Kéllé Bryan admits removing Eternal from her CV in a bid to be taken as a serious actor
ok.co.ukKéllé Bryan has revealed she removed all of her work with girl group Eternal from her CV in order to be taken more seriously when she transitioned into acting.The 46 year old decided to move from singing to acting after leaving the band – which also consisted of sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett and Louise Redknapp – in 1998.
But speaking exclusively to OK!, Kéllé – who now stars in Hollyoaks – admits she hoped nobody would recognise her from her chart-topping days when she switched careers.
She said: "Not a lot of people know I was an actor before I was a singer. I’d done that before I was in Eternal, but that didn’t matter because the band obliterated everything I’d ever done.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter "I’d walk into a room and I’d only ever be Kéllé from Eternal," she continued. "I took all the Eternal stuff off my CV and hoped that people wouldn’t recognise me." She said of the auditioning process: "It was daunting but I was willing, and I think that’s what gave me credibility with casting directors. "I showed I wasn’t just looking for a leg up because I’d had profile from another part of the industry." Kéllé, who is now a Loose Women panellist, also told OK!
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