Career Danniella Westbrook




1 career

1.1 career
1.2 eastenders
1.3 other work





career
early career

westbrook started off modelling @ age of 7 supermarket asda. went on launch next s children s fashionware, became face of highstreet store tammy girl , took part in weetabix campaign , featured in advertisements opel cars , coca-cola. later did modelling alongside younger brother jay. progressed acting, appearing child thief in melvyn bragg s london programme , west end production of joseph , amazing technicolor dreamcoat. appeared in video song invisible man queen , had minor role in grange hill. @ age of eleven appeared in bbc soap opera eastenders, roller skating across soap s setting of albert square. @ time local paper published picture punchline knows, 1 day may show s star! .


eastenders

at age of 16, westbrook put forward bigger role in eastenders, sam mitchell (the younger sister of phil , grant). audition successful , first appearance on eastenders aired in july 1990. despite featuring in prominent storylines, westbrook decided leave soap in 1993 take role. in 1995, producers @ eastenders asked soap second time. however, westbrook regularly using cocaine , began affect work. due off-screen antics , poor , tardy attendance on set, producers of eastenders terminated contract , written out of soap again in 1996.


in 1999, eastenders producers decided reintroduce character of sam mitchell. although considered recasting role actress, , despite past problems, decided give danniella chance , asked third time. during time away, danniella s excessive use of cocaine had eroded away nasal septum. hide audience, danniella filmed in ways keep septum hidden view. however, danniella s drug taking continued , in 2000, asked leave eastenders again. in 2001, character of sam mitchell reintroduced again, due danniella s continuing problems, producers decided recast. kim medcalf became second actress play sam mitchell, appearing 29 january 2002 until 17 november 2005.


in april 2009, media confirmed eastenders bosses reintroducing character of sam mitchell, , danniella westbrook reprising role, not kim medcalf. producers reportedly opted westbrook return on medcalf because of established on-screen chemistry actors sid owen (who played sam s former husband ricky butcher in 1990s) , patsy palmer (who played ricky s second wife bianca jackson). westbrook returned screens in september 2009 2 temporary stints, departing once again on 21 september 2010. westbrook reprised role sam 4 episodes airing between 30 june , 8 july 2016.


other work

a week after initial exit eastenders, in 1993, westbrook landed part of dawn in itv show frank stubbs promotes, had second series in 1994. played part in dave stewart s short film directorial debut, entertaining mr. simpson. film shown @ various film festivals around world, including cannes.


in 2003, westbrook contestant in second series of british itv reality television show m celebrity...get me out of here!. despite being popular candidate winning, found environment traumatic, saying missed children , wasn t psychologically prepared hardship of jungle life. quit show before being voted off.


in 2006, westbrook appeared on reality tv special of weakest link lost in head-to-head final round. still, won £5,025 after martin offiah decided split winnings, donated charity.


westbrook reportedly offered role of natalie buxton in itv prison series bad girls, declined because of nose rebuilding operation. dannielle brent went on play natalie buxton. westbrook turned down small role in footballers wives , role of money grabber suzie samson in itv soap opera crossroads. emma noble went on portray suzie samson.


westbrook has openly had several breast enhancements—co-presented cosmetic surgery live alongside vanessa feltz. danniella has presented , starred in series of fitness dvds. has appeared in reality series m famous , frightened! , haunted, television comedy sketch show bo selecta. in addition, presented derek acorah s ghost towns derek acorah on livingtv.


westbrook has featured in several documentaries, including interview british journalist martin bashir tonight trevor mcdonald show , danniella westbrook: nose , me channel 4. in april 2006, danniella released autobiography entitled other side of nowhere, gives depiction of struggles cocaine.


danniella competed in fifth series of dancing on ice , partnered newcomer professional matthew gonzalez in 2010. eliminated show in semi-finals, placing fourth overall. appeared in channel 4 teen soap opera hollyoaks in between 2012 , 2013 instalment of storyline, saw westbrook s character trudy ryan hire jacqui mcqueen (claire cooper) , theresa mcqueen (jorgie porter). in 2014, appeared in vigilante film mob handed . due reprise role trudy on hollyoaks in 2015, cancelled representative hollyoaks claiming breached contract .


in january 2016, entered celebrity big brother house take part in seventeenth series. on 5 february, westbrook reached final , finished in fifth place. since appearance on celebrity big brother has appeared on loose women , morning. in december 2016, began djing.








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