⚠️TW- Miscarriage, sexual assault ⚠️

Come and join the conversation with the gorgeous Ella Kenion!

Ella is a seasoned actress with a career spanning 30 years! Best known for playing Mrs Cakeworthy in Green Green Grass, Captain Sinker on CBeebies, and various characters in The Catherine Tate Show. Ella not only appears on our screens but she does voiceovers for commercials, animations and countless theatre productions.

Although Ella tells me she is rarely recognised, giving her the perfect amount of fame! Mostly people thinking she's served them in Asda, or is a distant cousin that they'd met at a wedding once 🤣 However she recalls one time in particular when flying out to visit her good friend Derren Litten (writer & creator of Benidorm, co writer of The Catherine Tate Show) where she had an encounter with a HUGE fan of hers after being instantly recognised! 🤣

Ella tells me all about her acting family, with her Dad, Granny, Great Uncle AND Great Grandma all being in the industry!

We chat about her first big job and imposter syndrome setting in, and being taken under the wing of Mr Beans girlfriend!

Opening up about Equity for actors and the choices when it comes to gaining your card if you haven't attended an accredited drama school, you'll be shocked to learn what options you have! Let's just say stripping in Sweden and meeting with madams was a close encounter! 🤣

We talk about Ella's experiences on The Green Green Grass, Episodes with Matt Le Blanc, Midsomer Murders , and delve into the trade secrets when it comes to filming on such iconic shows! And we chat about a cheeky Dame Judi Dench and her capers in the wings!

Totally loved talking about one of my favourite programmes The Catherine Tate Show, Ella gives me some juicy behind the scenes gossip about those oh so iconic Lauren sketches!

Ella is honest with me about the realities of life back in the day in the acting world, & during her childhood, a difficult conversation but she speaks so matter of factly, is super brave for opening up about traumatic times in her life, and her outlook is inspiring 😍

We discuss her Canadian adventure, filming with Vanessa Hudgens for Netflix, and the truth behind being a single parent and having to travel so far away from her child. We talk about getting the balance right and trying to hold your place in the industry until children have flown the nest.

Ella tells me all about the relentless rejection in the acting world, audition processes and her dream co star!

By the end of the conversation we head completely off topic and end up chatting about random things that we've had going on in our lives currently!

A wonderful lady and insanely talented actress, what an absolute pleasure and incredible rollercoaster of an episode!

Looking forward to seeing what the future brings for this wonderful lady ❤️

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