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Davinia Taylor Profile |
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Birth Date: November 11, 1977
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Birth Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
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Birth Name: Davinia Murphy
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Biography |
Davinia Taylor is a British
actress, born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England on 11
November 1977.
After attending Winstanley Sixth Form College from 1994,
studying Theatre and performing arts A-levels she left
before finishing her course to act on the soap opera series
Hollyoaks in 1997, playing party girl Jude Cunningham on the
soap. During her time on the show, Jude set up a fake
wedding before leaving the country using her dead sister's
passport. She was sacked after one year for "persistent bad
timekeeping". In 2006, The Sunday Mirror reported that
Taylor was returning to the cast of Hollyoaks in the cast as
a super-bitch, but has since withdrawn from the opportunity
due to "personal problems".
The original Hollyoaks part led to roles in the television
movies Bostock's Cup, Is Harry on the Boat?, and the comedic
film, Soul Patrol, as well as a spot on an episode of Urban
Gothic. She appeared in Maxim magazine in February of 2003,
and has been named in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World"
list in 1996 (56), 1997 (97), and 1998 (86).
Her father, Alan Murphy, sometimes referred to as "The Bog
Roll King", is one of the UK's wealthiest men. He ran the AM
Paper toilet roll factory in Skelmersdale. She has a tattoo
on her left forearm.
After numerous tabloid reported romances, including Ryan
Giggs and James Gooding (Kylie Minogue's ex-boyfriend), she
married football agent Dave Gardner (best friend of David
Beckham) in a lavish £875,000 wedding in July, 2003. Beckham
was best man, while Taylor (in a £50,000 gown) arrived with
bridesmaid Jenny Frost, singer in Atomic Kitten. Sister
Sledge performed at the reception, and Gardner showered his
new bride with gifts, including a £40,000 engagement ring
and a £89,000 Mercedes-Benz. They separated for a third time
in 2005. but now are back together, looking to move to
Worsley, Manchester.
Taylor has been frequently been a target of the British
tabloids, being part of the Primrose Hill party set with
Sadie Frost (actress and ex-wife of Jude Law), and
supermodel Kate Moss. Moss's boyfriend Pete Doherty was
photographed smoking cocaine on Taylor's father's yacht in
Summer 2005. In early 2006 Moss was exposed by the Sunday
Mirror for taking cocaine with then-boyfriend Pete Doherty,
Taylor was mentioned as one of those that had been involved
in drug fuelled lesbian sex sessions with Moss and Frost at
Claridges hotel during the models 31st birthday, and had
become a "Moss Disciple". In September 2005, Taylor booked
into rehab suffering from "acute depression", after tabloids
reported that Taylor had slept with Frost's boyfriend Barry
Smith. Taylor is expecting her first child which is due in
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Other
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David Beckham was Best Man and Jenny Frost (Atomic Kitten)
was a Bridesmaid at her wedding. |
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