Natalie Casey
Natalie Laura Casey (born 15 April 1980) is an English actress, singer, presenter, and narrator. She is known for her roles of Carol Groves in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks (1996–2000) and Donna Henshaw in the BBC sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (2001–2011).
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| Born | Natalie Laura Casey 15 April 1980 Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Oldham Theatre Workshop |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, presenter, narrator |
| Years active | 1983–present |
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| Television | |
| Spouse | Paul Kemp (m. 2011) |
| Partner | Jason Kavanagh (1998–2006) |
| Relatives | Anna-Jane Casey (sister) |
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Casey presented Big Brother's Little Brother with Dermot O'Leary in 2001. She has narrated the ITVBe dating game show Dinner Date since 2014 and the Channel 5 television programme Cash in the Attic since 2022.
Early life change
Natalie Laura Casey[1] was born in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England on 15 April 1980,[2] as the younger of two daughters to Barry J Casey (born 1941) and Janice A Casey (née Allen; born 1946).[3][4][5] Her elder sister, Anna-Jane Casey, is also an actress.[5][6][7]
Casey attended Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School[8] and Oldham Theatre Workshop.[2]
Career change
Television change
Casey made her television debut on 15 October 1983, on the BBC children's television series Saturday Superstore. She asked Boy George to escort her to the bathroom during the show.[9]
Casey appeared in several television advertisements in her youth.[10]
Casey was cast in the role of Carol Groves in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, beating over 250 actors. She auditioned for three other characters prior to her casting. She would often bunk off school to film her scenes.[8] Carol's first appearance was broadcast on 22 January 1996. In November, she signed a new, year long contract.[11] In August 2000, she announced that she had quit and was filming her final scenes at the end of the month. Carol's final appearance was broadcast on 23 October 2000.[12]
Casey was cast in the role of Donna Henshaw (later Wilkinson) in the BBC sitcom created by Susan Nickson, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet Of Crisps. She did not have to audition for the role.[8] The first episode was broadcast on 26 February 2001.[13] The final episode was broadcast on 24 May 2011.[14] The series was axed in July 2011. She and Will Mellor (Gary "Gaz" Wilkinson) were the only two original cast members to appear in all nine series.[15]
Casey was cast as the voice of Tamgram in the CBeebies children's television series Spot Bots between 2016 and 2018.[16]
Casey co-presented the E4 magazine television programme Big Brother's Little Brother with Dermot O'Leary for the first week of the debut series from 29 May 2001, as part of the second series of Big Brother UK.[17][18]
Music change
Casey made her debut as a singer in January 1984, at the age of three, when her rendition of "Chick Chick Chicken" placed No. 72 in the UK Singles Charts,[19] making her the youngest female artist to have ever had a solo hit in the UK Top 75.[20][21]
Casey performed "Chick Chick Chicken" for the first time in over 20 years, during the karaoke scene of the Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps 2008 live special;[22] her character, Donna, says that she is going to "release [it] as a 12-inch drum and bass remix".[23]
Theatre change
Casey made her theatre debut with the role of Vicki Hobson in the play Hobson's Choice at the Watermill Theatre in 2006.[24]
Voice over change
Casey has served as the narrator of the ITVBe dating game show Dinner Date, since the third series on 8 October 2014.[25]
Casey served as the narrator of the revival Channel 5 game show Gino's Win Your Wish List for the first series between 28 July and 29 December 2018.[26]
Casey has served as the narrator of the revival Channel 5 television programme Cash in the Attic, since the first series on 1 August 2022.[27]
Casey has worked as the narrator of several other television programmes, including; Peculiar Pets (2010), Changing Faces (2010), People Like Us (2013–2014), Ultimate Dealers (2014), Britain's Favourite ABBA Songs (2015), Britain's Pushiest Parents (2016), My Mum's Hotter Than Me (2016), I'm a Gold-Digger and Proud (2016), and Sugar Babies (2021).[28]
