Sarah-Jane Honeywell

Sarah-Jane Honeywell (born 5 January 1974) is an English television presenter, actress, singer, dancer, and acrobat best known for her work on the CBeebies television channel.

Sarah-Jane Honeywell
Sarah-Jane Honeywell in 2006
Born	5 January 1974 Worksop,[1] Nottinghamshire, England
Occupation	Television presenter, singer and actress
Spouse(s)	Ayden Callaghan
Children	2

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 vegan,[2][3] and does charity work for Dogs Trust.[4][5] Fairies being her website and personal symbol, she also has a fairy-wings tattoo.[6]

In December 2006, Honeywell released an EP titled Love and Magic.[7] The second track "Believe in Magic" was released as a single, and the music video was made at the annual Goose Fair in Nottingham, 2007.[8] A Sarah-Jane plush doll was released to coincide with the EP.[9] The songs from the EP featured in the CBeebies Live tour and the production of Peter Pan at the Capitol Theatre, Horsham.

Personal life

On 17 May 2015, Honeywell and her fiancé, Hollyoaks actor Ayden Callaghan, announced they were expecting their first child. Their baby boy, Phoenix, was born on 25 August 2015 at 8:31pm. They were married in 2016. She blogs about her life as a mum as honeymumster They welcomed their second child, another boy, Indiana on 24 January 2018.

Biography

Early career

When Honeywell was young she went to dance school and gymnastics classes. She completed her education at Ordsall Hall School. At 18, she got her first job, working in Malta as a contortionist for three months,[10] having trained with acrobatic troupe[11] the Great Kovaks in Doncaster.[2] At 19, she moved to London to play the part of a kitten in Cats, 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, Peter Pan at Southend, Woking, Southampton, Wimbledon and Horsham, the 2004/05 and 2006/07 CBEEBIES Live! National Arena Tours and the Fimbles National Tour 2006. She also appeared in Falstaff at the Royal Opera House, has played a wide range of characters in television dramas and commercials, and continues to do aerial and skin work.[12] She has also performed a solo show "Love & Magic" at venues across the UK and Europe. Honeywell reviewed a new independent children's book "Pirates don't clean their teeth".

In August 2011, her wholesome image came under scrutiny when she controversially appeared on celebrity photographer Marc de Groot's Facebook page, pouring Diet Coke over an almost see-through vest and posing wearing candyfloss "underwear".[13]

Further emphasising her shift in career direction, Honeywell also filmed scenes for an independent feature film Shadows of a Stranger, a dark psychological thriller released in 2014. Honeywell got engaged to Ayden Callaghan, and the couple were married in 2016.[14] Honeywell completed a dance album with record producer Dave DMello released in April 2012.[15] Honeywell also served as an additional puppeteer on the 2019 Netflix series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

Notable appearances

Year	Media	Part	Production	Production Company
2014	Television	Presenter	Live TV Dating	ChatGirl TV
2010	Television	Presenter	Mighty Mites[16]	CBeebies/BBC
2010	Television	Panzee	ZingZillas	CBeebies/BBC
2009	Stage	Ariel	The Little Mermaid	Qdos & Alban Arena, St Albans
2008	Stage	Peter Pan	Peter Pan	Horsham Theatre
2007	Stage	Glinda	Wizard of Oz	New World Productions
2006	Stage	Host	Fimbles Live!	Fiery Angel & Novel
2006–2007	Television	Links Presenter	CBeebies Presentation	CBeebies/BBC
2005–06	Stage	Co-host	CBeebies Live! Arena Tour	BBC Worldwide
2005	Stage	Co-host	Tweenies and Friends Show	Iain Lauchlan & BBC Worldwide
2002–2007	Television	Presenter	Tikkabilla/Higgledy House Series Four	BBC
2004–2005	Stage/Pantomime	Peter Pan	Peter Pan	Qdos @ Mayflower Southampton
2001–2002	Stage/Musical	Etcetera (cat)	CATS – London	Cameron Mackintosh
1999	Stage/Opera	Aerialist/Acrobat	Falstaff	The Royal Opera House @ Covent Garden
1998	Film	Abigail Orlowski	Travelling Light	Kanchi Wichman

References

1. "Sarah-Jane Honeywell and CBeebies". BBC Nottingham. 15 September 2005. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
2. Wardle, Tony. "Young, gifted and veggie". tonywardle.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
3. "Vegan Health and Beauty". veganhealthandbeauty.com. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
4. "It's a Dog's Life". public.tv. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
5. "Dogs Trust Christmas Fayre". dogstrust.org.uk. 2006. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
6. "Faery Wings Tattoo". youtube.com. 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
7. "About Sarah-Jane Honeywell". myspace.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
8. "Believe in Magic with Sarah-Jane Honeywell". youtube.com. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
9. "News". sara-jane.biz. Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
10. "Upstaged by the pre-school superstars". "This Is Lancashire". 28 July 2006. Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
11. Lewis, Katy (13 March 2006). "Sarah-Jane's got that fimbling feeling!". "BBC Beds Herts & Bucks". Retrieved 18 January 2008.
12. "Curriculum Vitae". sarah-jane.biz. Archived from the original on 25 January 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2007.
13. "Tikkabilla children's TV host Sarah-Jane Honeywell in raunchy adult shots on photographer Marc de Groot's Facebook page". Retrieved 27 August 2011.
14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
15. "Sarah-Jane Music Resume". sarah-jane.biz. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
16. "BBC – Press Office – CBeebies Highlights 2010". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2010.

External links

• The official Sarah-Jane Honeywell website