Carrie Hope Fletcher

Carrie Hope Fletcher (born 22 October 1992)[1] is an English

Carrie Hope Fletcher
actress, singer-songwriter, author and internet personality.
Born 22 October 1992
As a child, Fletcher played small roles on television and appeared South Harrow,
in musical theatre in London's West End. In 2011, she started a London, England
YouTube channel called ItsWayPastMyBedTime, later retitled
Occupation Actor · singer-
Carrie Hope Fletcher,[2] which features music and vlogs.[3] As of
songwriter · author
June 2020, she has over 652,500 subscribers.
Television Host of the 2016
Fletcher played Éponine in Les Misérables in the West End[4] until Olivier Awards in the
13 February 2016 and later played Fantine in the musical's revival Piazza
at the Sondheim Theatre, which started on 18 December 2019.[5]
Relatives Tom Fletcher
In 2015 she published a book called: All I Know Now: Wonderings
and Reflections on Growing Up Gracefully, which was a Number (brother)
1 bestseller in the UK. Her debut novel On the Other Side was Giovanna Fletcher
released on 14 July 2016. Her second novel All That She Can See (sister-in-law)
was released on 13 July 2017. Her third novel When The Curtain
Awards WhatsOnStage
Falls was released on 12 July 2018. Her fourth novel In The Time
We Lost was released on 17 October 2019. She released her fifth Award for Best
novel and first children's book, Into The Spotlight, on 17 Takeover in a Role
September 2020. (2014)
WhatsOnStage
Fletcher is a two-time Grammy Award nominee and a three-time Awards for Best
winner of the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Actress in a Musical
(2018, 2019)
WhatsOnStage
Contents Awards for Best
Performer in a
Life and career
Female Identifying
Early life and career beginnings
Role (2022)
Theatre
Writing Website www
.carriehopefletcher
Music
.com (http://www.carri
Personal Life ehopefletcher.com)
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Music videos
Cast recordings
Theatre credits
References
External links
Life and career

Early life and career beginnings

Fletcher was born and raised in South Harrow in the London borough of Harrow,[6] the daughter of
Debbie and Bob Fletcher. Her older brother, Tom Fletcher, is lead vocalist and guitarist of the band McFly.

Her acting career began at the age of five, when she appeared in a short Channel 4 ident followed by an
advert for Honey Nut Cheerios with Frasier actor Kelsey Grammer. Fletcher has also played several short
television roles, including Jenny in the CITV show Dog and Duck.

Theatre

Fletcher made her West End debut as Young Éponine in Les Misérables at the
age of nine in 2001. In 2002, she was part of the original cast of Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang in the role of Jemima Potts, and in 2004 featured as Jane Banks in
Mary Poppins.[7] Fletcher replaced Danielle Hope as Éponine in Les
Misérables at the Queen's Theatre, London in June 2013. She is the only
British actress to have played young Éponine, older Éponine and Fantine[8] in
the production. On 23 February 2014, Fletcher was presented the
WhatsOnStage "Best Takeover in a Role" award for her performance as
Éponine.[9]

In November 2014, Fletcher took a hiatus from her role in Les Misérables to
join the cast of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds national arena tour in which she Fletcher with the cast of
played the role of Beth, alongside Jason Donovan, Brian McFadden and Mary Poppins in July
Shayne Ward.[10][11] 2004.

She next returned to Les Misérables, playing Éponine for the musical's 30th
anniversary gala performance on 8 October 2015. Fletcher played her final performance on 13 February
2016, at which time she was the longest-running Éponine in the London production's 30-year history.[12]
On 4 May 2016, Fletcher rejoined the cast of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to play Truly Scrumptious, for a UK
tour. She played her final performance as Scrumptious on 2 October 2016. She next played Éponine in the
Dubai production of Les Misérables for one month.[12] Fletcher appeared as Emily in a 2016–2017
production of A Christmas Carol starring Robert Lindsay as Scrooge, produced by James Yeoburn and
Stuart Matthew Price for United Theatrical, and directed by Shaun Kerrison.

