Chelsea Halfpenny mother Paula Halfpenny is a former DJ. Chelsea is the niece of actress Jill Halfpenny.
Halfpenny is best known for portraying Amy Wyatt in the television series Emmerdale between 2010 and 2013. Her character Amy had a troubled childhood and complicated family relationships. Wyatt grew up with foster parents Val and Eric Pollard, played by Charlie Hardwick and Chris Chittell, in the series.
Amy was a rebellious teenager in the show but later mended her relationship with her parents. However, things changed for the character after she gave birth to a child in a cemetery, the child was born following her one-night stand with the show’s antagonist Cain Dingle.
The Emmerdale star portrayed a character with a complicated relationship in the film, but her real-life family relationship is sound. She is very close to Paula and the duo often hangs out together at clubs around Gateshead, England. Chelsea loves hopping on the dancefloor while her mom takes the DJing job.
Chelsea Halfpenny Mother Is Paula Halfpenny
Chelsea Halfpenny mother is former DJ Paula Halfpenny. Paula is the elder sister of actress Jill Halfpenny.
Paula is 50 years old, she gave birth to her only daughter Chelsea at the age of 19 years old on September 26, 1991. Daughter of Derek and Maureen Halfpenny, Paula’s daytime job was teaching when she started following her passion for DJing, according to The Journal.
Chelsea’s DJ mom is found on Instagram with her username @djpaulah, she has 294 followers with 84 posts so far. Her most recent post on the social media account was nearly a year ago on January 30, 2022. Paula is not much active on the picture-sharing social media account.
Paula was a host of Hustle with DJ Paula on Method Radio. She shared posts on her Instagram account often promoting her hip-hop music show to her followers. She was also into the food business in her spare time.
As a vegan herself, Paula ran Nomad Curries. According to the mobile restaurant’s Facebook account, it is a mobile van that served delicious vegan breakfasts and authentic homemade curries. However, the restaurant appears to have close now as there is no update on its Facebook account since March 2019.
The elder sister of actress Jill Halfpenny, Paula has worn several hats in her career as we mentioned above.
Chelsea Is Related To Actress Jill Halfpenny
Chelsea is the niece of actress Jill Halfpenny.
Jill is an English actress best known for her work in Coronation Street as Rebecca Hopkins. Her other well-known works include EastEnders, Waterloo Road, and In The Club, among others. Her mom Maureen kept newspaper snippets of Jill’s news and video recordings of her television appearance in a separate room at their home.
Halfpenny was a huge influence in starting Chelsea’s career in the entertainment industry. Chelsea followed in Jill’s footsteps to establish herself as a prominent actress in the English film industry.
The Coronation Street star also participated in the Strictly Come Dancing series 2 in 2004 and won the competition with her professional dancing partner Darren Bennett. The dancing couple got the perfect score of 40 in the Jive performance for the first time in the show’s history.
Jill married Craig Conway in 2007, and the couple shared their only son Harvey before ending their marriage in 2010, according to The Telegraph. Since her split, Jill dated fellow actor Chris Ellis-Stanton. She currently works as a radio host for BBC Radio 2.
More on Her Family
Chelsea grew up with her mama and maternal grandparents in her childhood.
According to Chronicle Live, Chelsea’s maternal grandmother, Maureen, revealed she brought back the charm at their home that had faded after Jill left in pursuit of her career. She said Jill was the one who kept everyone at their feet with singing and dancing, but the home had lost its charm when she left to become an actress.
However, the dancing and singing again started after Chelsea came to the house. The Emmerdale actress is also very close to her grandfather Derek. Her grandfather is a retired naval engineer who worked in a merchant ship. He is 85 years old.
She took to her social media to show her frustration after her grandpa was left in critical condition in a hit-and-run case in March 2022. Chronicle Live reported Derek was critical but stable and in the hospital a week after the incident.
Chelsea also has another aunty Nicola in her family. Nicola gave birth to her child at 17 years old, but much about her personal life has not come to the surface yet.
Similarly, Chelsea has not revealed anything about her father. He has been out of the family picture since her childhood. Chris Chittell played Chelsea’s on-screen father in Emmerdale.
The Casualty actress has extended her family by getting engaged to her long-term boyfriend actor James Baxter. She took to her Instagram to announce the news of their engagement to her followers on June 13, 2021. She wrote a caption congratulating her 14-year-old self on landing the man of her fantasy.