Laura Holly Aikman (born 24 December 1985) is an English actress. She has appeared in an array of television shows including '' The Mysti Show'' (2004–2005), ''

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'' (2009–2010), '' Lemon La Vida Loca'' (2012–2013), ''

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'' (2012–2014), '' The Job Lot'' (2014–2015), '' Waterloo Road'' (2015) and ''

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'' (2019 & 2024)

Early life

Aikman was born in the

London Borough of Brent Brent () is a London boroughs, borough in north-west London, England. It is known for landmarks such as Wembley Stadium, the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London, Swaminarayan Temple and the Kiln Theatre. It also contains the Brent Reservoir, W ...

in 1985, the daughter of actor and writer Stuart Aikman (known as Stuart St. Paul) and actress Jean Heard. She grew up in Northwood, Hertfordshire and attended

Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls Haberdashers' Girls' School is a Private schools in the United Kingdom, private day school in Elstree, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as "Habs" (or "Habs Girls" to distinguish it from the neighbouring Haberdashers' Boys' School). The sch ...

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, Hertfordshire.

Career

In 2009, she appeared in the

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series '' Personal Affairs'' playing Lucy. On 8 August 2009, it was announced that Aikman would be joining the cast of ''

'', and her role as May Phelps started on 12 September 2009. Aikman appeared in 35 episodes, her final appearance aired on 8 May 2010. Aikman also appeared in the original pilot episode of "The Inbetweeners". In 2012, Aikman starred alongside

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's alter ego Keith Lemon in his TV show '' Lemon La Vida Loca'' during the first series. She played the role of his Yorkshire girlfriend, Rosie. Aikman announced that she would not be returning to the show for the second series despite making an appearance in episode 1. In July 2014, it was announced that Aikman would be joining the cast of '' Waterloo Road'' for the tenth and final series as deputy headteacher Lorna Hutchinson. In 2014-15, Aikman had a leading role in the second and third series of '' The Job Lot''. In 2018, Aikman joined 26 other celebrities at

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, to perform an original Christmas song called "Rock With Rudolph", which was written and produced by Grahame and Jack Corbyn. The song was released in aid of

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and was released digitally on independent record label Saga Entertainment on 30 November 2018 under the artist name The Celebs. The music video debuted exclusively with ''The Sun'' on 29 November 2018 and had its first TV showing on ''Good Morning Britain'' on 30 November 2018. The song peaked at number two on the iTunes pop chart.

Personal life

Aikman has been married to actor Matt Kennard since 2019; they met when she joined the cast for the final season (2015) of '' Bluestone 42''. Aikman volunteered with Shout 85258, providing mental health support throughout 2022.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

* Princess Catherine in ''

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.'' * Rebecca Foley in ''

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.'' * Connie Batsford in ''Bus''. * Blousie Brown in ''

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'' (musical).

Audio

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aikman, Laura 1985 births Living people People educated at Haberdashers' Girls' School 21st-century English actresses English film actresses English television actresses English stage actresses Actors from the London Borough of Brent Actresses from London