In 2017, she played the role of Wednesday Addams on the UK tour of The Addams Family. The
production was produced by James Yeoburn and Stuart Matthew Price for United Theatrical and Music &
Lyrics in association with Festival Theatre, Edinburgh.[13][14] In December 2017, she performed in the
musical The Christmasaurus.[15]

In 2018, Fletcher reprises her role as Beth in the 40th anniversary tour of Jeff Wayne's War of the
Worlds.[16] She then went on to star in Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience,
where she reprises her role as Parson Nathaniel's wife in the virtual reality section of the experience. She
then played the leading role of Veronica Sawyer in Heathers: The Musical at The Other Palace in London
from 9 June to 4 August 2018, and when the production transferred to the West End at the Theatre Royal
Haymarket, she continued in the roles from 3 September to 24 November 2018.
In 2019, she returned to Les Misérables as Fantine on the West End for a 16-week run from 10 August to
30 November 2019 at the Gielgud Theatre, in a fully staged concert adaptation of the musical. Fletcher also
portrayed Fantine in Les Misérables: The Staged Concert, which was broadcast live to cinemas, and in the
new production of Les Misérables beginning 18 December 2019 at the Sondheim Theatre. She was due to
perform in the role until 25 July 2020,[5] but she left the show in March 2020 due to the COVID-19
pandemic. She played Fantine again in the Staged Concert at the Sondheim Theatre once it re-opened
during the COVID-19 pandemic on 5 December 2020.

Fletcher is currently appearing in the title role of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella, which began
previews on 25 June 2021 at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London with an opening on 14 July and will run
until June 2022.[17]

Writing

In April 2015, Fletcher released her first book, All I Know Now: Wonderings and Reflections on Growing
Up Gracefully, based on her blog of the same name. The non-fiction book focuses on stages of Fletcher's
life as a teenager and passes on life lessons and advice through highlighting her own mistakes and struggles
as she grew up. Her book was a number one Sunday Times bestseller and remained in the Top 10 list for
seven weeks.[18]

In June 2015, Fletcher officially announced that she had started writing a new fiction novel, titled On The
Other Side, which was published on 14 July 2016. In March 2017, Fletcher announced her second novel
All That She Can See, which was published on 13 July 2017.[19] In October 2017, she announced her third
novel, When the Curtain Falls, which was published on 12 July 2018.[20] In October 2018, Fletcher
announced her fourth novel In the Time We Lost, which was published on 17 October 2019.[21] Fletcher
published her first children's book Into the Spotlight on 17 September 2020 based on Ballet Shoes by Noel
Streatfeild. Her fifth novel, With This Kiss was announced on 17 November 2020 via her Instagram, due to
be published in August 2021.[22]

Music

Fletcher has produced two singles, "Running Through Rivers" and "The Way We Were". She performed to
benefit the band Sheytoons at the St. James Theatre, as well as Ramin Karimloo on his 2012 Road to Find
Out tour.[23]

In 2012, she performed the official 2012 Summer Olympics mascots song with her brother, Tom.

Fletcher is featured in Alex Day’s 2013 album Epigrams and Interludes on the songs covering "Poison"
and "This Kiss". Fletcher can also be seen in The Vamps' music video for their cover of McFly's "That
Girl". In 2014, Fletcher had featured in Daniel Koek's album High in the song "Remember Me".[24] Koek
was a colleague and fellow cast member of Fletcher's in Les Misérables.[25]

Her most successful video on YouTube, currently with 1.5 million views (as of 14 April 2020), is a live
interpretation together with her brother Tom Fletcher of the McFly song "Love Is on the Radio".[26]

Fletcher released her first solo album When The Curtain Falls on 30 March 2018. It was released via
musical theatre concert and record producers Club 11 London and accompanied her first four solo concerts
at Cadogan Hall, London, on 31 March and 1 April 2018.[27]

Personal Life
Fletcher's first public relationship was with controversial YouTuber Alex Day. Their relationship became
public on February 14, 2014, stating that they had been together since October of 2013. The relationship
ended in March of 2014 due to Day's sexual misconduct allegations and infidelity.

