Naomi Thomas: Last News

BBC show as police officer Naomi Thomas in the show's eleventh series.But she broke down after being originally turned away from another role in the show.During a recent interview with her co-star Tahj Read, who portrays Marlon Pryce, on his podcast, Shantol admitted securing a place on the show was a difficult task.The actress told how it took her three years to finally get the role she wanted.She said she had been turned down on numerous occasions since auditioning for the show for the first time in 2018."I did five auditions," she said. "And they kept saying 'Hey, we love your performance, but you need to change this and change that.'"The Death in Paradise star admitted she was overcome with emotion after receiving a job rejection via email.She said: "Tahj, I won't lie, I balled."I was so devastated and I cried, I was like 'This industry is so awful, why am I doing this?'"Unperturbed, Shantol continued to apply for roles in the show.She said: "That was 2018 and I got my agent in 2017 when I came here, and every year since then I've done 1,545 self-tapes, I am going to round it up to that."Every year I would send them an email saying, 'Thank you for still being here with me', because nothing was happening".Shantol was delighted when show bosses offer her the part of Naomi Thomas in 2021.Prior to working on the show, the Jamaican actress has five years of experience in the industry.She has had roles in several staged plays as well as a role in her first feature film, Sprinter, in 2021.

After six years solving murders on Saint Marie, DI Neville Parker (played by Ralf Little) has called it a day. He left the island on a boat and sailed into the sunset with DS Florence Cassell (Joséphine Jobert).The whole episode teased a ‘will they, won’t they’ ending for Neville and Florence - and up until the last minute it looked like Neville would be leaving alone as he rejected Florence who put her feelings out on the line. Neville was sticking to the plan to go solo travelling, however as he prepared to leave, he was pulled over by DS Naomi Thomas (Shantol Jackson), Officer Darlene Curtis (Ginny Holder), Officer Dwayne Myers (Danny John-Jules) and Catherine Bordey (Élizabeth Bourgine), who they questioned why he was letting Florence go.

If you're a Death in Paradise watcher, you've probably wondered how the cast can wear make-up in the heat without it slipping and sliding during filming. In a bid to find out the answers, we reached out to the BBC show's on-set hair and make-up supervisor, Dionne Thomas, to find out some of her secrets.

In a tale that sounds almost scripted for a Hollywood blockbuster, Death in Paradise star Shantol Jackson found herself in a moment of disbelief as she crossed paths with none other than Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. The unexpected encounter occurred at the premiere of the Bob Marley movie One Love in Kingston, Jamaica, leaving Shantol "dumbstruck" by the royal presence. “Meghan and Harry just casually walked past me,” she told Hello! in a recent interview.

Shantol Jackson returns as Naomi Thomas in the latest episode of Death in Paradise series 13, which sees the team investigate the death of a celebrity chef. She has appeared in the BBC series since 2022, and has become a firm favourite with fans. But what do we know about the actress? How old is Shantol Jackson? Shantol Jackson is a Jamaican actress who has some impressive acting credits.

Death in Paradise since 2020 starring as DCI Neville Parker.The actor has become a firm favourite on the show, as the actor took to Instagram today to share an update with fans on how filming is going in the Caribbean.Ralf took to Instagram earlier today to post a short video from the series set on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.In the video, Ralf can be seen looking fed up as he pans the camera away from his tent to the awful rain and storms in the Caribbean.He joked: "Paradise!" before moving the camera around again, and concluding with: "It happens!"Ralf then panned the camera towards his colleague, Shantol Jackson who plays Sergeant Naomi Thomas in the drama.The actress also looked amused by the weather as she pulled faces to her colleague.Ralf captioned the video in view of his 130,000 followers: "Just another day in paradise!"Many social media users took to the post's comments to share their view as filming was momentarily stopped.Ingrida1979 joked: "It rains in paradise?"Flamazing_catlady said: "A little rain is good for nature. Have a good day Ralf!"Roni.raysun added: "Reminding you of home!"Mason.siobhan commented: "Don't you just love the rainy season lol x." (sic)Ralf delighted fans at the weekend as he took to Instagram to announce that filming for Series 12 of the BBC hit series had begun.The smiling actor posted a video overlooking the sunset, captioning the video: "Greetings from Guadeloupe.

BRITISH-French crime drama Death in Paradise introduced new police officer Naomi Thomas in its eleventh series. However, actress Shantol Jackson broke down after she was originally turned away from another role in the show.

DEATH in Paradise fans have praised newcomer Sergeant Naomi Thomas after she replaced Florence Cassell on Friday's episode. BBC One viewers were devastated after Florence said an emotional goodbye to San Marie and DI Neville Parker after her undercover mission came to an end earlier last month.

BBC's Death in Paradise is a series loved by many TV drama lovers. The show has a staggering eleven seasons so if that doesn't prove the show has a dedicated following- we simply don't know what will.

Death in Paradise star Josephine Jobert has admitted her final day on set was very emotional. However, she explained to her fans it was incredibly difficult to make eye contact with one of her BBC co-stars.Josephine is best known for playing Florence Cassell in the BBC crime drama.However, fans were left devastated last week when her character left the series.This was after she was involved in an undercover mission gone wrong.Since the moment aired, Josephine has been sharing memories of her final day on set.This included reacting to her co-star Shantol Jackson’s sweet message bidding farewell to her.Shantol shared on Instagram Stories yesterday a clip of the scene when Florence drives away.Alongside it, she wrote: “This was such an emotional scene to shoot.“Farewell DS Cassell, we’ll miss you.”This morning Josephine reacted to the message by sharing it on her own Instagram Story.She penned: “During my last day on set, @shantoljackson did not want to talk to me or look at me too much because we were about to cry at any moment.”The actress finished her post with a laughing face emoji.Shantol, who plays Naomi Thomas in the latest series of Death in Paradise, also shared a longer message saying goodbye to her co-star yesterday.In a post on Instagram, she wrote: “It was so hard to say goodbye but it's only a ‘See you soon’ right @josephinejobert_official.“This scene was particularly hard because we knew then that it was a real farewell.“I know the DIP family will miss DS Cassell but I miss you Josie alot more.

Death in Paradise is currently filming season 11, and has announced the very exciting news that rising star Shanton Jackson will be joining the show as a new sergeant. MORE: This Line of Duty detective appeared in Death in Paradise - did you spot them?According to the BBC, the Sprinter actress will play Naomi Thomas, a gifted officer who has arrived from a neighbouring island to join the Saint Marie Police.

DEATH in Paradise has added Jamaican actress Shantol Jackson as newcomer Naomi to the cast for series 11 as they gear up for their “best yet”. Shantol joined the cast of hit BBC One drama as filming on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe got underway.