Waterloo Road and acting work Healey's television debut was in the recurring role of Katie Moore in
BBC Three drama
Burn It in 2003. Between 2006 and 2009, Healey appeared as pupil
Janeece Bryant in four series of the
BBC One school-based drama series
Waterloo Road, before departing the role in May 2009. Following an extended break from the show, Healey returned to the role during the
sixth series in September 2010 as the new school secretary, and continued to appear throughout the entirety of the seventh series. Following the shows relocation to
Greenock in
Scotland for the eighth series, Healey announced she would be moving north to continue portraying the role. Healey departed the role in August 2012. Healey has also made guest appearances in the crime drama
Conviction, as well as the sitcom
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps as a member of the '
Chavettes', which Louise had to monitor for her community service. She also appeared in the
Channel 4 soap opera
Hollyoaks as Michelle in 2008. She also made an appearance in the
CBBC series
Young Dracula as a vampire reporter in 2011.
Strictly Come Dancing In 2011, Healey took part in the
ninth series of
Strictly Come Dancing as a contestant. She was partnered with new professional for the series,
Pasha Kovalev. Healey became the first contestant in the series to earn a perfect 40 out of 40 for her
Paso Doble, in week 11 of the competition. She finished the series as runner-up behind
Harry Judd and
Aliona Vilani. :
Green numbers show Chelsee & Pasha were at the top of the leaderboard that week. • In Week 6
Jennifer Grey guest judged for Goodman. On 23 March 2012, Healey and Kovalev took part in an underwater special of
Strictly Come Dancing in aid of
Sport Relief, competing against Judd and Vilani. After resulting in a tie with the judges' scores, they won the show after a decision was made by head judge
Len Goodman. On Christmas Day 2012, Healey and Kovalev once again united as part of a "Strictly Allstar" group of seven previous contestants, for a group dance in the 2012
Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special.
Casualty, Hollyoaks and reality television In 2012, she appeared as a panellist on
Celebrity Juice, as well as making appearances on
Britain Unzipped, ''Vic and Bob's Lucky Sexy Winners
and a Christmas special episode of Celebrity Come Dine with Me. In 2013, Healey appeared on an episode of Pointless Celebrities'' alongside
James Jordan. Healey gave incorrect answers to all four of her questions, including thinking that the Olympic host city that is an anagram of "Gin Jibe" was Belgium. In 2013, Healey joined
Jack Dee,
Dara Ó Briain,
Greg James,
Melanie C and
Philips Idowu in
Through Hell and High Water, a
Comic Relief challenge that involved British celebrities canoeing the most difficult rapids of the
Zambezi River. They raised more than £1 million for the charity. In August 2013, she appeared on the comedy panel show
I Love My Country. On 19 May 2014, it was announced that Healey would join the cast of the
BBC medical drama
Casualty in the regular role of
Honey Wright, the emergency department's new tea lady. Honey is billed as a woman with "big hair and a big personality" and regularly gives tarot readings and aura interpretations to staff and patients. The character first appeared in the sixth episode of series 29, on 11 October. The character departed on 14 February 2015, before returning on 25 July. She made a permanent departure on 19 September 2015. In 2015, she participated in the talent show
Get Your Act Together and the following year, she took part in
Bear Grylls: Mission Survive. In 2016, Healey joined the cast of the
Channel 4 soap opera
Hollyoaks as
Goldie McQueen, a member of the established
McQueen family and mother to twin brothers
Hunter (
Theo Graham) and
Prince McQueen (
Malique Thompson-Dwyer). In 2019, Healey appeared in the sixth series of
E4 reality dating series
Celebs Go Dating. On 20 January 2026 it was announced that Healey had quit her role as Goldie and would be departing later in the year. In September 2016, Healey appeared on
The Chase: Celebrity Special, opposite "The Beast"
Mark Labbett and alongside actor
Colin Baker, paralympian
David Weir, and comedian
Alex Horne. In February 2022, Healey was a contestant on the
E4 series
The Real Dirty Dancing. In 2022, it was reported that Healey was in talks to return to
Waterloo Road after the BBC had announced the series would be returning the following year. She made a cameo appearance in the second episode of the
eleventh series, at the funeral of
Chlo Grainger (
Katie Griffiths). The episode aired in January 2023. In 2025, Healey is set to appear as a contestant on the
seventeenth series of
Dancing on Ice. She was partnered with
Andy Buchanan and the pair were the first couple to be eliminated. ==Personal life==