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Nadia Sawalha

Biography

Nadia Sawalha

Overview

  • Born
    November 18, 1964 · Wandsworth, London, England, UK
  • Height
    5′ 5″ (1.65 m)

Biography

  • Nadia Sawalha was born on November 18, 1964 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for 99-1 (1994), Privateer 2: The Darkening (1996) and Clockwise (1986). She has been married to Mark Adderley since June 2, 2002. They have two children. She was previously married to Justin Mildwater.

Family

  • Spouses
      Mark Adderley(June 2, 2002 - present) (2 children)
      Justin Mildwater(1992 - December 25, 1997) (his death)
  • Children
      Kiki
      Maddy
  • Parents
      Nadim Sawalha

Trivia

  • Her first daughter, Maddy, was born on Christmas Day in 2002. Her second daughter, Kiki, was born in August 2007.
  • She is the daughter of Nadim Sawalha, the older sister of Julia Sawalha, the niece of Nabil Sawalha and the daughter-in-law of Diane Adderley.
  • The first single she bought was "The Laughing Gnome" by David Bowie.
  • Became pregnant by her second husband Mark Adderley twice between 2003 and 2006 and once in 2001 before they married. On all of these occasions she suffered miscarriages; her longest pregnancy lasted almost five months.
  • She is one of eight EastEnders (1985) actors to have competed on Dancing on Ice (2006). The others, in chronological order, are Gemma Bissix (Clare Bates), Todd Carty (Mark Fowler), Bobby Davro (Vinnie Monks), Danniella Westbrook (Sam Mitchell), Sam Attwater (Leon Small), Laila Morse (Mo Harris) and Matt Lapinskas (Anthony Moon).

Quotes

  • [on Paul McCartney] I'm going to be really controversial here: he needs to be wheeled off. As far as I was concerned, he ruined the Olympics at the end with that dreadful singing. He can't sing anymore.
  • [on Madonna] Has she not got a friend that can go "Mutton Alert!"?

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