ABOUT ABBIE VENA
Musical theatre star who rose to fame after she made her West End debut playing the title role in Matilda the Musical.
She studied at Northern Lights Drama and Aspire Dance Academy. She would go on to appear in productions of Aida and Nabucco.
Outside her stage roles, she has also made screen appearances in episodes of Casualty and the Tracey Ullman's Show.
She grew up in East Yorkshire with her mother, Jane Vena.
In 2015, she appeared on an episode of Casualty, a show led by Derek Thompson .