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Daisy Wood-Davis is a British singer and actress. She has appeared in several stage productions, including Dreamboats and Petticoats as Laura and The Rocky Horror Show as Janet Weiss. From 2014 to 2018, she played the role of Kim Butterfield in Hollyoaks. In 2019, she recurred as Phoebe Palmer in Holby City. Early life Wood-Davis grew up in Petts Wood, and attended Crofton School and later Darrick Wood School. She trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. Career While she was at Italia Conti, Wood-Davis saw an advertisement for open auditions for Bill Kenwright's production of Dreamboats and Petticoats. She attended the audition and was given the lead role of Laura. She stated, "I had my West End debut as a lead part at the age of 18. It was unbelievable, it was all my dreams and more. It was amazing." Wood-Davis also toured with the production, and featured on a cast album, which has sold over 60,000 copies. Wood-Davis later signed a record deal with Universal Music. She also played Janet Weiss in the European tour of the musical The Rocky Horror Show. In November 2012, Wood-Davis appeared in one episode of BBC soap opera EastEnders as Tansy Meadow, the sister of established character Poppy Meadow (Rachel Bright). She also appears as Tansy in a 15-minute spin-off episode called "All I Want for Christmas". From 2014 to 2018, she played the role of Kim Butterfield in Hollyoaks, the sister of Lindsey Butterfield (Sophie Austin). Following her departure from Hollyoaks, Wood-Davis made a guest appearance as Phoebe Palmer in Holby City. She later returned to film further appearances, which aired in late 2019. In 2019, she played the role of Sheila in Hair the Musical, in Glasgow and Edinburgh. In November 2019, it was announced that Wood-Davis would play singer-songwriter Carole King in the UK and Ireland touring production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical in 2020. Personal life Wood-Davis announced her engagement to her Hollyoaks co-star Luke Jerdy in August 2019. In May 2021, Wood-Davis and Jerdy announced that they were expecting their first child together, and their son was born on 28 September 2021. On 18 June 2022, Jerdy and Wood-Davis married. References External links Daisy Wood-Davis at IMDb . Discover the Daisy Wood popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Daisy Wood books.

Best Seller Daisy Wood Books of 2024

  • Keep Smiling Through synopsis, comments

    Keep Smiling Through

    Ellie Dean

    THE THIRD CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEANJune 1940. Rita Smith swore she would never lose heart . . .Despite losing her mother at a young age and he...

  • All My Tomorrows synopsis, comments

    All My Tomorrows

    Ellie Dean

    THE SIXTH CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEANIt was a time of friendship, family, love and loss . . .In defending herself against her brutal husband, ei...

  • Sweet Memories of You synopsis, comments

    Sweet Memories of You

    Ellie Dean

    THE TENTH CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEAN‘I’m not working on a factory floor or digging for victory, but in my own small way I do what I can for tho...

  • Our Yanks synopsis, comments

    Our Yanks

    Margaret Mayhew

    Perfect for fans of Donna Douglas, Rosie Clarke and Katie Flynn, a heartwarming saga set during World War II from bestselling author Margaret Mayhew.READERS ARE LOVING OUR YANKS!"O...

  • Those In Peril synopsis, comments

    Those In Peril

    Margaret Mayhew

    A powerful and emotional saga set in World War Two, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn, Fiona Valpy and Kristin Hannah.READERS ARE LOVING THOSE IN PERIL!"A feel good, love story that ...

  • A Lancashire Lass synopsis, comments

    A Lancashire Lass

    Libby Ashworth

    THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE INSPIRATIONAL MILL TOWN LASSES SERIES. Perfect for fans of Val Wood and Catherine Cookson.Lancashire, 1832Maids Hannah and Mary find themselves with no jobs...

  • The Boat Girls synopsis, comments

    The Boat Girls

    Margaret Mayhew

    Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Donna Douglas, a saga full of the romance and drama of World War II from bestselling author Margaret Mayhew.READERS ARE LOVING THE BOAT GIRLS! "...

  • The Cotton Spinner synopsis, comments

    The Cotton Spinner

    Libby Ashworth

    The rise of the mills is about to change everything . . .If you love Catherine Cookson and Val Wood, you will love this brand new series set in the mill town of Blackburn, Lancashi...

