1. Bonita Melody Lysette Langford was born on 22 July 1964 and is an English actress, dancer and singer.
23 Facts About Bonnie Langford
1. 2.
Bonnie Langford came to prominence as a child star in the 1970s, when she had a notable role in the TV series Just William.
3.
Bonnie Langford has been known for appearing in various musicals in the West End and on Broadway, including shows such as Peter Pan, Cats, The Pirates of Penzance and Chicago.
4.
Bonnie Langford appeared as a contestant on Dancing on Ice in 2006 and 2014.
5.
Bonnie Langford was born on 22 July 1964 in Middlesex, and grew up in Surrey.
6.
Bonnie Langford attended the Arts Educational School, St Catherine's School, Twickenham and the Italia Conti Academy stage school.
7.
Bonnie Langford first came to public attention when, aged six years old, she won the talent show Opportunity Knocks.
8.
Between 1986 and 1987, Bonnie Langford played the role of Mel, companion to both the Sixth and Seventh Doctors in the science fiction series Doctor Who.
9.
Bonnie Langford has continued to reprise the role in several audio dramas alongside the Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy Doctors and in a cameo in the episode "The Power of the Doctor".
10.
Also in 2023, it was announced that Bonnie Langford would be returning to the series in the revival's fourteenth series, reprising her role as a guest star, alongside Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday.
11.
Bonnie Langford was a featured dancer in BBC One's popular light entertainment series The Hot Shoe Show which she co-presented with Wayne Sleep.
12.
Bonnie Langford is a panto regular; recent credits include Peter in Peter Pan at the Richmond Theatre in Richmond, London ; and Fairy Snow in Cinderella at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford.
13.
In 2006, Bonnie Langford was a celebrity contestant in the first series of ITV's Dancing on Ice, partnering professional figure skater Matt Evers.
14.
Bonnie Langford then toured with Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice: The Tour in 2007.
15.
Bonnie Langford took part in the Dancing on Ice: The Tour in April and May 2008.
16.
In 2014, Bonnie Langford returned to Dancing on Ice for the ninth and final series, which saw the return of contestants from previous series.
17.
Bonnie Langford returned to the West End theatre in 2006 playing the role of Roxie Hart in Chicago.
18.
In 2006 and 2007, Bonnie Langford appeared in the Birmingham and Plymouth tours of Guys and Dolls playing Miss Adelaide Adams, a dance hall hostess.
19.
In July 2007, Bonnie Langford was a judge on the ITV series Baby Ballroom: The Championship.
20.
Bonnie Langford played the role of Roz in the first UK tour production of the Broadway musical, 9 to 5, which was launched at the Opera House, Manchester on 12 October 2012.
21.
In 2021, Bonnie Langford appeared on The Masked Dancer, masked as Squirrel.
22.
On 5 April 2015, it was announced that Bonnie Langford had joined long-running BBC soap opera EastEnders for a guest role, later promoted to a regular role as character Carmel Kazemi, the mother of established character, Kush Kazemi.
23.
Bonnie Langford is the aunt of actresses Summer, Scarlett, Zizi, and Saskia Strallen.