Carrie Hope Fletcher Biography

Carrie Hope Fletcher was born on October 22, 1992, in Harrow, London, England, to Debbie and Bob Fletcher. Her father worked at Kodak and also performed in local bands, while her mother was a special-needs teacher.

Her older brother Tom is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, YouTube vlogger, and children's author best known as a former member of the supergroup McBusted. He is also the founder, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the English pop-rock band McFly.

Carrie Hope Fletcher started acting in television when she was just five years old, featuring in a short Channel 4 ident. Thereafter, she starred in a Honey Nut Cheerios commercial with Kelsey Grammer. She also featured in many short roles on television, including as Jenny in the CITV-aired British pre-school children's TV show Dog and Duck.

Her West End debut happened in 2001 at age seven, playing Young Eponine in the sung-through musical Les Misérables, which was based on Victor Hugo’s novel bearing the same title. The play was staged at The Palace Theatre, London.

In 2002, she became part of the original cast of the stage musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, playing Jemima Potts, the West End premiere of which happened on April 16 that year at the London Palladium.

The musical Mary Poppins featured her as Jane Banks during 2004-05 at the Prince Edward Theatre in London. It became the only Disney musical that premiered in the United Kingdom.

In 2005, she played Weasel/Duck in the stage adaptation of the children's novel by Kenneth Grahame titled The Wind in the Willows which was produced at the Regents Park Open Air Theatre, London.

Carrie Hope Fletcher reprised the role of Éponine in Les Misérables, this time portraying the older version, replacing Danielle Hope from June 17, 2013, to February 13, 2016, at the Queen's Theatre, London.  With this, she became the only British actress to essay the role in both versions of the production. Her spectacular performance in the role won her the WhatsOnStage Best Takeover In A Role award on February 23, 2014.

While playing Éponine in Les Misérables, she took a small break in November 2014 to play Beth during the Final Arena Tour of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds – The New Generation. The tour began in Sheffield on November 27, 2014, and took place across the UK and the Netherlands and closed in Amsterdam on December 16, 2014.

After the Final Arena Tour of The War of the Worlds, she resumed her role of Éponine in Les Misérables and went on to portray the character in the play’s 30th Anniversary gala performance that was held on October 8, 2015. Her final appearance as Éponine happened on February 13, 2016, following which Danielle Hope took over.

She re-joined the cast of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on May 4, 2016, during its UK tour. This time she essayed the role of Truly Scrumptious and made her final appearance playing the character on October 2, 2016. She was nominated for the WhatsOnStage.com Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2017 for the role.

From November 10 to December 2, 2016, she was featured as Eponine in the Dubai production of Les Misérables that was staged at the Dubai Opera.

She along with her sister-in-law Giovanna Fletcher starred as Emily in the 2016 UK production of the musical A Christmas Carol. The musical premiered as a concert production played by London Musical Theatre Orchestra at the Lyceum Theatre, London on December 19, 2016.

One of her most notable stage portrayals was that of Wednesday Addams in the musical comedy The Addams Family during the musical’s major UK and Ireland tour. The tour commenced on April 20, 2017, at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre. The UK leg of the tour was completed on November 4, 2017, at the Orchard Theatre in Dartford, following which the production moved to Singapore where it was staged from November 15 to December 3, 2017, at the MES Theatre. Fletcher won WhatsOnStage.com Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2018 for her performance.

Other stage appearances of Carrie Hope Fletcher include as Brenda in the musical production of The Christmasaurus at Eventim Apollo from December 21 to 28 in 2017; as Narrator of The Railway Children stage production at the Cadogen Hall, London on January 21, 2018; and at the Carrie Hope Fletcher in Concert at the Cadogen Hall, London on March 31 and April 1, 2018.

She played the leading role of Veronica Sawyer in Heathers: The Musical at The Other Palace from June 9 to August 4, 2018. She then played Beth in The War of the Worlds: Alive on Stage from 30 November to 17 December 2018.

She next starred as Graham in But I'm a Cheerleader. The musical was a part of the MT Fest UK and was performed at The Other Palace, London, from 18 to 20 February 2019. The same year, she also played the role of Beth in Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds: The Immersive Experience during the UK National Tour. Also in 2019, Carrie Hope Fletcher became a part of Les Misérables as Fantine. She continued to play the character until 2020 and received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Musical Theater Album in 2022.

She played the titular role in the stage musical, Cinderella, from August 2021 to June 2022. Her performance as Cinderella won her the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actress in a Musical along with a Grammy Award nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. In 2022, she next appeared in The Witches of Eastwick as Sukie. She also portrayed Martha Percy in Treason and Grusha Vashnadze in The Caucasian Chalk Circle.

Carrie Hope Fletcher was last seen playing the role of Carabosse in Sleeping Beauty (2022-2023).

A talented singer, Carrie Hope Fletcher along with her brother Tom performed the official song of the 2012 Summer Olympics' mascots Mandeville and Wenlock. Titled On a Rainbow, the song was written by Tom. On March 30, 2018, she released her first solo album When The Curtain Falls. She also produced singles Running Through Rivers and The Way We Were.

Fletcher has achieved a decent presence on social media platforms. She created her eponymous YouTube channel, which was earlier called ItsWayPastMyBedTime, on March 13, 2011. The channel, where she posts music and vlogs, has already amassed 636k subscribers and more than 132 million views. She has also accumulated over 596K followers on her Instagram account carriehopefletcher. She was also popular on Twitter and had hundreds of thousands of followers on her carrieHFletcher account before it was deleted.

She has also thrived as a writer. Her first book All I Know Now: Wonderings and Reflections on Growing Up Gracefully, where she focused on different stages of her teenage life, emerged as a number one Sunday Times bestseller following its release in April 2015 and held positions in the top ten list for seven weeks.

On July 14, 2016, she published her first novel On The Other Side. This was followed by her second novel All That She Can See published on July 13, 2017. In October 2017, she announced the release of her third novel When the Curtain Falls, which was released on July 12, 2018. She also came out with In The Time We Lost in 2019 and Into The Spotlight in 2020. In 2022, she released two books; With This Kiss and The Double Trouble Society.

According to English musician, vlogger, and writer Alex Day, he and Carrie Hope Fletcher started dating in October 2013. Fletcher later declared their break-up through Twitter on March 14, 2014. She started dating YouTube star Pete Bucknall in 2016, but the two parted ways in early 2017. She is currently in a relationship with Joel Montague.

Carrie Hope Fletcher is not only a talented actress and singer, but she is also a published author with several successful books to her name.

In addition to her creative pursuits, Carrie is known for her love of all things Disney and often shares her passion for the magical world on social media.

Carrie is a strong advocate for mental health awareness and regularly speaks out about the importance of self-care and seeking help when needed.

Despite her busy schedule, Carrie makes time for her fans and is known for her kind and genuine interactions with them both online and at events.

Carrie is a proud cat mom and often shares adorable photos and videos of her furry feline companions on social media, showcasing her love for animals.