Hayley Tamaddon

Infobox actor
name = Hayley Tamaddon


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birthdate = birth date and age|1982|1|24
location = flagicon|England Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, England
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notable role = Del Dingle in "Emmerdale"

Hayley Tamaddon (born 24 January 1982, Bispham, Blackpool, England), is an English-Iranian actress who is most notable for portraying Delilah Dingle in ITV's "Emmerdale".

Professional Life

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Tamaddon went to Montgomery High School Bispham, Blackpool.cite news
title=Tune in for Hayley
publisher=Blackpool Gazette
date=2007-01-05
url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=62&ArticleID=1958820
accessdate=2007-04-12] and trained at Laine Theatre Arts.fact|date=December 2007 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".cite news
title=Rocky road home
publisher=Blackpool Gazette
date=2007-01-05
url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/entertainment-news/Rocky-road-home.2841012.jp
accessdate=2007-04-12] 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.

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" 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.cite news
title=Star Rude bits a worry to Hayley
publisher=Blackpool Gazette
date=2007-06-18
url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/entertainment-news/Rude-bits-a-worry-to.2961862.jp
accessdate=2007-12-26] For finishing second she raised £25,000 for Brian House Childrens Hospice in Bispham.cite news
title=Star brings more joy to young fans
publisher=Blackpool Gazette
date=2007-02-06
url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/entertainment-news/Star-brings-more-joy-to.2026687.jp
accessdate=2007-12-26] She has also appeared as Lulu on "Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes". 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."cite news
title= CBBC Programmes - Hider in the House, Series 2, Episode 3
publisher= BBC
date= 2008-05-04
url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bb8hc
accessdate= 2008-06-09]

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.

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.cite news
title=The Truth - Road Safety
publisher= Cheshire Safer Roads Partnership
date= June, 2008
url=http://r8urm8.com/truths
accessdate=2008-06-09]

Personal life

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

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."

ongs performed on Soapstar Superstar

*Show 1 - River Deep Mountain High (Tina Turner)
*Show 2 - Knock on Wood (Amii Stewart)
*Show 3 - There You'll Be (Faith Hill)
*Show 4 - It Must Have Been Love (Roxette)
*Show 5 - Jump (Girls Aloud)
*Show 6 - 1. When I Fall in Love (Nat King Cole)
*:: - 2. Beverley Knight Medley: Shoulda Woulda CouldaKeep This Fire BurningGreatest Day
*Show 7 - 1. On My Own (from Les Misérables)
*:: - 2. Son of a Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield)
*Show 8: 1.Disco Inferno (The Trammps)
*:: - 2. Chains (Tina Arena)
*:: - 3. Together Again (Janet Jackson)
*Show 9 - 1.Jump (Girls Aloud)
*:: - 2. Feels Like I'm in Love (Kelly Marie)
*:: - 3. It Must Have Been Love (Roxette)

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