Sarah-Jane Honeywell is an English television presenter, actress, singer, dancer, acrobat/aerialist best known for her work on the CBeebiestelevision channel. As well as appearing on pre-school TV, Honeywell is a supporter of Bristol City F.C. and writes a regular column in the Ashton Gate Stadium match day programme 'Well Red'. Honeywell is a vegan, and does charity work for Dogs Trust. Fairies being her website and personal symbol, she also has a fairy-wings tattoo. In December 2006, Honeywell released an EP titled Love and Magic. The second track "Believe in Magic" was released as a single, and the music video was made at the annual Goose Fair in Nottingham, 2007. A Sarah-Jane plush doll was released to coincide with the EP. The songs from the EP featured in the CBeebies Live tour and the production of Peter Pan at the Capitol Theatre, Horsham.
Personal life
On 17 May 2015, Honeywell and her fiancé, Hollyoaks actor Ayden Callaghan, announced they were expecting their first child. Their baby boy, Phoenix, was born on 25 August 2015 at 8:31pm. They were married in 2016. She blogs about her life as a mum as They welcomed their second child, another boy, Indiana on 24 January 2018.
Biography
Early career
When Honeywell was young she went to dance school and gymnastics classes. She completed her education at Ordsall Hall School. At 18, she got her first job, working in Malta as a contortionist for three months, having trained with an acrobatic the Great Kovaks in Doncaster. At 19, she moved to London to play the part of a kitten in Cats, and from musical theatre moved into television.
Later career
Honeywell has acted in several leading theatre productions including The Little Mermaid at the Alban Arena, Peter Pan at Southend, Woking, Southampton, Wimbledon and Horsham, the 2004/05 and 2006/07 CBEEBIES Live! National Arena Tours and the Fimbles National Tour 2006. She also appeared in Falstaff at the Royal Opera House, has played a wide range of characters in television dramas and commercials, and continues to do aerial and skin work. She has also performed a solo show "Love & Magic" at venues across the UK and Europe. Honeywell reviewed a new independent children's book "Pirates don't clean their teeth". She is finished filming the first of 2 brand new series for Cbeebies which went on air in 2010. In August 2011, her wholesome image came under scrutiny when she controversially appeared on celebrity photographer Marc de Groot's Facebook page, pouring diet coke over an almost see-through vest and posing wearing candyfloss "underwear". Further emphasising her shift in career direction, Honeywell also filmed scenes for an independent feature filmShadows of a Stranger, a dark psychological thriller released in 2014. Honeywell got engaged to Ayden Callaghan, and the couple were married in 2016. Honeywell completed a dance album with record producerDave DMello released in April 2012.
