Natalie Jane Anderson (born on 24 October 1981) is an English actress, singer and television presenter. She is known for her roles as Stella Davenport in the medical drama ''

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'' from 2005 to 2008 and Alicia Metcalfe in the

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soap opera ''

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'' from 2010 to 2015. She also played the role of

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in the London production ''

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'' from May 2009 to March 2010. In 2015, she began appearing on the ITV talk shows '' This Morning'' and ''

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'' on a recurring basis; Anderson also portrayed the role of Lexi Calder in the

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'' from 2021 to 2022.

Early and personal life

Anderson was born in

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, England. She was once a

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chearleader. Anderson married fiancé James Shepherd at a ceremony in

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on 6 June 2008. On 1 August 2012, Anderson and her husband had their first son.

Career

In 2001, Anderson competed in ''

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''; she narrowly missed out on a place in the live finals after finishing third in her group. Anderson appeared as Nurse Stella Davenport in the

drama series ''

'' between 2005 and 2008. Then in 2008, she released an album, ''Return to Me''. Anderson joined the cast of ''

'' in 2010 as

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's (

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) sister. On 24 May 2015, Anderson announced she would be not be renewing her contract for ''Emmerdale'' and would leave the soap after five years. On 9 February 2014, Anderson appeared on the

entertainment show, ''

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'' with her family, who were competing against

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and his family. On 27 September 2014, Anderson appeared in a celebrity episode of '' The Chase''. In 2015, she began appearing on the ITV talk shows ''

'' and '' This Morning'' as an occasional presenter. 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. From 2018 to 2019, Anderson hosted ''Mishaps Podcast'' with

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and

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. In October 2021, she began appearing in the

soap opera ''

'' as Lexi Calder. Natalie played Maryanne Borden in the Liam Neeson action feature ''

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'', released 29 April 2022.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Natalie English television actresses Living people Actresses from Bradford English stage actresses 21st-century English actresses English soap opera actresses English women pop singers 20th-century English actresses Pop Idol contestants Your Face Sounds Familiar winners 21st-century English women singers 21st-century English singers 1981 births