Danniella Westbrook

Danniella Westbrook is a celebrated reality TV star, author and actress known prominently for her part in the TV series, EastEnders.

Early Accomplishments

Danniella had always wanted to be famous and by age 7, she began modelling. Her clientele included Asda, Next, Tammy Girl, Coca-Cola, Opel and Weetabix.

She advanced to acting by age 8, making a stage appearance in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. 

She was an as extra in EastEnders when she was 11 but auditioned successfully for a main cast role when she was 16.

Best Known For

Sporadically, between 1990 and 2016, Daniella starred in 273 episodes of the popular series, EastEnders. She also had a recurring role in Hollyoaks in 2013 and in the 2016 film, Essex Vendetta.

She has featured in several reality shows such as Dancing on Ice in 2010 and Celebrity Big Brother in 2016.

Sexual Orientation

Carla is straight and has been in marital union with Alan Thomason since 2017. 

She was married to Kevin Jenkins from 2001 till 2014 and was with George Arnold for a year in 2015. 

She met Ben Morgan in 1998 and after just 8 weeks, they both tied the knots but this was done in 9 months. 

Before then, she had been dating Robert Fernandez for 2 years from 1995 and Brian Harvey for 4 years from 1991. 

Family

She is the oldest child of Andrew and Susan Westbrook with Andrew Jay as a brother. 

She has a half-brother Justin and a half-sister Georgia both from her dad. 

She has a son with Robert named Kai, born in 1996 and a daughter with Kevin named Jodie, born in 2001. 

Religion 

Danniella is a born-again Christian. She found her faith in 2010 and credits her reformed life to God’s 

Worth To Know

For many years, Westbrook suffered incredibly from cocaine addiction, so much that the septum in her nasal canal was gone. She underwent rehab twice.

She suffered serious facial damages during the accident and had to undergo corrective surgeries.