Amelia Flanagan (born 6 June 2008)[1] is an English actress who has appeared as April Windsor in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale since 2014.[2][3]

Amelia Flanagan
Born (2008-06-06) 6 June 2008 (age 15)
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
TelevisionEmmerdale

Early and personal life edit

Flanagan was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, to parents Rachel and Chris Flanagan.[4] Her younger twin siblings, Isabella and William, have been playing the roles of cousins Hope Stape and Joseph Brown in Coronation Street since 2017.[5]

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Category Work Result Ref(s)
2014 Inside Soap Awards Best Young Actor Emmerdale Won [6]
2015 The British Soap Awards Best Young Performance Emmerdale Won [7]
Inside Soap Awards Best Young Actor Emmerdale Won [8]
2016 The British Soap Awards Best Young Performance Emmerdale Nominated [9]
Inside Soap Awards Best Young Actor Emmerdale Won [10]
2017 Yorkshire Choice Awards Young Achiever of the Year Emmerdale Nominated [11]
Inside Soap Awards Best Young Actor Emmerdale Nominated [12]
2022 The British Soap Awards Best Young Performer Emmerdale Nominated [13]

References edit

  1. ^ "It's Miss Amelia Flanagan's 7th birthday!!!! Happy birthday Missy!! Have a fabulously sensational day! @pinkferg84". Twitter. 6 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ Campbell, Tina (18 May 2015). "EXCLUSIVE: Emmerdale's Amelia Flanagan dancing to Uptown Funk is officially the cutest thing ever". Metro. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ^ Beresford, Adam (13 July 2016). "9 soap kids who stole the show, from Emmerdale's April Windsor to Hollyoaks' Tom Cunningham". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ^ Bourne, Dianne (14 August 2017). "Eagle-eyed Coronation Street fans spot a new Hope on the soap". Manchester Evening Post. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  5. ^ Davies, Megan (9 November 2017). "Coronation Street child stars are revealed to be twins – did you notice the resemblance?". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  6. ^ "See who the winners are at the Inside Soap Awards 2014". BBC Newsbeat. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Cutest acceptance speech ever? Amelia Flanagan wins for Emmerdale at the British Soap Awards". Radio Times. 17 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  8. ^ Buchanan, Sarah (5 October 2015). "Inside Soap Awards 2015: Emmerdale sweeps the board and beats its rivals to BEST SOAP". Express. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  9. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (26 May 2016). "British Soap Awards 2016 full winners list: Did your favourites take home prizes?". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Inside Soap Awards: Emmerdale beats EastEnders to top prize". BBC. 4 October 2016. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Yorkshire Choice Awards winners 2017". Yorkshire Choice Awards. 2017. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  12. ^ Lindsay, Duncan (22 August 2017). "EastEnders, Emmerdale, Coronation Street and Hollyoaks go to war as the Inside Soap Awards nominations are revealed". Metro. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  13. ^ "British Soap Awards 2022!". ITV. 21 April 2022. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

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