Jeremy Edwards

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Jeremy Edwards
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Jeremy Quentin Edwards

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Lydia Metz
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Jeremy Edwards (born 17 February 1971) is an English actor, known for his roles as Kurt Benson in Hollyoaks, Danny Shaughnessy in Holby City and Mike Taylor in Millie Inbetween, as well as being a regular panellist and guest host on The Wright Stuff. In October 2019, he appeared on the ITV series The X Factor: Celebrity, with ballroom dancer Brendan Cole.

Early life

As a child, Edwards attended Millfield.[1] He has a degree in Politics and Public Administration from Manchester Metropolitan University,[2] and his previous jobs include being a merchant banker.[3]

Career

Edwards played Kurt Benson in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, a role he portrayed from 1995 to 1999, before appearing in the BBC medical drama Holby City, in which he played Danny Shaughnessy from 1999 to 2003.[4] In 2001, Edwards appeared on Lily Savage's Blankety Blank.[5] In January 2005, Edwards took part in the third series of Celebrity Big Brother, where he finished in fourth place.[6]

In January 2007, Jeremy co-presented Coronation Street/Emmerdale Confidential on ITV along with Terri Dwyer (who played the wife of Edwards's character in Hollyoaks).[7] On 12 February 2008, he appeared as an armed police inspector named Fraser in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. In 2009, he was a contestant on the fourth series of Dancing On Ice, partnered with Darya Nucci. They were the third couple to be eliminated and he received the fewest public votes in both weeks he performed.[8]

In November 2009 to July 2010, he appeared on the daytime talk show Angela and Friends as one of Angela Griffin's friends.[9] Edwards was also a regular panelist on the Channel 5 morning series The Wright Stuff.[10] In 2013, he returned to Hollyoaks via Hollyoaks Later as a guardian angel figure for Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard).[11]

He has appeared in several pantomimes, including being in Aladdin at The Hazlitt in Maidstone in 2011.[12] Then he appeared in Dick Whittington at The Harlington, in Fleet, Hampshire in 2013.[13] From 2014 to 2018, he appeared in the CBBC series Millie Inbetween as Mike.[14] He also appeared in the fifth series of Hacker Time.[15] In October 2019, he competed on the ITV series The X Factor: Celebrity as part of a duo with Brendan Cole. They were eliminated in the auditions stage.[16] Edwards returned to Hollyoaks as Kurt during the soap's 25th anniversary celebrations in October 2020.[17] He remained on the soap until December of that year.[18] On being asked to return again, Edwards declined, stating that negative comments made about him on social media influenced his decision, and Edwards had not returned to the show since then. [19]

In 2022, it was announced that Edwards would be starring as the role of Peter George in the UK tour of Hilary Bonner's political thriller Dead Lies. The tour ran from March to June 2022. He recently appeared in ‘Beauty & the Beast’ pantomime in Ramsgate (Dec 2023) He also has an elite business training people in presentation skills working mainly in advertising.

In January 2024, Edwards joined the team at shopping TV channel Ideal World as a presenter.

In May 2025, he is set to return to the stage opposite Kellie Shirley and Naveed Khan in Jez Butterworth's play Parlour Song at Greenwich Theatre.

Personal life

Edwards became engaged to Rachel Stevens in 2002, but the couple broke up in late 2003.[20] Edwards later married Lydia Metz on 2 May 2009.[21] In December 2020, he announced that the pair were expecting a child after undergoing two rounds of IVF.[22] She gave birth to a son on 2 May 2021. He also has a daughter, Scarlett, who was also conceived through IVF and was born in 2017.[23]

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Old Millfieldian Society Chronicle 2012". Old Millfieldian Society. p. 13. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MMU produces new TV star". www.sci-eng.mmu.ac.uk. 2013. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Newman, Sara (12 January 2007). "The 5-Minute Interview: Jeremy Edwards, Actor". Independent. London. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.West, Amy (30 September 2019). "Love Island stars and more sign up for Celebrity X Factor". Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lily Savage's Blankety Blank. 8 April 2001. ITV.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Remember Hollyoaks' Jeremy Edwards? Find out what happened to him". CelebsNow. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hemley, Matthew (29 January 2007). "ITV1 to offer sneak previews of Corrie and Emmerdale". www.broadcastnow.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Reality – Dancing on Ice – Vote breakdown – ITV Entertainment". Archived from the original on 26 March 2009.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Griffin, Angela (6 November 2009). "Angela Griffin: Me And My Friends". blogs.mirror.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jeremy Edwards on The Wright Stuff Channel 57". YouTube. 15 August 2012. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kilkelly, Daniel; Parker-Williams, Amie (4 October 2013). "'Hollyoaks' Jeremy Edwards on Kurt's shock return: 'I was amazed'". www.digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cole, Angela (9 December 2011). "Aladdin in Maidstone". www.kentonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lloyd, Stephen (21 November 2013). "Dick Whittington panto stars get Fleet in the Christmas spirit". www.gethampshire.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The X Factor: Celebrity - Who's in it?". Newsround. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
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  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Who's taking part in The X Factor: Celebrity 2019?". BT TV. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Who is Kurt Benson in Hollyoaks and how is he not dead?". Metro. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hollyoaks airs Kurt Benson exit as original star Jeremy Edwards bows out again". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hollyoaks star Jeremy Edwards shares disappointing news over Kurt Benson's future". Digital Spy. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wenn (24 August 2003). "Rachel Stevens Seeing Ex After Split". www.contactmusic.com. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McCafferty, Nicola (13 May 2009). "Wedding Exclusive Kian and Jodi". www.ok.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  22. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hollyoaks' Jeremy Edwards announces his wife is pregnant after IVF". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  23. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Speyer, Helen (3 May 2021). "Jeremy Edwards and his wife Lydia introduce baby son Teddy and reveal all the details about the arrival of a newborn baby". London News Time. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.

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