  • As the Sun Breaks Through synopsis, comments

    As the Sun Breaks Through

    Ellie Dean

    THE FIFTEENTH CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEANCliffehaven, June 1944As the planes continue to circle over Cliffehaven, Peggy Reilly’s sister Doris mu...

  • A Nightingale Christmas Promise synopsis, comments

    A Nightingale Christmas Promise

    Donna Douglas

    For the first time, a Nightingale nurses novel set during the First World War. Follow the senior staff as they overcome the trials of their training years. From Sunday Times top te...

  • With Hope and Love synopsis, comments

    With Hope and Love

    Ellie Dean

    THE SEVENTEENTH CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEAN. Cliffehaven, 1945The war in Europe is over, but for Peggy Reilly and the residents of Beach View Bo...

  • The Other Side Of Paradise synopsis, comments

    The Other Side Of Paradise

    Margaret Mayhew

    Fans of Katie Flynn, Rosamunde Pilcher and Dinah Jeffries will love this emotional and sweeping wartime romance set in Singapore from bestselling author Margaret Mayhew.READERS ARE...

  • A Nightingale Christmas Wish synopsis, comments

    A Nightingale Christmas Wish

    Donna Douglas

    As Christmas 1938 approaches, the staff at the Nightingale Hospital have their own wishes for the festive season. Ward sister Frannie Wallace is hoping she won’t have to live throu...

  • Far From Home synopsis, comments

    Far From Home

    Ellie Dean

    THE SECOND CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEANIt is 1940 and Staff Nurse Polly Brown has been granted a posting at Cliffehaven Memorial Hospital on the ...

  • Orphan Girl synopsis, comments

    Orphan Girl

    Maggie Hope

    She's no more than an unpaid servant...Lorinda is only a child when tragedy deprives her of her true family and, sent to live with her aunt in her boarding house, she grows up desp...

  • The Little Ship synopsis, comments

    The Little Ship

    Margaret Mayhew

    From bestselling author Margaret Mayhew, an emotional and gripping wartime saga, full of the tension and adventure of World War Two. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn, Donna Douglas ...

  • The Girls in Blue synopsis, comments

    The Girls in Blue

    Lily Baxter

    When her home is destroyed in a bombing raid over London, Miranda Beddoes is forced to take refuge with her grandparents down on the Dorset coast. With both her parents doing their...

  • Down Daisy Street synopsis, comments

    Down Daisy Street

    Katie Flynn

    Liverpool, 1935. Kathy Kelling is coming home to Daisy Street from her first day at the High School, longing to tell her friend, Jane, all about it. Then her brother, Billy, has a ...

  • Sealed With a Loving Kiss synopsis, comments

    Sealed With a Loving Kiss

    Ellie Dean

    THE NINTH CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEANAfter the death of her parents in a bombing raid, Mary Jones discovers a secret in the pages of father’s di...

  • Nightingales at War synopsis, comments

    Nightingales at War

    Donna Douglas

    As the war takes its toll, the Nightingale nurses must do their bit for king and country…Dora is the devoted mother of twin babies but, determined to help the war effort, she goes ...

  • The Nightingale Sisters synopsis, comments

    The Nightingale Sisters

    Donna Douglas

    To the student nurses at The Nightingale hospital, the ward sisters are heartless and frightening, with impossibly high standards. But the sisters have troubles of their own... Vi...

  • The Air Raid Girls at Christmas synopsis, comments

    The Air Raid Girls at Christmas

    Jenny Holmes

    The second book in the Air Raid Girls series a wonderful new Christmas story of friendship, love and duty in wartime, perfect for fans of Elaine Everest and Rosie Hendry.Don't mis...

  • The Crew synopsis, comments

    The Crew

    Margaret Mayhew

    Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Donna Douglas, a saga full of the heartwrenching emotion and drama of World War II from bestselling author Margaret Mayhew.READERS ARE LOVING TH...

  • On a Turning Tide synopsis, comments

    On a Turning Tide

    Ellie Dean

    PREORDER NOW:THE SIXTEENTH CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEANCliffehaven, October 1944 As the Allied troops draw closer to victory, life at Beach View ...