Between 2015-2017, Fletcher was in a relationship with Pete Bucknall. It was announced in March of
2017, that their relationship had officially ended.

In late 2017, Fletcher began dating her fellow Addams Family co-star, Oliver Ormson. They were together
for five years, until February of 2022 when Fletcher announced via Instagram that they had ended their
relationship.

Discography

Studio albums

Peak chart
position
Title Album details
UK IRE

[28] [29]

When the Curtain Release date: 31 March 2018

Label: 23:00 49 92
Falls[30]
Format: CD, digital download

Singles

Peak chart positions

Year Title Album
UK
SCO

2020 "Far Too Late" - -

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s
"I Know I have a Heart (Featuring “Cinderella”
2021 - -
Andrew Lloyd Webber)"

Music videos

Year Song Director

2020 "Far Too Late"
2021 "I Know I have a Heart"

Cast recordings
 Peak chart position
Title Album details US US Cast
UK

[31] Indie
Albums
[32] [33]

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Release date: 26 August 2002
Label: Mr Bang Bang - - -
(Original West End Cast Recording)
Format: Audio CD

Heathers: The Musical Release date: 1 March 2019

Label: Sh-K-Boom Records 24 3 35
(Original West End Cast Recording)
Format: Digital Download

Les Misérables: The Staged Concert

Release date: 20 November 2020
(The Sensational 2020 Live Label: Rhino - - -
Recording) Format: Digital Download

Cinderella
Release date: Spring 2021
(Original West End Cast Label: Polydor - - -
Recording) Format: Digital Download

Theatre credits
 Year Production Role Theatre Location Notes and awards
2001- Young Palace
Les Misérables West End
02 Éponine Theatre
2002- Jemima London Features on the Original
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang West End
03 Potts Palladium Cast Recording
Prince
2004– Features on the Original
Mary Poppins Jane Banks Edward West End
05 Cast Recording
Theatre
Regents
2005 The Wind In The Willows Weasel/Duck Park Open London
Air Theatre
Awarded the
2013– Queen's "WhatsOnStage.com
Les Misérables Éponine West End
16 Theatre Award for Best Takeover in
a Role"
Farewell
The War of the Worlds:
2014 Beth N/A Thunderchild
Farewell Thunderchild
Tour
Nominated for the
Truly UK National
2016 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang N/A WhatsOnStage Award for
Scrumptious Tour
Best Actress in a Musical
Dubai
2016 Les Misérables Éponine Dubai
Opera
Lyceum
2016 A Christmas Carol Emily West End
Theatre
Awarded the
Wednesday UK National
2017 The Addams Family N/A WhatsOnStage Award for
Addams Tour
Best Actress in a Musical
Eventim
2017 The Christmasaurus Brenda London
Apollo
Cadogan
2018 The Railway Children Narrator London
Hall
Awarded the
WhatsOnStage Award for
Best Actress in a Musical
Veronica The Other Off-West
2018 Heathers: The Musical Features on the
Sawyer Palace End
Original West End
Cast Recording

The War of the Worlds: UK National

2018 Beth N/A
Alive on Stage Tour
Jeff Wayne's The War of
UK National
2019 the Worlds: The Beth N/A
Tour
Immersive Experience
Les Miserables: The Fantine Gielgud
2019 West End
Staged Concert Theatre
2019– Sondheim
Les Misérables West End
20 Theatre
2020 Les Miserables: The Sondheim West End Nominated for the 2022
Staged Concert Theatre Grammy Award for Best
Musical Theater Album
 Featured on the Original
Cast Recording
Awarded the
Gillian
2021– WhatsOnStage Award for
Cinderella Cinderella Lynne West End
present Best Actress in a Musical
Theatre
Nominated for the 2022
Grammy Award for Best
Musical Theater Album

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External links
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