Amy Louise Jackson is a British model-turned-actress best known as a femme fatale in South Indian and Bollywood films. She became a household name with films like “Yevadu” (2014), “Singh Is Bliing” (2015), “I” (2015) and “2.0” (2018). Let’s find out some interesting facts about Amy Jackson and try to dig into her personal and professional life. Let’s start?
Biography/Wiki
The Aquarius actress was born on January 31, 1991, in the Isle of Man, United Kingdom (31 years old as of 2022), which is located between Great Britain and Ireland. A few years after her birth, her family moved to Woolton, a suburb of Liverpool, England.
A tomboy, she spent much of her childhood playing sports, riding horses, and hanging out with school friends.
Amy Jackson childhood photos
Since she comes from a family that loves education, she has always focused on her studies, with the goal of studying A-level languages or getting a law degree. As a teenager, she never thought about pursuing a career in modeling, but fate had other plans for her. At the age of 16, she started working as a part-time model. That same year, she won the titles of Miss Teen Liverpool and Miss Teen UK, and her modeling career took off. At the age of 17, she won the title of Miss Teen World, which made her a global media star.
Amy Jackson – Miss Teen World 2009
Then again, she never wanted to pursue an acting career. While she was working as a model, a famous Tamil director AL Vijay spotted her potential to become the next star.
amy jackson and al vij
Within a few weeks, she made her acting debut in the Tamil period drama Madrasapattinam (2010). After that, there was no looking back; she has starred in box-office hits like Yevadu (2014), Singh Is Bliing (2015), I (2015) and 2.0 (2018).
appearance
The blue-eyed actress is about 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs about 50 kilograms and has brown hair.
Amy Jackson in the gym
She is a fitness enthusiast and follows various types of fitness regimes such as yoga, aerobics, swimming, dancing, kickboxing and jogging.
amy jackson does yoga
family and boyfriend
She was born into a working-class Christian family of broadcast professionals. Her parents both worked as producers at BBC Radio Merseyside. Additionally, her father, Alan Jackson, is a popular sportscaster and her mother, Margarita Jackson, is a horse riding instructor. She has a sister named Alicia Jackson.
Amy Jackson with her parents and sister
Whether she is in India or the UK, her love life has always been in the news. Amy grew closer to her co-star Prateik Babbar during the filming of her first Bollywood film Ekk Deewana Tha (2012).
Amy Jackson and Prateik Babbar during the making of ‘Ekk Deewana Tha’
They were so in love that they got each other’s names tattooed on their arms and even got engaged.
Amy Jackson and Prateik Babar get each other’s names tattooed
After about two years of dating, the couple split. This was allegedly due to Prateik’s late-night partying habits that were hampering Amy’s professional life.
After parting ways with Pratike Babar, she dated Liverpool boxer Joe Selkirk. Their relationship broke down in 2013 after he physically assaulted her at the Malmaison Hotel in Princes Wharf.
Amy Jackson and Joe Selkirk
In 2014, she fell in love with Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas, but they split seven months later.
Amy Jackson and Ryan Thomas
In early 2018, she began dating British businessman George Panayiotou. On January 1, 2018, she got engaged to him in Zambia, South Africa.
Amy Jackson and George Panayiotto
In June 2022, Amy Jackson and Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick confirmed their relationship on social media.
Amy Jackson and Ed Westwick
Profession
She graduated with distinction from St Edward’s College, Liverpool, where she studied English Literature, English Language and Ethics. She started working as a model at the age of 16. After winning three consecutive beauty pageant titles, Miss Liverpool, Miss Great Britain and Miss World, her destiny changed and she attracted worldwide attention through the media. While pursuing a career in modeling, she came to the attention of South Indian film producer AL Vijay, who signed her to star in his Tamil period drama Madrasapattinam (2010).
Since then, she has been out and about and today, she is one of the most popular actresses in the South Indian film industry.
salary
She is a big-budget film star and earns around Rs 1-2 Crore per film.
dispute
On November 8, 2013, her then-boyfriend Joseph Selkirk pushed her out of the car at the Malmaison Hotel in Liverpool and even held her chin. Following his arrest, the Crown Prosecution Service sentenced him to a 12-month community service order and fined him £300.
favorite thing
- Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Ranbir Kapoor are her favorite actors.
- Kate Winslet, Vidya Balan and Kareena Kapoor are her favorite actresses.
- She often watches movies, and her favorite movies include “Titanic,” “French Kiss,” “The Notebook” and “Meet Us.”
- She never misses an opportunity to work with filmmakers S. Shankar and AR Murugadoss.
- In her free time, she enjoys listening to the Spice Girls.
- She is a foodie and enjoys chocolate, silky pudding, sushi, scrambled eggs, grilled chicken or fish, butter chicken, Kerala stew and mutton biryani.
- She enjoys dining at Hakkasan, Koya, Nozomi in London, Pali Village Cafe and Eat around the Corner in Mumbai.
- She is a huge fan of David Beckham and a loyal supporter of English football club Liverpool FC.
- Travel rejuvenates and rejuvenates her. Amy’s favorite holiday destination is Ibiza. In 2016, her passport, wallet, etc. were stolen while she was on vacation there.
Amy Jackson in Ibiza
fact
- She is an animal lover. In 2016, she took on the vegan diet challenge and has been a supporter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
Amy Jackson supports PETA
- She was the first choice to star opposite Salman Khan in the action film Kick (2014), but she dropped out of the project due to her busy schedule.
- She underwent martial arts training for her role in Akshay Kumar’s “Singh Is Bliing”.
- She doesn’t like city life, but likes nature and the countryside.
- She loves to wear sarees.
- In 2023, Amy Jackson shared some photos on social media in which she looked noticeably different. Some users noticed a striking resemblance between her and Irish actor Cillian Murphy. The images shared by Amy quickly became the stuff of memes on the internet, and she was later attacked for her appearance.
Photo collage of Amy Jackson (left) and Cillian Murphy
In an interview, Amy talked about what users thought of her transition. She explained that her project in the UK required this change. Amy further expressed dismay at the negative reaction. She said other actors had undergone great transformations and received appreciation, but she faced online abuse, which was really disappointing for her.
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Source: HIS Education