Celeste Dring Explained

Celeste Dring
Birth Place:Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2015–present

Celeste Dring is an English comedy writer and actress, best known for her roles as Lauren Richards in the BBC TV series Wanderlust and as Princess Eugenie in Channel 4's The Windsors.

Early life

Celeste Dring is from Wolverhampton, England. She studied English at the University of Cambridge and graduated in July 2010.[1] Dring started her career as a dance director at the Central Youth Theatre, Wolverhampton.[2]

Comedy career

Dring started working with Freya Parker and Ed Kiely in the fringe theatre trio Lebensmüde. The trio performed at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival.[3] After Kiely left, Dring and Parker continued as a duo under the name Lazy Susan,[4] earning a nomination for the comedy newcomer award at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[5] In 2016, Dring landed a main role as Princess Eugenie in Channel 4's The Windsors alongside actress Ellie White, who plays her royal sister Princess Beatrice.[6] Dring has stated that she based her character on the stars of Made in Chelsea rather than the real-life Princess Eugenie.[7]

Dring appeared as Kayleigh Hudson, a regular character in the BBC3 comedy series This Country in 2018.[8] She also appeared as Laura in BBC's Wanderlust the same year.[9]

As a voice actor Dring had a speaking role in BBC Radio 4's Sketchorama (2015)[10] and Newsjack (2017).[11]

In 2022 she appeared in a reboot of Lazy Susan on BBC Three with her long-term comedy partner Freya Parker for four 14-minute episodes.[12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Smell InvestigatorsPete Lazarusshort film
2021 Last Night in SohoShop Assistant
2022 CyranoTheatre ladyUncredited

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 JoshLily1 episode
2015SunTrapBarmaid Zorro1 episode
2016 Morgana Robinson's The AgencySauce Scientist2 episodes
2016 Year FriendsSuzie the chef1 episode
2018 WanderlustLaura Richards5 episodes
2019Down from LondonCam1 episode
2019 LadhoodPenelope1 episode
2019 Lazy Susanvarious charactersPilot
2019AbsentiaLiza Tutee1 episode
2017–2020This CountryKayleigh Hudson4 episodes
2016–2020The WindsorsPrincess Eugenie20 episodes
2021The Green & Pleasant GuidePresenter4 episodes
2022Lazy Susanvarious characters4 episodes
2022The WitchfinderGoodwife Griffin1 episode[13]

Radio

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 SketchoramaLazy SusanBBC Radio 4
2017 NewsjackherselfBBC Radio 4

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: After Hurtwood - Celeste Dring: writer, comic, actress, and all-round top human bean. musehurtwood.com. 24 December 2022.
  2. News: Youth theatre must find new home or face closure. Express & Star. Mark. Andrews. Wolverhampton. 8 June 2019. 8 February 2022.
  3. Web site: 'I check her catsuit for wet patches!' The funny, freaky world of comedy duos. The Guardian. Chris. Wiegand. 20 November 2018. 8 February 2022.
  4. Web site: Introducing two rising comedy stars of Lazy Susan. Made in Atlantis. 4 January 2020. 8 February 2022.
  5. Web site: Interview: Lazy Susan. The Wee Review. Robert. Peacock. 28 July 2015. 8 February 2022.
  6. Web site: CELESTE DRING INTERVIEW. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200125053336/http://tellybinge.co.uk/interviews/celeste-dring-interview. Telly Binge. Steven. Broadbent. 27 August 2017. 25 January 2020.
  7. Web site: Onion Talking: Ellie White & Celeste Dring on The Windsors. The Velvet Onion. 10 July 2017. 8 January 2022.
  8. Web site: How are the cast of This Country related?. Radio Times. Sarah. Doran. 10 October 2018. 8 February 2022.
  9. Web site: Wanderlust writer Nick Payne: 'Lots of people are quite angry about the dialogue'. Culture Whisper. Euan. Franklin. 2 October 2018. 8 February 2022.
  10. News: Radio 4's Sketchorama returns with a new host. Chortle. 20 May 2015. 8 February 2022.
  11. Web site: Newsjack Series 16 episode 2. BBC Radio 4 Extra. 5 February 2017.
  12. Web site: Lazy Susan: 'We'd love young women to like it and maybe be inspired'. BBC Three. Anya. Ryan. 10 February 2022. 12 February 2022.
  13. Web site: The Witchfinder series 1 episode 1. BBC iPlayer. 8 March 2022. 9 March 2022.