in which the cast wore costumes she designed under her new fashion label, Loliboli. She was replaced by Tanika Anderson. Brant stated she had "the most amazing journey". Brant appeared as a contestant in the Australian reality series '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' in January 2015. She was eliminated from the competition in February, becoming the fourth contestant to be eliminated. Brant became known for "speaking her mind" and spoke of the intensity of the competition upon elimination. In March 2015, Brant was announced as part of the cast of Bonnie Lythgoe's pantomime production of ''Aladdin and His Wondrous Lamp'', playing Princess Yasmina. The stage production ran during July in Sydney.

Philanthropy

Brant is an ambassador for the

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Personal life

Brant has an interest in fitness. Brant moved back to the Gold Coast in 2014 after spending six years living in Sydney as part of her role in Hi-5. In September 2015, ''

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'' reported that Brant had allegedly had an affair with ex-NRL player

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while they were working on the stage production of ''Aladdin and His Wondrous Lamp'' in July. Her then fiancé, Warren Riley, had discovered an exchange of text messages between the pair. Brant met former

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while filming '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' in South Africa in 2015. The pair confirmed they were dating in November 2016. In May 2017 Brant and her partner Hall announced the birth of their baby boy, Miller Hall. The two secretly got married on February 17, 2021 (a week before Brant's birthday). The pair have since had two more sons: Houston (born May 2019) and Samson (born October 2021).

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brant, Lauren 1989 births Living people 21st-century Australian actresses Australian female dancers Australian pop singers South African emigrants to Australia White South African people Musicians from Gold Coast, Queensland 21st-century Australian singers I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Australian TV series) participants Australian children's musicians