Amy Diamond (model)
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Amy Diamond is an English actress and singer
and former glamour model
and Page Three girl, .
, Cheshire
. 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
.
and Loaded
as well as tabloid newspaper The Sun. Diamond has also modelled as part of promotional work for brands such as Ann Summers
.
In 2009, she posed outside the British Houses of Parliament
, painted the colours of the European flag as part of a publicity stunt for Libertas
.
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. Diamond also took part in a group performance of "Love Machine
" with contestants Bronte Barbe, Emilie Fleming and Jessica Robinson
.
Later in 2010, Diamond was cast as Janet in a production of the musical
The Drowsy Chaperone
at Upstairs at The Gatehouse
.
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
and former glamour model
Glamour photography
Glamour photography is a genre of photography whereby the subjects, usually female, are portrayed in a romantic or sexually alluring way. The subjects may be fully clothed or seminude, but glamour photography stops short of deliberately arousing the viewer and being pornographic photography.Glamour...
and Page Three girl, .
Background
Diamond was born in WidnesWidnes
Widnes is an industrial town within the borough of Halton, in Cheshire, England, with an urban area population of 57,663 in 2004. It is located on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap. Directly to the south across the Mersey is the town of Runcorn...
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
. She currently lives in London. Diamond studied at St Peter and St Paul's Catholic High School
St Peter and St Paul's Catholic High School
St Peter and St Paul's Catholic High School is a Catholic, English Comprehensive school situated in Lincoln. Apart from being one of only two Catholic high schools in Lincolnshire it is the smallest Secondary School in Lincoln....
and then went on to study performing arts at The Hammond School
The Hammond School
The Hammond School, is a specialist co-educational performing arts school based in Chester in the United Kingdom.-Overview:Irene Hammond founded the Hammond School of Dancing in 1917, when she took over an established dance school in Chester. She expanded the school to include a full programme of...
, Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
.
Career
As a glamour model, Diamond has posed for British lads' mags such as NutsNuts (magazine)
Nuts is a weekly lad mag published in the United Kingdom. It was the first weekly lads magazine to be published in the UK and is sold every Tuesday...
and Loaded
Loaded (magazine)
Loaded, first published in 1994, is a British magazine for men that is considered to be the "original lads' mag". Its motto is "For men who should know better".-History:...
as well as tabloid newspaper The Sun. Diamond has also modelled as part of promotional work for brands such as Ann Summers
Ann Summers
Ann Summers is a United Kingdom-based retailer specialising in sex toys and lingerie, with over 140 high street stores in the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands and Spain. In 2000, Ann Summers acquired the Knickerbox brand, a label with an emphasis on more comfortable and feminine underwear, while...
.
In 2009, she posed outside the British Houses of Parliament
Palace of Westminster
The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, is the meeting place of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom—the House of Lords and the House of Commons...
, painted the colours of the European flag as part of a publicity stunt for Libertas
Libertas United Kingdom
Libertas UK may refer to three political parties in the United Kingdom: one formed by an associate of the United Kingdom Independence Party and two affiliated to Declan Ganley's Libertas Party Limited...
.
In 2010, Diamond took part in the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
talent-search Over the Rainbow
Over the Rainbow (2010 TV series)
Over the Rainbow is a British television talent series which aired on BBC One from March to May 2010. It documents the search for a new, undiscovered musical theatre performer to play the role of Dorothy in the forthcoming Andrew Lloyd Webber stage production of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and a...
, which aimed to find an actress to play Dorothy
Dorothy Gale
Dorothy Gale is the protagonist of many of the Oz novels by American author L. Frank Baum, and the best friend of Oz's ruler Princess Ozma. Dorothy first appears in Baum's classic children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and reappears in most of its sequels...
in an upcoming production of The Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. Originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900, it has since been reprinted numerous times, most often under the name The Wizard of Oz, which is the name of...
. 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
Big Girls Don't Cry (Fergie song)
"Big Girls Don't Cry" is a song written by Fergie and Toby Gad for pop singer Fergie's debut solo album The Dutchess . The song was released as the album's fourth single in 2007 and topped the charts in several countries, most notably in Australia , and in...
" but was eliminated after the vote and Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...
's decision. Diamond also took part in a group performance of "Love Machine
Love Machine (Girls Aloud song)
"Love Machine" is a song performed by British all-female pop group Girls Aloud, taken from their second studio album What Will the Neighbours Say? . The song was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins and his production team Xenomania, and produced by Higgins and Xenomania...
" with contestants Bronte Barbe, Emilie Fleming and Jessica Robinson
Jessica Robinson (performer)
Jessica Robinson is an English singer and actress. Robinson is most noted for her participation in the 2010 BBC talent-search Over the Rainbow.-Background:...
.
Later in 2010, Diamond was cast as Janet in a production of the musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Drowsy Chaperone is a musical with book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar and music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison. It debuted in 1998 at The Rivoli in Toronto and opened on Broadway on 1 May 2006. The show won the Tony Award for Best Book and Best Score. It started as a spoof of old...
at Upstairs at The Gatehouse
Upstairs at The Gatehouse
Upstairs at The Gatehouse is a pub theatre in Highgate in the London Borough of Camden.The venue is a refurbished 1895 auditorium, upstairs from the Gatehouse pub, that has served over the years as a music hall, cinema, Masonic lodge, and a jazz and folk music club that once hosted a performance by...
.