Amber Davies

Amber Davies is a Welsh actress and television personality. She is mostly known for winning reality TV show Love Island in 2017. She is also known for appearing in 9 to 5: The Musical as the character of Judy Bernly.[1] Davies has also starred as Campbell Davies in Bring It On: The Musical. Davies is currently appearing in Back To The Future: The Musical as Lorraine Bains McFly at the Adelphi Theatre. Davies has also starred in CBBC series Almost Never as Jess.

Early life

Davies is from Denbigh, North Wales. Her father is a plumber and her mother is a mental health nurse. In an interview with OK!, Davies stated that she is from a working class background. [2]

Career

Before appearing on Love Island, Davies gained a scholarship at 16 to train in musical theatre at Urdang Academy in London, following in her sister Jade's footsteps. She worked as a dancer at London nightclub Cirque Le Soir, and participated once on The X Factor before starting her television career professionally.[3]

In 2017, Davies won the third season of Love Island, along with Kem Cetinay. Soon after, she introduced a lingerie range with Boux Avenue.[4] In the same year, she launched a clothing range with Motel Rocks, while acting as an ambassador for the brand.[5]

Davies has since appeared in several reality shows such as And They're Off!, All Together Now, The One Show, as well as documentaries such as Amber & Dolly: 9 to 5, When Reality TV Goes Horribly Wrong.[6][7][8][9]

Filmography
Year Title Format Production References
2009 Gospel Dream Television Series Open Rivers Pictures
2017 Love Island Television Series ITV [10]

2017 Dinner Date

2017 GMB Today Television Series ITV [11]
2017 When Reality TV Goes Horribly Wrong Documentary Film Channel 5 [12]
2018 And They're Off! Television Series BBC One [13]
2018 Celebrity Ghost Hunt Television Series TV2 [14]
2018 CelebAbility Television Series ITV [15]
2018 Pointless Celebrities Television Series BBC One [16]
2018 All Together Now Television Series BBC One [17]
2019 The One Show Television Series BBC One [18]
2019 Amber & Dolly: 9 to 5 Documentary Film ITV [19]
2019 This Morning Television Series ITV [20]
2019 Hey Tracey! Television Series ITV [21]
2019 I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp Television Series ITV [22]
2019 Lorraine Television Series ITV [23]

2021 Jess in Almost Never series 3, Lorraine - ITV

References
  1. Thompson, Jessie (2019-01-24). "Amber Davies on Love Island, West End stardom and meeting Dolly Parton". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  2. Copson, Josie (2020-08-03). "Inside Love Island winner Amber Davies' fabulous new Essex home". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  3. "Who is Amber Davies? EVERYTHING you need to know about the 2017 Love Island star". Heat. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  4. Bourne, Dianne (2017-09-02). "Love Island's Amber Davies causes a stir at underwear shop in Manchester". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  5. Donaldson, Laura (2017-08-03). "Love Island winner Amber Davies lands HUGE 500k deal to be the face of Motel Rocks". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  6. Staff Reporter (2019-02-27). "Love Island's Amber Davies gets her own show as she heads to the West End". TellyMix. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  7. "And They're Off for Sport Relief - S1 - Episode 5". Radio Times. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  8. "Amber Davies - All Together Now | TVmaze". www.tvmaze.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  9. "All Together Now Celebrities". Radio Times. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  10. "Love Island's Chris and Kem: 'I mean … we're not necessarily rappers, are we?'". The Guardian. 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  11. "GMB Today to air from next week in a two-week summer special". ITV. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  12. "Amber Davies". Peliplat. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  13. "And They're Off... For Sport Relief". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  14. SPIN 1038. "Amber Davies To Enter This Years Celebrity Ghost Hunt". SPIN1038. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  15. "CelebAbility - S2". Radio Times. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  16. "BBC One - Pointless Celebrities, Series 11, Reality TV". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  17. "BBC One - All Together Now - About the Show". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  18. Whittingham, Bethany (2021-03-31). "The One Show's Alex Jones shows off growing baby bump in her favourite dress". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  19. "Itvstudios". www.itvstudios.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  20. "'My god, Amber Davies comes up with the goods!'". ITV. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  21. Hey Tracey! - Series 1 - Episode 6, retrieved 2021-04-16
  22. "Denbigh's Amber Davies touches down in Australia ready for appearance on I'm a Celebrity... Extra Camp". Rhyl Journal. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  23. Nisbet, Megan (2020-03-05). "Amber Davies warns Love Island hopefuls about heading to villa". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
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