Carrie Hope Fletcher | |
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Birth name | Carrie Hope Fletcher |
Born |
Harrow, London, England |
22 October 1992
Genres | Musical theatre |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actor, musician, YouTuber, blogger, author |
Years active | 1997–present |
Associated acts | Tom Fletcher, Giovanna Fletcher |
Website | Website, YouTube |
Carrie Hope Fletcher (born 22 October 1992) is an English singer, songwriter, actress (primarily in musical theatre), author and vlogger from London.
As a child, Fletcher played small roles on television and appeared in musical theatre in London's West End. In 2011, she started a YouTube channel called ItsWayPastMyBedTime, which features music and vlogs. As of January 2017, she has over 600,000 subscribers.
Fletcher played Éponine in Les Misérables in the West End until 13 February 2016. In 2015 she published a book called: All I Know Now: Wonderings and Reflections on Growing Up Gracefully, which was a Number 1 bestseller in the UK. Her debut novel On the Other side was released on 14 July 2016.
Fletcher was born and raised in the London suburb of South Harrow, the daughter of Debbie and Bob Fletcher. Her older brother, Tom Fletcher, is a lead vocalist and guitarist of the band McFly and was a member of the supergroup McBusted.
Her career in acting began at the age of five, when she appeared in a short Channel 4 ident before starring in an advert for Honey Nut Cheerios with Frasier actor Kelsey Grammer. Fletcher has also played several short television roles, including Jenny in the CITV show Dog and Duck.
Fletcher made her West End debut as Young Eponine in Les Misérables at the age of seven in 2001. In 2002, she starred in the original cast of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as Jemima Potts and in 2004, featured as Jane Banks in Mary Poppins.