Jodi Albert

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Jodi Albert
Kian Egan and Jodi Albert.jpg
Albert with husband Kian Egan
Background information
Birth name Jodi Mary Albert
Born (1983-07-22) 22 July 1983 (age 40)
Chingford, London, England
Genres
Occupation(s) Singer, actress
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1998–present
Labels
Associated acts

Jodi Mary Albert (born 22 July 1983) is an English actress and singer, best known for playing Debbie Dean in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, and as a member of short-lived British girl group Girl Thing and Irish girl group Wonderland. In December 2013, it was announced that Girl Thing would be reuniting for the second series of The Big Reunion.

Early life

Albert attended the independent fee-paying Sylvia Young Theatre School,[1] and shared lessons with Lee Ryan, Matt Willis, Billie Piper and Amy Winehouse. At the age of ten, she played the part of Young Cosette in Les Misérables at London's Palace Theatre.

Career

After leaving school she was in the short-lived British girl band Girl Thing,[1] that had a top ten hit in the United Kingdom in 2000 with the song Last One Standing.

In 2002 she joined the cast of the soap opera Hollyoaks on Channel 4, playing Debbie Dean. She left in 2005, but returned for guest appearances in 2005 and 2006. In 2005, Albert won the British Soap Award for Sexiest female for her role in Hollyoaks.

After leaving Hollyoaks, Albert appeared in the reality television series California Dreaming, in a bid to make it in Hollywood, leaving the series before its conclusion. Since then she has appeared in: Five sitcom Respectable; Casualty and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries for the BBC; and the British film Popcorn, opposite ex-EastEnders star Jack Ryder.

In 2008 Albert became part of the Irish-based girlgroup Wonderland, formed through auditions arranged by her husband, Kian Egan, in partnership with music manager Louis Walsh.

Albert has posed for numerous photoshoots for several men's magazines including Maxim and FHM. She is featured in Maxim's 'Girls of Maxim' gallery,[2] also being named three times in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list: #93 in 2003;[3] #73 in 2004;[4] and #65 in 2005.[5]

Personal life

Albert married Kian Egan, a member of the Irish boy band Westlife, on 9 May 2009, in Barbados.[6] [7] On 31 July 2011 the couple announced they were expecting their first baby. The birth of their son, Koa, was announced on 20 December 2011 through Westlife's official Facebook page.[8] In November 2014, it was announced that they are expecting their second child.[9] In February 2015 her mother Eileen died after suffering from cancer for eight years. On 21 May 2015 Albert gave birth to her second child, a son named Zekey. [10]

Credits

Songwriting

  • "Air Brush"[11]
  • "Believe"[12]
  • "Bounce"[11]
  • "Don't Look Down"[12]
  • "Getting Mad Not Even"[13]
  • "Girl Thing"[12]
  • "Girlfriend"[12]
  • "If That's What It Takes"[12]
  • "Last Goodbye"[11]
  • "Last One Standing"[11]
  • "Like Ya Like It"[13]
  • "Not a Love Song"[11]
  • "Signs"[12]
  • "That's The Way We Do It"[11]
  • "Time Has Run Out"[12]
  • "One For The Summer"[12]

Demo

  • "La Dolce Vita"
  • "La Dolce Vita"

Cameo appearance

References

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  8. ↑ Westlife on Facebook
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External links

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