Isabelle Smith

Smith attended Fairfield High School for Girls in Droylsden, before going on to attend Ashton Sixth Form College from 2018 to 2020. At the latter, she studied drama, photography and history for her A-levels. Then, from 2020 to 2023, she studied at the Arden School of Theatre, where she attained a BA degree. She has since been vocal on her thoughts of the acting industry being "elitist" and holding working-class women back from acting. She stated: "people have paid to go to private school, or to RADA or whatever, you're constantly having to prove yourself into every room that you’re going into, because you've maybe not had the same education as other people that you (are) sat next to." Since 2023, she has been in a relationship with accountant Adam Seel. ==Career==

at the Hollyoaks 30th Anniversary Party in 2025 Smith made her acting debut in a production of Gypsy at the Garrick Theatre in 2014. Two years later, she sang at A Night at the Musicals on West End theatre. In 2022, she made her television debut as Sonya on the ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street. She appeared in three episodes as a love interest for Max Turner (Paddy Bever). A year later, she appeared in an episode of ITV1's Maternal. Smith filmed for an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors that aired in October 2024, marking her third soap role. Shortly into Smith's tenure on Hollyoaks, she was featured at the centre of a storyline about sibling sexual abuse, with JJ Osborne (Ryan Mulvey) abusing Smith's character. For her portrayal of Frankie, she was nominated for numerous accolades, including winning the Best Newcomer award at the Inside Soap Awards and being nominated for Best Leading Performer at the upcoming 2025 British Soap Awards. In July 2025, it was reported that Smith would also portray Frankie in the Hollyoaks late-night special Hollyoaks Later for the soap's 30th anniversary, which was broadcast on 22 October of that year. ==Filmography==