Personal life change
Casey lives in Greenwich, London.[2][29][30]
Casey was in a relationship with Jason Kavanagh, an Irish actor, from 1998 to 2006. Kavanagh was her first boyfriend.[31][32][33][34][35]
Casey started dating Paul Kemp, an actor, in November 2007. He is 16 years her senior.[34] The couple later got engaged and were married on 18 September 2011, at St. Paul's Church in Covent Garden.[36][37][38] Speaking to the Lancashire Telegraph in 2012, she said: "I do keep being asked when we'll have children. It's the worst thing. I'm like 'Sorry, is it 1954?' I was under the idea you could make a decision now. I love my husband and I love my work so we'll see — but not yet."[39]
Filmography change
As herself change
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1983–1984 | Saturday Superstore | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | The British Soap Awards | Audience member |
| 1999 | TV's Greatest Hits | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Hollyoaks Highs: The Wicked Bits | |
| 1999–2010 | This Morning | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | The British Soap Awards | |
| 2000 | Hollyoaks: Access All Areas | |
| 2001 | The Big Breakfast | Guest performer |
| 2001 | I Love the '80s | |
| 2001 | ITV at the Festivals | Presenter |
| 2001 | I Love the '90s | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Big Brother's Little Brother | Co-presenter with Dermot O'Leary |
| 2001 | I Love Christmas | |
| 2001–2002 | Liquid News | 4 episodes |
| 2002 | Blankety Blank | 1 episode |
| 2002 | 24 Heaven | |
| 2003 | RI: SE | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Pure 24 | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | 24: Access All Areas | Presenter |
| 2003 | Dreamspaces | Episode: "Dreamspace: Natalie Casey" |
| 2003 | The 100 Greatest Musicals | |
| 2003 | Hogmanay Live | |
| 2004 | HeadJam | 10 episodes |
| 2005 | Three's Outtakes | 1 episode |
| 2006 | The Last Laugh | 8 episodes |
| 2006 | The Law of the Playground | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Children in Need | Performer |
| 2007 | Life Without Lost | |
| 2008 | Two Pints: Series 7 Outtakes | |
| 2008 | Loose Women | 1 episode |
| 2008–2011 | Something for the Weekend | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Sound | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Two Pints: Fags, Lads and Kebabs | |
| 2009 | Hell's Kitchen | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Two Pints: The Love Triangle | |
| 2009 | Two Pints: Series 8 Outtakes | |
| 2010 | The Hairy Bikers' Cook Off | 1 episode |
| 2010–2013 | The Wright Stuff | 8 episodes |
| 2011 | Breakfast | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Two Pints: Series 9 Outtakes | |
| 2017 | Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief | 1 episode |
Film change
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Death in Venice | Younger Girl | Television film |
| 1999 | Brookside: Double Take! | Moria | |
| 2005 | Chopratown | Annie Deever | Television film |
| 2015 | The Real Mamils | Television film | |
| 2017 | Things I Know to Be True | Pip Price |
Radio change
| Year | Title | Station | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Birth Machine | BBC Radio 4 | Annie | 1 episode |
| 1994 | Doctors | BBC Radio 4 | Alison McKenna | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Chris Moyles | BBC Radio 4 | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Children's BBC in Lapland | Herself | Episode: "Generation X" | |
| 2003, 2007 | No Commitments: 3 | BBC Radio 4 | Paula | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | In Tune | BBC Radio 3 | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Andy Potter | BBC Radio Derby | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Bernie Keith | BBC Radio Northampton | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Phil Kennedy | BBC Radio Oxford | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Front Row | BBC Radio 4 | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Elaine Paige on Sunday | BBC Radio 2 | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Paula White | BBC Radio Stoke | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Stephen Bumfrey | BBC Radio Norfolk | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Woman's Hour | BBC Radio 4 | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Graham Norton | BBC Radio 2 | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Jo Good | BBC Radio London | Herself | 1 episode |
