Holly Matthews

Bupa Great North Run

Holly has set up an online fundraising page so all her family, friends and fans can support her and help to raise as much money as possible!

To sponsor Holly just go to www.justgiving.com/holly-matthews

Holly has also agreed to work on an exciting new film project called The Dinner Party directed by Si Wall and Sew n Sew films. check out www.thedinnerpartymovie.co.uk for more information about this film.

Holly announces Q&A session

This event will take place on the 27th of July 2010 and alongside Holly will be the critically acclaimed actress Pooja Shah, star of Bend it like Beckham /Eastenders, local actor/presenter Andrew Hayden Smith, star of Byker Grove/Doctor Who and the legendary Lyndyann Power, who played audience's favourite 'Spuggy' in Byker Grove.

This will be a chance for aspiring actors to chat to working actors and learn from their experience, it will also be a chance to ask any questions you have always wanted to know about your favourite TV shows, to meet the actors and get autographs.

It is also the 21st aniversary of Byker Grove this year and to celebrate there will be a host of other ex-Byker Grovers there to make the event even more interesting.

This is going to be a really exciting event, with local press and media attending in force, book your tickets today and come and say hello to Holly!

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Holly Meets Labour leader Candidate David Milliband

She has also just agreed to appear in a fantastic new music video for The Soviet's 2nd single Breaking Bread, which will be released in July 2010. They are a Liverpool based band and are ones to look out for this year! Check out their website www.thesovietmusic.com to see what they have coming up!

Holly would like to thank you all for supporting her short film series 'Almost but not quite' and remind you that you can still watch the films anytime you want on www.almostbutnotquite.com.

The first episode will be shown on there on the 24th May 2010 starring Holly as the young Ashley Andrews in 4 of the 5 episodes.

Click on the website and add the facebook and twitter pages for the series. Each character also has their own page where they will give out little teasers to each show, so add Ashley Andrews and see what Holly's character gets up to!

This is going to be a brilliant series and if people get behind it then it will get the backing to make another series. Feel free to email Holly with your feedback.

Also Autographs are being posted out this week so those that have waited so patiently, you will be the first to get a brand new signed photo of Holly as thanks for your support!

Filming and Modelling

This week Holly has been extremely busy filming the pilot web series 'Almost but not quite' which will be screened online starting May the 11th 2010. Directors Suzette Styler and Beki Wilkinson made this a very easy process and the script was a joy to receive.Details of the website, where it will be airing will follow.

Holly would like to thank everyone involved in the short film 'Small hours' which she filmed last Sunday particularly Harriet Glynn and Adam Bachelor. who have created an exciting new short.

Holly also spent last week doing a modelling shoot for designer Vicky Fright who's clothes are gorgeous and totally quirky,this was a great shoot, with very professional people.

Lastly Thank you to Peter Watkins, who Holly did a lovely photoshoot with recently and please visit his exhibition 'Happiness' at the Light House The Chubb Buildings, Fryer Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1HT Wednesday the 5th to Friday 28th May to see some of his work.

She has also had some very interesting meetings about upcoming projects and as soon as these are finalised we will hear all about them!

Drinking Chocolate

Holly is pleased to announce she has agreed to play the lead role in an exciting new film project. Holly will play the role of Lola in director Si Walls debut feature film Drinking Chocolate, which will start filming in April 2010. www.drinkingchocolate.net

BBC radio

Holly was recently interviewed for the 'The Sunday Supplement' on BBC radio, by the lovely Paul Harris and Paul James for last Sundays show and had a great discussion about acting and 'the business'. She said 'the pauls' were great blokes and thanks everyone for the lovely response to the show.

Thank You!

Holly would like to say a big thank you to all all the cast and crew of Snow White and the seven dwarfs and the Hazlitt Theatre. The audiences were fantastic and it was sold out for the majority of the run! A special thank you to the 15 people who turned up on the night of the blizzard and watched Snow White and the 3 dwarfs with no dancers and hardly any crew, you screamed and shouted as loud as if it were packed out.

For more panto pictures check out facebook or Twitter.

2010 looks set to a be a busy year!

Holly in Snow White

Holly will be appearing in the childrens classic Snow White this Christmas, where she will star along side Aaron Sidwell, best known as Steven Beale in EastEnders and Sky1 Gladiator Doom.

The panto will also feature a host of other top quality entertainers and back by popular demand local funnyman Tom Swift, will take on the role as Muddles. There will also be an amazing live band, fantastic dancers and the craziest seven dwarfs you'll ever see.

The show is being produced by New World Productions and has already sold out lots of the dates!

The panto will run from December 5 to January 10, so to see Holly perform, get buying your tickets now!

For more information call the Hazlitt Arts Centre (Maidstone, Kent, UK) box office on 01622 758611 or log onto www.hazlittartscentre.co.uk

BBC drama Criminal Justice 2

Holly will be appearing in Peter Moffats BAFTA award winning BBC drama Criminal Justice 2, playing Alex Guthrie. Look out for the five-part thriller on BBC One in October 2009.