Rosie Bentham

Rosie Elizabeth Bentham[1] (born 29 July 2001) is an English actress, who has appeared as Gabby Thomas in Emmerdale since January 2016.

Rosie Bentham
Born
Rosie Elizabeth Bentham

(2001-07-29) 29 July 2001
Nottingham, England
EducationThe Nottingham Emmanuel School
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Early and personal life

Bentham was born in 2001[2] to John and Marianne Bentham, who acted as her chaperones whilst filming.[3] Her father John, who was chaplain of the University of Nottingham, died on 6 August 2019 from a pulmonary embolism.[4] Bentham attended The Nottingham Emmanuel School.[5]

Career

Bentham joined The Television Workshop in 2013, and worked on plays, such as Oklahoma, Fiddler on the Roof, Sound of Music and Annie.[6][7] Bentham auditioned for Emmerdale when producers contacted The Television Workshop, and had four callbacks before being offered the part of Gabby Thomas.[3] She made her debut appearance in January 2016.[8][9]

Bentham has twice been gunged on appearances on CBBC. Her first gunging was on an episode of Crackerjack in January 2020. In October 2021, Bentham appeared on Saturday Mash Up where she was ‘Super Slimed’ with 20 buckets of gunge.

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2016 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Newcomer Emmerdale Longlisted [10]

References
  1. "Skrrrrrr🚗". Twitter. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. "Thank you everyone for your generous birthday wishes! Ive had a great day with friends and family. Love you all and thank you💘". Twitter. 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  3. Pritchard, Jon (26 February 2016). "Emmerdale role for Television Workshop's latest star". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  4. "Finding hope amongst grief and sadness | Psephizo". 6 September 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  5. Thomas, Jen (19 October 2016). "The Emmerdale actress and Dizzee Rascal protégé could be among Notts' future stars". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  6. "Congratulations Rosie! Our Annie is on Emmerdale!". Nottingham Operatic Society. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  7. "Annie - Nottingham Operatic Society". Noda. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  8. Dainty, Sophie; Kilkelly, Daniel (27 December 2016). "Who is that? 11 of the most bizarre soap recasts – including EastEnders' Peggy and Neighbours' Libby". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  9. Duncan, Lindsay (5 January 2016). "Emmerdale's Gabby Thomas has been re-cast – with a cheeky make-up joke". Metro. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  10. "TVChoice Awards 2016: Emmerdale nominated!". ITV. 18 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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