Hayley Tamaddon

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Hayley Tamaddon
Hayley Tamaddon
Born	January 24, 1977 (1977-01-24) (age 31) Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Hayley Tamaddon (born 24th January 1977, Blackpool, England),^[1] is an English-Iranian actress who is most notable for portraying Delilah Dingle in ITV's Emmerdale.

1 Professional Life
2 Personal life
3 Quotes
4 Songs performed on Soapstar Superstar
5 Notes
6 External links

[edit] Professional Life

[edit] Stage

Tamaddon went to Montgomery High School Bispham, Blackpool.^[2] and trained at Laine Theatre Arts.^{[citation needed]} She has appeared in numerous theatre roles including Frenchie in Grease and Diana Morales in A Chorus Line. She has also appeared in Boogie Nights, Mamma Mia! and Fame. She played Janet in the 2007 United Kingdom tour of The Rocky Horror Show.^[1] Hayley has also appeared in pantomime including Aladdin and Snow White. In December 2007 she played the Fairy godmother in Cinderella at the Lyceum Theatre in Sheffield.

[edit] Television

Tamaddon was written out of Emmerdale in the summer of 2007 when series producer, Kathleen Beedles decided not to renew her contract but promised not to kill off the character of Del Dingle – leaving the door open for a possible return at some point in the future. She has also appeared in The Royal, Where The Heart Is^[1] and Ghosthunting with the Dingles.

She was a runner-up in ITV's Soapstar Superstar which led to her singing with Michael Ball at the Opera House in Blackpool in March 2007 during his tour.^[3] For finishing second she raised £25,000 for Brian House Childrens Hospice in Bispham. ^[4] She has also appeared as Lulu on Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes.^[1] She has also appeared on Loose Women and This Morning.

In March and April 2007 Tamaddon appeared in Soapstar Superchef on ITV. She and her team-mate Mathew Bose, who co-stars with her as Paul Lambert, in Emmerdale, were crowned winners of the show on 13 April. She has also appeared in the BBC childresn show, Hider in the House and played the role of a nurse in The Royal Today a datime soap opera which first aired on 7 January 2008 on ITV.

Tamaddon appeared on week 18 of the children's television show, Hider in the House on 4 May 2008, which was filmed at a family household in Wortley, West Yorkshire. She was busted on challenge seven but said "Personally I think I have been one of the best hiders ever and its been really good fun." ^[5]

Other Emmerdale actresses from the Fylde Coast include, Jenna-Louise Coleman who plays Jasmine Thomas, Kelsey-Beth Crossley who plays Scarlett Nicholls and Raine Davison - who played Eve Birch.

[edit] Film

Tamaddon appeared in a short film in June 2008 promoting road safety to young people in Cheshire. The film was made in conjunction with the Cheshire Constabulary and the Cheshire Safer Roads Partnership.^[6]

[edit] Personal life

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Tamaddon is engaged to her boyfriend Darren. She was born to an Iranian father and English mother.

[edit] Quotes

"If I think really far back, it’s probably when I was about six or seven, and I had to sing If They Could See Me Now with this little dress on and a feather boa on stage in a little dance concert. It was at my dance school, and I probably sounded like Bonnie Langford did when she was a child, just this big, big, massive voice coming out of these tiny little teeth. So nothing has changed "
"See, I love Christina and if I could sing like her… I don’t think I really sound like anyone. I’d love to sound like Christina or Beverley Knight, She’s just a diva."
"I love 70s disco and I like all the old soul classics. I like Beverley Knight, her album. Love her. Who else do I like? Christina Aguilera. Absolute legend that girl is."