  • Where the Heart Lies synopsis, comments

    Where the Heart Lies

    Ellie Dean

    THE FOURTH CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEANFebruary 1941. Can love survive in a time of war? Julie Harris is working in London’s East End as a midwif...

  • Homecoming synopsis, comments

    Homecoming

    Ellie Dean

    THE EIGHTEENTH CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEANPeace has finally been declared in the Far East, but for those living at Beach View Boarding House, th...

  • The Waiting Hours synopsis, comments

    The Waiting Hours

    Ellie Dean

    THE NEW CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEAN'The Waiting Hours is a gem of a book, which will touch readers' hearts. Ellie Dean effortlessly evokes a sen...

  • Always in my Heart synopsis, comments

    Always in my Heart

    Ellie Dean

    THE FIFTH CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEANUnited by love, separated by war . . .As the Japanese begin their assault on Singapore, Sarah Fuller is for...

  • The Nightingale Girls synopsis, comments

    The Nightingale Girls

    Donna Douglas

    Three very different girls sign up as student nurses in 1936, while England is still mourning the death of George V. Dora is a tough East Ender, driven by ambition, but also desper...

  • District Nurse on Call synopsis, comments

    District Nurse on Call

    Donna Douglas

    THE BRAND NEW BOOK BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR DONNA DOUGLASHer second book in The Nurses of Steeple Street series The Nightingale Christmas Show is available to PREORDER N...

  • The Nurses of Steeple Street synopsis, comments

    The Nurses of Steeple Street

    Donna Douglas

    FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE NIGHTINGALE SERIES COMES THE FIRST BOOK IN DONNA DOUGLAS' NEW NURSES OF STEEPLE STREET SERIES.Welcome to the district nurses...

  • The Pathfinder synopsis, comments

    The Pathfinder

    Margaret Mayhew

    Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn, Fiona Valpy and Kristin Hannah, a powerful and moving saga set in the aftermath of World War II from bestselling author Margaret Mayhew. READERS AR...

  • Bluebirds synopsis, comments

    Bluebirds

    Margaret Mayhew

    From bestselling author Margaret Mayhew, a gripping wartime pageturner, full of the tension, emotion and adventure of World War II. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn, Donna Douglas a...

  • A Family Secret synopsis, comments

    A Family Secret

    Libby Ashworth

    The brand new novel from Libby Ashworth, set in the mill towns of Lancashire. Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Val Wood.'The doyen of the Northern saga, Catherine Cookson, would...

  • Some Lucky Day synopsis, comments

    Some Lucky Day

    Ellie Dean

    THE SEVENTH CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEANMay 1942. War can bring hope as well s heart ache . . . Kitty Pargeter loves the life she’s leading as a ...

  • A Nightingale Christmas Carol synopsis, comments

    A Nightingale Christmas Carol

    Donna Douglas

    All that Dora Riley wants is her husband home safe for Christmas… The Nightingale Hospital, London, 1944: With her husband Nick away fighting, Dora struggles to keep the home fires...

  • Farthing Wood Collection 1 synopsis, comments

    Farthing Wood Collection 1

    Colin Dann

    The first two stories about the Animals of Farthing Wood have been brought together in one, value for money bindup. In the prequel to The Animals of Farthing Wood, THE ADVENTURE BE...

  • Spitfire Girl synopsis, comments

    Spitfire Girl

    Lily Baxter

    1940. The height of the Blitz.In London, eighteenyearold Susan Banks longs to do her duty in the war. Her secret ambition is to learn to fly to serve her country and realise her d...

  • Half a Sixpence synopsis, comments

    Half a Sixpence

    Evie Grace

    THE FIRST SAGA IN EVIE GRACE'S MAIDS OF KENT TRILOGY.'An intriguing tale of family relationships and of finding love a second time around . . . I’ll be sure to look out for the nex...

  • With a Kiss and a Prayer synopsis, comments

    With a Kiss and a Prayer

    Ellie Dean

    THE FOURTEENTH CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEANCliffehaven, May 1944 The tension is rising for Peggy Reilly and the inhabitants of Cliffehaven as the...

  • More Than Love synopsis, comments

    More Than Love

    Natasha Gregson Wagner

    The “graceful, loving,” (The New York Times Book Review), neverbeforetold story of Hollywood icon Natalie Wood’s glamorous life, sudden death, and lasting legacy, written by her da...