Eleri Hewitt

In 2008, I competed in I'd Do Anything in which I was one of the finalists in a search for a new, unknown lead to play Nancy in a West End revival of the British musical Oliver!. I reached the final where I finished third. I starred as Éponine in the London production of Les Misérables at the Queen's Theatre from 21 June 2010 to 18 June 2011. I was chosen to play Éponine in the 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables at the O2 Arena on 3 October 2010 by Cameron Mackintosh, after he saw me play the role in her opening night at the Queens Theatre, in London's West End. I was asked to sing "On My Own" from Les Misérables at the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium on 9 December 2010. I starred as Nancy in the UK tour of Oliver! from 10 December 2011 to 1 April 2012. I had planned to perform the entire tour, but temporarily left the tour on 1 April to film Les Miserables. I reprised my role as Éponine in the 2012 film adaptation of Les Misérables. I learned the news from Cameron Mackintosh during an Oliver! curtain call. I won Best Female Breakthrough at the Empire Awards and Best Breakthrough at the Elle Style Awards. I am currently dating Matt Johnson.