Amy Diamond (model) explained

Amy Diamond
Birth Date:8 February 1988
Birth Place:Widnes, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Occupation:Model, actress, singer

Amy Diamond (born 8 February 1988) is an English actress, singer, former glamour model, and Page 3 girl.

Early life

Diamond was born in Widnes, Cheshire.[1] She currently lives in London. Diamond studied at St Peter and St Paul's Catholic High School and then went on to study performing arts at The Hammond School, Chester.[2] [3]

Career

As a glamour model, Diamond has posed for British lads' mags such as Nuts[4] and Loaded[5] as well as tabloid newspaper The Sun. Diamond has also modelled as part of promotional work for brands such as Ann Summers.[6] In 2009, she posed outside the British Houses of Parliament painted with the colours of the European flag as part of a publicity stunt for Libertas.[7]

In 2010, Diamond took part in the BBC talent-search Over the Rainbow, which aimed to find an actress to play Dorothy in an upcoming production of The Wizard of Oz. Diamond made it through to become one of the top eleven finalists in the competition. In the first week of live performances for the public vote, she sang a rendition of Fergie's "Big Girls Don't Cry" but was eliminated after the vote and Andrew Lloyd Webber's decision.[8] [9] Diamond also took part in a group performance of Love Machine by Girls Aloud with contestants Bronte Barbe, Emilie Fleming, and Jessica Robinson[8] [10] and in the final show, performed with the former eight Dorothys in a group performance of Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down by Alicia Keys.

Later, in 2010, Diamond was cast as "Janet" in a production of the musical The Drowsy Chaperone at Upstairs at The Gatehouse.[11]

She has danced on cruise ships, and she also had a small part in the BBC One series Hustle.[8]

Diamond currently works as a professional singer.[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mum of Amy Diamond of Widnes urges town to back her in BBC Andrew Lloyd Webber Wizard of Oz show . Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News . 1 April 2010 . 3 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727024010/http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynews.co.uk/runcorn-widnes-news/runcorn-widnes-local-news/2010/04/01/mum-of-amy-diamond-of-widnes-urges-town-to-back-her-in-bbc-andrew-lloyd-webber-wizard-of-oz-show-55368-26148311/ . 27 July 2011 .
  2. Web site: Please vote for my daughter, Amy Diamond, pleads mum, Margaret. Runcorn and Widnes World. 31 March 2010. 3 November 2010.
  3. News: Over The Rainbow contestant Amy Diamond - and Dorothy. BBC. 2 April 2010. 3 November 2010.
  4. Web site: Amy Diamond Topless in Nuts Magazine . CelebMinute.com . 8 September 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100823232611/http://www.celebminute.com/amy-diamond-topless-in-nuts-magazine . 23 August 2010 .
  5. Web site: The Bosh. Sexycelebritygossip.com. 17 April 2013. 30 August 2013.
  6. Web site: Amy Diamond Pictures - Ann Summers Flagship Store. Zimbio. 29 August 2008. 30 August 2013.
  7. Web site: Who moved my news?. Daylife. 23 August 2012. 30 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120318075136/http://www.daylife.com/photo/0fH05A88d62s9. 18 March 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Amy. BBC. 7 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100929082443/http://www.bbc.co.uk/dorothy/dorothys/amydiamond.shtml . 29 September 2010. live.
  9. Web site: Amy's Performance - Over the Rainbow - Episode 3. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/ZsbvGoBP-H8 . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube. 3 April 2010. 12 September 2010.
  10. Web site: Mission Accomplished - Over the Rainbow - Episode 4. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/EW5vFlgPBAo . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube. 4 April 2010. 18 September 2010.
  11. Web site: Siobhan McCarthy to Star in Gatehouse's DROWSY CHAPERONE; Full Cast Announced. BroadwayWorld.com. 1 September 2010. 7 September 2010.
  12. Web site: Home . amydiamond.net.

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