Television change
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–2000 | Hollyoaks | Carol Groves | Former; regular |
| 2001–2011 | Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps | Donna Henshaw (later Wilkinson) | 78 episodes |
| 2003 | Pure 24 | Studio Guest | Episode: "Episode #1.23" |
| 2009 | Missing | Gemma Winter | Episode: "Deeper Problems" |
| 2011 | Merry Windows | Billie | |
| 2012 | Dave Shakespeare | Diane | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2016 | Spot Bots | Tamgram | 26 episodes |
| 2022 | Agatha Raisin | Maggie Tubby | Episode: "A Spoonful of Poison" |
Theatre change
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Production |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Hobson's Choice | Vicki Hobson | Timothy Sheader | Watermill Theatre |
| 2006 | The Flint Street Nativity | Shepherd | Matthew Lloyd | Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool |
| 2007 | Fame | Serena Katz | Shaftesbury Theatre | |
| 2007 | Vagina Monologues | Woman 2 | Timothy Sheader | Palace Theatre, Manchester |
| 2008 | The Wedding Singer | Julia | Palace Theatre, Manchester/UK Tour | |
| 2008–2009 | Well | Lisa Kron | Eve Leigh | Apollo Theatre/Trafalger Studios |
| 2009 | Oklahoma | Ado Annie | John Doyle | Chichester Festival |
| 2010 | The Invisible Man | Millie | Ian Talbot | Chocolate Factory Productions |
| 2011 | Legally Blonde | Paulette Buonofonte | Jerry Mitchell | Sonia Friedman Productions |
| 2012 | Abigail's Party | Angela | Lindsay Posner | Chocolate Factory Productions/Royal Theatre, Bath/Wyndams |
| 2012 | 9 to 5 | Judy | Jerry Mitchell | Ambassadors Theatre Group/UK Tour |
| 2014 | Albion | Christine | Ria Parry | Bush Theatre |
| 2014–2015 | Sex and the Three Day Week | Angela, Holly | Serdar Bilis | Liverpool Playhouse |
| 2016 | Things I Know to Be True | Pip Price | Scott Graham | Frantic Assembly/Lyric Hammersmith/UK Tour |
| 2017 | Stepping Out | Sylvia | Maria Friedman | Vaudeville Theatre |
| 2019 | Valued Friends | Sherry | Michael Fentiman | Rose Theatre, Kingston |
| 2019 | Guys and Dolls | Miss Adelaide | Rob Hastie | Sheffield Crucible |
| 2020 | The Understudy | Henry Filloux-Bennett | Lawrence Batley Theatre | |
| 2022 | Rock / Paper / Scissors | Mel | Rob Hastie, Anthony Lau, Elin Schofield | Sheffield Crucible |
As narrator change
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Peculiar Pets | |
| 2010 | Changing Faces | |
| 2013–2014 | People Like Us | 10 episodes |
| 2014 | Ultimate Dealer | 15 episodes |
| 2014–present | Dinner Date | 242 episodes |
| 2015 | Britain's Favourite Abba Songs | |
| 2016 | Britain's Pushiest Parents | |
| 2016 | My Mum's Hotter Than Me | |
| 2016 | I'm a Gold-Digger and Proud | |
| 2018 | Gino's Win Your Wish List | 7 episodes |
| 2021 | Sugar Babies | |
| 2022–present | Cash in the Attic | 40 episodes |
Awards change
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Inside Soap Awards | Funniest Character | Hollyoaks | Nominated | [40] |
| 2013 | WhatsOnStage Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Play | Abigail's Party | Winner | [41][42] |
- Casey holds the Guinness World Records for the youngest ever recording artist in the UK.[43][44]
References change
- ↑ "Natalie Casey". Instagram. February 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Rock, Malcolm (28 May 2007). "20 Questions With… Natalie Casey". What's On Stage. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005: JAN 1969 10f 913 SALFORD – Barry Casey = Janice A Allen
- ↑ "Big Breakfast Natalie hungry for success" (PDF). Schudio. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fitzpatrick, Katie (13 October 2015). "Mack and Mabel star Anna-Jane Casey paid a visit to Coronation Street to meet her pal Antony Cotton". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ Walker-Cook, Anthony (17 August 2020). "Anna-Jane Casey: 'We're in mourning, but I'm from market-trader stock – I'll hustle'". The Stage. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ Anson, John (1 April 2023). "Anna-Jane Casey having a laugh with Gandalf in Mother Goose". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Humphreys, Jemma (2 February 2008). "Interview: Natalie Casey". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ Jones, Catherine (19 July 2013). "Natalie Casey clocks back in for 9 to 5". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ Chronicle, Evening (2 March 2008). "Ask: Natalie Casey". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ↑ "TV teen star lands new Holly contract". Newspapers.com. 1 November 1996. