English actress (1983– )

Natalie Ann C*idy (born 13 May 1983) is an English actress. She has played Sonia Fowler in EastEnders since 1993, appeared in the BBC Two sitcom-horror Psychoville and was a contestant on the seventh series of Strictly Come Dancing and the ninth series of Celebrity Big Brother.

Contents

• 1 Career
  • 1.1 Strictly Come Dancing
• 2 Personal life
• 3 Filmography
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Career

As a child, C*idy attended the Anna Scher Theatre. She joined the cast of EastEnders in 1993, playing Sonia Jackson. In 2006, C*idy played a rival to Lauren Cooper in an episode of The Catherine Tate Show screened on BBC Two. On 9 April 2006, the BBC announced C*idy's departure from EastEnders with her final scenes being screened in February 2007. She then concentrated on work in the theatre, appearing in extensive UK tours of The * Monologues, Bedroom Farce and Gertrude's Secret opposite Prunella Scales and a run of The Cherry Orchard at the Chichester Festival Theatre opposite Diana Rigg.

Towards the end of 2007, C*idy made headlines after losing a lot of weight, and released a fitness DVD en*led Natalie C*idy's Then and Now Workout. In 2008, she appeared in the do*entary Natalie C*idy's Diet Secrets for BBC Three. In 2008 she appeared as a regular panellist on The Wright Stuff on Five. Later that year, C*idy gained press coverage for giving up her diet and regaining considerable weight. In 2009, C*idy was seen in a supporting role in the BBC Two comedy TV series Psychoville, alongside Dawn French and Eileen Atkins. The first episode was aired in June 2009. She also provided the voice-over for BBC Three's Underage and Pregnant.

On 25 October 2009, it was announced that C*idy would reprise her role as Sonia in EastEnders in 2010 with her on screen family Lindsey Coulson who played Carol Jackson, Dean Gaffney who played Robbie Jackson and Devon Anderson as Billie Jackson. The Jackson family were reunited with Patsy Palmer who rejoined the soap in 2008 as Bianca Jackson. C*idy appeared in a small number of episodes between 8 and 18 February 2010. In 2010, E4 announced that Natalie C*idy would be starring in her own reality TV show, Natalie C*idy: Becoming Mum. On 17 December 2010, it was announced that C*idy would reprise her EastEnders role in 2011 for a single episode. On 5 January 2012, C*idy entered Celebrity Big Brother and became the fifth evictee.

In 2012, comedy show Very Important People on Channel 4, featured a spoof reality show segment en*led "Natalie C*idy Is Doing This Now", which shows its subject engaged in various menial and humorous situations, for example hosing out bins, sorting through old pens, and taking her spare change to Coinstar. Prior to returning to EastEnders, C*idy was the host of The Health Lottery; a compe*ion broadcast on Channel 5. In 2014, it was announced that C*idy had decided to make a permanent return to EastEnders, and with the exception of her maternity leave from 2016 to 2017, she has appeared regularly since.

In August 2020, C*idy appeared in the BBC comedy series Mandy.

Strictly Come Dancing

In 2009, C*idy signed up for a series of Strictly Come Dancing, beginning in October. Her professional partner was Vincent Simone and she was voted off the compe*ion in fifth place on 28 November 2009.

Personal life

Between 2009 and 2013, C*idy was in an on-off relationship with Adam Cottrell, a transport manager from Bristol. They have a daughter together. In 2011, Cottrell was sentenced to 120 hours of unpaid work for attacking C*idy at their home in Hertfordshire. He had earlier pleaded guilty to *ault and criminal damage when he appeared at East Hertfordshire Magistrates' Court. Cottrell was also given a restraining order banning him from contacting the actress for two years. They reunited and became engaged, after C*idy handed Cottrell a "sober up or leave" ultimatum, but they split permanently in 2013.

Since 2014, C*idy has been in a relationship with cameraman Marc Humphreys. In October 2015, it was announced that the couple were engaged and a few months later on 13 February 2016, C*idy revealed she was pregnant with her second child. She gave birth to a daughter in August 2016.

In January 2019 it was announced that she would be running the London Marathon with some of her EastEnders co-stars for a Dementia campaign in honour of Barbara Windsor.

Filmography

References

External links

• Natalie C*idy at IMDb