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Jessica Forrest is a British actress and writer. Raised in Colne, Lancashire, Forrest studied drama at Manchester University, but found the course impractical and in 2010 left to play Leanne Holiday in the British soap opera Hollyoaks. Forrest remained in the role until 2013, when her character was killed-off. Following her departure, Forrest guest-starred in Playhouse Presents, Coronation Street and Dani's Castle, and she portrayed a main role in the third season of Dani's Castle. In 2016 and 2018, Forrest portrayed Jasmine in the theatre production Chip Shop Chips, and she co-wrote and performed in The Trolley Girls at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Forrest later moved to Italy and launched a project teaching children English through song and animation, and in 2022 she performed her autobiographical one-woman show The Olive Tree.

Early life
Jessica Forrest was born in 1990 Forrest enjoyed theatre from a young age, pursuing acting in school and joining her local dramatic society. Forrest had wanted to act but felt that she had no proper experience. Forrest later studied drama and screen studies at University of Manchester, but did not like the course as she found it too academic and realised that she would rather perform. ==Career==
Career
Hollyoaks In July 2010, it was announced that 19-year-old Forrest had joined the cast of the British soap opera Hollyoaks. Forrest's casting was announced alongside Sikander Malik as Jamil Fadel and PJ Brennan as Doug Carter. Forrest initially commuted from Manchester to work, but she later moved to Liverpool, where the soap is filmed. Forrest had filmed her exit scenes in August 2013 over 12-hour days, and had already filmed another project by the time her departure aired. In 2015, Forrest portrayed leading character Clare in the third season of ''Dani's Castle (also known as Rich, Jimmy & Kait's Castle). Whilst filming Dani's Castle, Forrest stayed in a Holiday Inn hotel in Belfast for 10 weeks. Chip Shop Chips'' was Forrest's theatre debut. Forrest added that she used her experiences as inspiration for "new material". Forrest also began to do stand-up comedy, which she enjoyed. In roughly 2021, Forrest moved to Foligno, Italy. In 2022, Forrest returned to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and performed her one-woman show called The Olive Tree, a memoir based on her experiences as an actress and nanny and her journey from Manchester to Italy. The show ran from 15–20 August and featured Forrest performing on stage underneath an olive tree branch. Vivien Devlin from Edinburgh Guide praised the 50-minute show, calling it "Nostalgic, lyrical, dreamlike" and "minimalist and magical journey through love and loss" that had "enchanting imagery". Whilst living in Italy, Forrest launched a video project called "Little English", which encourages the learning of the English language through song and animation. Forrest used her background as an educator and an entertainer to develop the project and create a curriculum with academic and entertainment sides, and had realised that she enjoyed working in children's education entertainment while working on ''Dani's Castle. She worked with composer Filippo Ciccioli and illustrator Cath Appleton to develop the project, with other entertainers also contributing. Forrest wanted to ensure that the music in the project could also be enjoyed by adults in addition to children. In 2024, Forrest portrayed the role of Gilly in Brassic''. ==Philanthropy==
Philanthropy
In 2013, Forrest and television presenter Will Best helped launch an anti-tobacco short-film competition. ==Acting credits==
Acting credits
Filmography Theatre ==References==
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