Chelsee Healey facts for kids

Chelsea Jade Healey (born 6 August 1988) is an English actress. She is famous for playing different characters in popular TV shows. These include Janeece Bryant in the school drama Waterloo Road. She also played Honey Wright in the medical drama Casualty. Another well-known role is Goldie McQueen in the soap opera Hollyoaks.

Chelsee has also appeared on fun reality TV shows. She was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing in 2011. She also competed on Dancing on Ice in 2025.

Early life and education

Chelsee Healey was born on 6 August 1988. Her birthplace was Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. Her father was from Jamaica, and her mother was British. Chelsee has an older half-sister named Kate.

When Chelsee was five years old, her father passed away. She went to Godfrey Ermen Memorial Primary and Canon Williamson High School. Later, she studied at Salford City College. She also trained at a talent agency called Laine Management.

Acting career highlights

Starting out in TV shows

Chelsee Healey first appeared on TV in 2003. She had a role as Katie Moore in the BBC Three drama Burn It.

Waterloo Road and other roles

From 2006 to 2009, Chelsee played a student named Janeece Bryant. This was in the BBC One school drama Waterloo Road. She left the show in 2009.

However, Chelsee returned to Waterloo Road in 2010. This time, her character Janeece was the new school secretary. She continued in this role until 2012. The show then moved to Greenock in Scotland. Chelsee moved north to keep playing Janeece.

Chelsee also made guest appearances in other TV shows. She was in the crime drama Conviction. She also appeared in the sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps. In 2008, she played Michelle in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. She also had two different roles in the medical show Doctors. In 2011, she was a vampire reporter in the CBBC series Young Dracula.

Dancing on Strictly Come Dancing

In 2011, Chelsee Healey joined the ninth series of Strictly Come Dancing. She was partnered with a professional dancer named Pasha Kovalev.

Chelsee and Pasha did very well in the competition. In week 11, she earned a perfect score of 40 out of 40 for her Paso Doble dance. She finished the series as the runner-up. The winners were Harry Judd and Aliona Vilani.

Here's how Chelsee and Pasha scored each week:

Green numbers show Chelsee & Pasha were at the top of the leaderboard that week.

• In Week 6 Jennifer Grey was a guest judge.

Chelsee and Pasha also took part in a special underwater Strictly Come Dancing show. This was for Sport Relief in March 2012. They won the show after a tie-break decision. On Christmas Day 2012, Chelsee and Pasha danced together again. This was for a "Strictly Allstar" group dance.

Casualty, Hollyoaks and other shows

In 2013, Chelsee joined other celebrities for a Comic Relief challenge. They canoed down the difficult Zambezi River. They raised over £1 million for charity.

In May 2014, Chelsee joined the BBC medical drama Casualty. She played Honey Wright, the new tea lady. Honey was known for her "big hair and a big personality". She often gave tarot readings to staff and patients. Chelsee left the show in September 2015.

In 2015, she was on the talent show Get Your Act Together. The next year, she took part in Bear Grylls: Mission Survive.

In 2016, Chelsee joined the cast of Hollyoaks. She played Goldie McQueen, a member of the McQueen family. Goldie is the mother of twin brothers Hunter and Prince McQueen. In 2019, Chelsee appeared on the reality dating show Celebs Go Dating.

In September 2016, Chelsee was a contestant on The Chase: Celebrity Special. In February 2022, she was on the E4 series The Real Dirty Dancing.

In 2022, it was announced that Chelsee would return to Waterloo Road. She made a short appearance in January 2023. This was for the funeral of Chlo Grainger. In 2025, Chelsee appeared as a contestant on the seventeenth series of Dancing on Ice. She was partnered with Andy Buchanan. They were the first couple to be eliminated from the competition.

Personal life

Chelsee Healey has two daughters. Her first daughter was born in July 2017. Her second daughter was born in December 2023.

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