Deirdre Kelly Explained

Deirdre "Dee" Kelly (born 1971),^[1] also known as White Dee, is a British TV personality and actor. In 2014 and 2015 she appeared in the TV documentary series Benefits Street,^{[2] [3]} and in 2014 she took part in Celebrity Big Brother.^[4] She plays Liz in the 2019 film Ray & Liz, directed by Richard Billingham.^[5]

In 2014, Kelly spoke at a Policy Exchange fringe meeting at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

Films

• Ray (2015) – single-screen video artwork, she plays "Liz"
• Ray & Liz (2018) – feature film, as "Liz"^{[11] [12]}

Television

• Benefits Street^{[13] [14] [15] [16]}
• Celebrity Big Brother (British series 14)^{[17] [18]}
• White Dee: What's the Fuss About? (2015) – documentary
• When Reality TV Goes Horribly Wrong (2017) – documentary

External links

• • • • Ray & Liz (2018) trailer
• Ray (2015) Trailer

Notes and References

1. News: 2018-09-06. Celebrity Big Brother 2014: White Dee aka Deirdre Kelly. Radio Times.
2. Web site: Decca. Aitkenhead. 2018-09-06. Deirdre Kelly, AKA White Dee: 'I would never watch a show called Benefits Street'. 7 March 2014. The Guardian.
3. News: Matthew. Holehouse. 2018-09-06. Benefits Street: White Dee is a Labour voter. 22 January 2014. 0307-1235. The Daily Telegraph.
4. News: 2018-09-06. Celebrity Big Brother 2014 line-up: Meet White Dee, who you might know. The Independent.
5. Web site: Tim. Adams. 2018-09-06. Mr and Mrs Billingham and Frosty Jack’s. 13 March 2016. The Guardian.
6. News: 2018-09-06. What White Dee taught the Government at the Tory party conference. The Independent.
7. Web site: Press Association. 2018-09-06. Benefits Street star criticises Iain Duncan Smith at Tory conference. 29 September 2014. The Guardian.
8. News: Sophy. Ridge. 2018-09-06. White Dee interview: 'What I really thought of Conservative Party conference and all those Tories'. 1 October 2014. 0307-1235. The Daily Telegraph.
9. Web site: 2018-09-06. When Benefits Street's White Dee came to Conservative Party conference. https://web.archive.org/web/20140930224127/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/uk-politics-video/11127927/When-Benefits-Streets-White-Dee-came-to-Conservative-Party-conference.html. dead. 30 September 2014. 29 September 2014. The Daily Telegraph.
10. News: 2018-09-06. Benefits Street's White Dee lifts Tory hearts at Conservative Conference... by threatening to defect from Labour to Ukip. BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 0307-1235. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
11. News: Guy. Lodge. 2018-09-04. Locarno Film Review: ‘Ray & Liz’. Variety. 7 August 2018.
12. News: 2018-09-04. 'Ray & Liz': Film Review. The Hollywood Reporter.
13. News: 2018-09-06. White Dee's children subjected to online racial abuse. The Independent.
14. News: 2018-09-06. White Dee Forced To Move Over Racial Abuse. HuffPost UK. 14 September 2014.
15. Web site: 2018-09-06. In praise of … Deirdre Kelly. 8 June 2014. The Guardian.
16. Web site: Rachel. Cooke. 2018-09-06. Dee Kelly: ‘I wouldn’t change anything about my life. My past is what’s made me’. 14 December 2014. The Guardian.
17. Web site: Steve. Holden. 2018-09-06. Celebrity Big Brother 2015: The recipe for who goes in - BBC Newsbeat. 27 August 2015.
18. Web site: Jason. Deans. 2018-09-06. Celebrity Big Brother House reopens with Kellie Maloney as hot favourite. 18 August 2014. The Guardian.