Kim Tiddy
Encyclopedia
Kim Tiddy is an English
actress, is known for playing the part of PC Honey Harman, in the ITV
soap opera
The Bill
, and Heidi Costello
in the British Channel 4
soap Hollyoaks
.
, Surrey
, by their single mum Roza after their father John left the family home. Tiddy played basketball
for England
in her teens (her heroes include Michael Jordan
), but turned down an American
University scholarship.
She trained at the Arden School of Theatre
in Manchester
, followed by some roles at the Salisbury Playhouse
. For two years she struggled in unpaid short film work, and set up a cleaning company to earn an income. She then went to Spain
for one summer to earn money in bar work, but decided she had to pursue acting and returned on the day her agent received an offer of a role on The Bill. Her first scene in March 2003 was in her underwear as dizzy PC Harman, which she developed into a key character.
Tiddy's last appearance on The Bill was on January 25, 2007 when her character was killed off. Tiddy decided to leave with the idea of developing her career in theatre
.
It was announced on 12 April 2010 that Tiddy will be joining Hollyoaks
as ex-model and headstrong mother Heidi, the matriarchal figurehead of the soap's new family, the Costellos.
Her character departed Hollyoaks
on 31 October 2011 when Heidi, was murdered by her own father, Silas, in a case of mistaken identity.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
actress, is known for playing the part of PC Honey Harman, in the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
, and Heidi Costello
Heidi Costello
Heidi Costello is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Kim Tiddy. She made her first on-screen appearance on 20 July 2010 and made her final appearance in the series on 1 November 2011, after the character was accidentally murdered by her father, Silas...
in the British Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
soap Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
.
Personal life
Tiddy and her five brothers and sisters were brought up on an estate in SurbitonSurbiton
Surbiton, a suburban area of London in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, is situated next to the River Thames, with a mixture of Art-Deco courts, more recent residential blocks and grand, spacious 19th century townhouses blending into a sea of semi-detached 20th century housing estates...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, by their single mum Roza after their father John left the family home. Tiddy played basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
for England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in her teens (her heroes include Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
), but turned down an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
University scholarship.
She trained at the Arden School of Theatre
Arden School of Theatre
The Arden School of Theatre, also known as The Arden,was an independent drama school located in Manchester, England; it is now affiliated as part of the Creative Performance Department of The Manchester College....
in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, followed by some roles at the Salisbury Playhouse
Salisbury Playhouse
Salisbury Playhouse is a theatre in the county of Wiltshire, it was built in 1976 and has two theatre spaces – the Main House and Salberg Studio ....
. For two years she struggled in unpaid short film work, and set up a cleaning company to earn an income. She then went to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
for one summer to earn money in bar work, but decided she had to pursue acting and returned on the day her agent received an offer of a role on The Bill. Her first scene in March 2003 was in her underwear as dizzy PC Harman, which she developed into a key character.
Tiddy's last appearance on The Bill was on January 25, 2007 when her character was killed off. Tiddy decided to leave with the idea of developing her career in theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
.
It was announced on 12 April 2010 that Tiddy will be joining Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
as ex-model and headstrong mother Heidi, the matriarchal figurehead of the soap's new family, the Costellos.
Her character departed Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
on 31 October 2011 when Heidi, was murdered by her own father, Silas, in a case of mistaken identity.