Sarah-Jane Honeywell (born 5 January 1974) is an English actress, writer, TV and radio presenter, blogger and singer. She is best known for her work on the

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television channel. As well as appearing on pre-school TV, Honeywell is a supporter of Bristol City F.C. and writes a regular column in the Ashton Gate Stadium match day programme 'Well Red'. Honeywell is a

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, and does charity work for

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being her website and personal

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, she also has a fairy-wings tattoo. In December 2006, Honeywell released an EP titled ''Love and Magic''. The second track "Believe in Magic" was released as a single, and the music video was made at the annual

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, 2007. A Sarah-Jane

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doll was released to coincide with the EP. The songs from the EP featured in the CBeebies Live tour and the production of Peter Pan at the Capitol Theatre,

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. In April 2021, Sarah-Jane joined BBC Radio Lincolnshire, presenting a weekly music show every Sunday afternoon.

Biography

Early career

When Honeywell was young she went to

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and gymnastics classes. She completed her education at Ordsall Hall School. At 18, she got her first job, working in

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as a

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for three months, having trained with acrobatic

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the Great Kovaks in

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. At 19, she moved to London to play the part of a kitten in ''

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'', and from musical theatre moved into television.

Later career

Honeywell has acted in several leading theatre productions including ''The Little Mermaid'' at the Alban Arena, ''

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'' at

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, Wimbledon and Horsham, the 2004–05 and 2006–07 CBEEBIES Live! National Arena Tours and the

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National Tour 2006. She also appeared in ''

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'' at the

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, has played a wide range of characters in television dramas and commercials, and continues to do aerial and skin work. She has also performed a solo show "Love & Magic" at venues across the UK and Europe and appeared in an independent film called ''Shadows of a Stranger'' (2014). In August 2011, her "wholesome" image came under scrutiny when she controversially appeared on celebrity photographer Marc de Groot's Facebook page, pouring

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over an almost see-through vest and posing wearing

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"underwear". Three months later, she posed topless for

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to mark

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. "Going vegan is the best decision I've ever made – I have tons of energy, and I know that I'm not contributing to animal suffering", Honeywell said. "A vegan diet is good for your health, for the environment and for animals – and there's no better time to switch than on World Vegan Day!" Honeywell said in December 2021 that she believed it was this photoshoot that led to her being let go from

. Honeywell completed a dance album with record producer Dave DMello that was released in April 2012. Honeywell was an additional puppeteer on the 2019

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series '' The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance''.

Personal life

On 17 May 2015, Honeywell and her fiancé,

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actor

Ayden Callaghan Joseph Patrick Callaghan (born 6 June 1981), known professionally as Ayden Callaghan, is an English actor of stage and screen. He is best known for his roles as Miles De Souza in the soap opera ''Emmerdale'' from 2007 to 2008 and as Joe Rosc ...

, announced they were expecting their first child. Their son, Phoenix, was born on 25 August 2015. Honeywell and Callaghan were then married on 17 October 2016. They announced on 5 September 2017 that they were expecting their second child and another son, Indiana was born on 24 January 2018. Honeywell blogs about her life as a mother a
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Despite her vegan views, she decided not to raise her children as vegan, stating in an interview on '' Good Morning Britain'' in March 2019: "I don't want to put my views on my children. I don't think you should put your religious, dietary or political views on your children, I think we have children to guide them to their own destinations, not my destination ..but I will tell them the truth

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they're ready, and then they can make their own decisions". Honeywell's husband Callaghan eats meat.

Notable appearances

References

External links

The official Sarah-Jane Honeywell website
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