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "The teenage dream team". Evening Post. 27 April 1996. p. 17. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ↑ "BBC Three - Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Series 1, Fags, Shags and Kebabs". BBC. 26 February 2001. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "BBC Three - Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Series 9, This Is Your Life". BBC. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps is axed". BBC News. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "Natalie Casey". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ↑ Pearce, James (18 February 2008). "Natalie Casey for new BBLB Host [Hear me Out]". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ Molyneux, Jess (12 October 2023). "Where the cast of BBC's Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps are now". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 1/1/1984". Official Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "Natalie Casey". Discogs. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "Natalie Casey – Chick Chick Chicken". Discogs. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "BBC Three - Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Series 7, When Jonny Met Sharky". BBC. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ Holmwood, Leigh (14 January 2008). "Dancing on Ice skates off with honours". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "Natalie Casey". Creative Artists Management. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ↑ "Dinner Date". UKGameshows. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "Win Your Wish List". UKGameshows. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ↑ "Cash in the Attic - Channel 5". Digital Spy. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "Natalie Casey". IMDb. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "BBC - Comedy - Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps - Cast Interviews - Natalie Casey". BBC. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "BBC - Comedy - Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps - Cast Interviews - Natalie Casey". BBC. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ Doherty, Amanda (25 April 1999). "Partying nearly killed off my career in Brookside; TELEVISION HEARTTHROB JASON KAVANAGH WAS ALMOST; KICKED OUT OF ACTING COLLEGE FOR TOO MANY FUN FILLED LATE NIGHTS". The Free Library. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "Lager, laughs and love". Belfast Telegraph. 18 February 2001. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ Gould, Phil (24 March 2001). "Television: From mighty OAKS; Natalie Casey shares Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps with". The Free Library. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 Davidson, Laura (11 May 2008). "I'd rather choke than wed.. but; Natalie Casey loathes big days but said 'I do' to Wedding Singer". The Free Library. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ McCahill, Elaine (27 September 2014). "I really relished being hated by fans, says ex-soap star Jason". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "**EXCLUSIVE** Natalie Casey, Star of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps takes time off from". IMAGO. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "**EXCLUSIVE** Natalie Casey, Star of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps takes time off from". IMAGO. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "**EXCLUSIVE** Natalie Casey, Star of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps takes time off from". IMAGO. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ Mansell, Anna (11 October 2012). "Rawtenstall actress Natalie Casey to appear in 9 to 5 musical". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "Vote in the 1999 awards!". Inside Soap. No. 134. 21 August – 3 September 1999. p. 34.
- ↑ "Sweeney Todd, Sheridan Smith And Stephen Fry Big Winners At Whatsonstage.com Awards". HuffPost UK. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ↑ "2013 Results - 16th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards". WhatsOnStage Awards. 20 January 2016. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ↑ "Natalie's rom-com magic". Manchester Evening News. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ↑ "Natalie Casey talks comedy and theatre". Surrey Live. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2024.