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Nadia Forde (born 3 May 1989) is an Irish model, singer and TV personality of Italian descent. She participated in the fourteenth series of the hit British ITV show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, starting on 16 November 2014 and ending on 2 December, finishing in ninth place. and has appeared in her own show Nadia Goes to Hollywood.

Early life

Forde was born in Dublin 3 May 1989; her mother was Berenice Paolozzi and she has one, younger, brother. Her parents separated when she was 7, with one re-marrying and the other unable to bring up the two children. She lived for a year with aunts in Clontarf and Leopardstown in Dublin, and was subsequently brought up in Clontarf by her grandmother, Bernadette Paulozzi. She attended Holy Faith Secondary School, Clontarf. Her mother died from lymphoma in June 2015.

Career

In 2013, Forde appeared on Ireland's The Late Late Show and presented Irish morning television. She has also appeared on nationwide radio stations, made theatrical appearances at Dublin's Tivoli Theatre, been a regular guest on RTE's The Republic of Telly and a contestant on TV3's Celebrity Salon in 2012.

During 2014, Forde starred in her own TV3 show Nadia Goes to Hollywood, documenting her time recording her first single and capturing her first acting role in the United States.

In August 2014, Forde made an appearance on the Oliver Callan spoof sketch show,Callan's Kicks. In November 2014, it was announced that she would be taking part in the fourteenth series of the ITV hit show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. On 2 December she became the second celebrity to be evicted from the jungle.

In April 2015, a pilot for a reality show "Chasing The Dream" was broadcast in Ireland on 3e.

In 2021 Forde played the daughter of a recovering pain relief addict in a short, The Wall.

In 2023 Forde was cast in a Finnish political drama, Conflict.

TV appearances

References

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5. McDonnell, Ciara (20 September 2019). "School Daze with Nadia Forde: I wish I had embraced my differences at school". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
6. Grieving Nadia Forde to spread late mother’s ashes overseas. Evoke.ie. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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8. "Meet The Cast of Celebrity Salon 2012!". sosueme.ie. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
9. "Into the jungle: Nadia Forde's most surprising move yet..." Irish Independent. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
10. "10 things you need to know about Nadia Forde". Irish Independent. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
11. "Nadia auditions for Hollywood movie in the series finale of 'Nadia Goes to Hollywood'". TV3.ie. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
12. "It's all kicked OFF! Nadia Forde proves she's up for a laugh as she appears on spoof show Callan Kicks". evoke.ie. 8 August 2014.
13. "Who's on I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here 2014". 11 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
14. "I'm a Celebrity 2014 RECAP: Nadia Forde becomes the second contestant to be eliminated". Irish Mirror. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
15. "A missed opportunity! Nadia Forde gets the jungle boot, just as Jake Quickenden admits he likes her". evoke.ie. 3 December 2014.
16. "Chasing the Dream: This time Nadia is going global with new reality TV show". evoke.ie. 7 March 2015.
17. "2022 Nominees - Richard Harris International Film Festival". 29 October 2022.
18. "Clones Film Festival back in action with four days of film across the town". Impartial Reporter. 21 October 2021.
19. Zauers, Anja (5 September 2023). "Nadia Forde lands thrilling new political series". Vipmagazine.ie.

External links

• Nadia Forde at IMDb 

• 1989 births
• Living people
• Irish female models
• Television personalities from Dublin (city)
• 21st-century Irish women singers
• Singers from Dublin (city)
• Irish people of Italian descent
• Models from Dublin (city)