Shelley Nicola Longworth (born 22 March 1976) is an English actress. With a career spanning over two decades, she has appeared in various acting and voice roles, and has provided her voice for various children's television shows including Fimbles, Little Princess, Big Barn Farm, OOglies and Octonauts. She co-starred in a sketch series It's Adam and Shelley in 2007 and is known for playing the role of Sam Wood in Benidorm, from 2011 to 2012 and from 2017 to 2018.
Career
In 2007, she paired up with her brother Adam Longworth, to create and perform characters in the BBC Three sketch show It's Adam and Shelley.
In 2010, she joined the cast of Benidorm for the fourth series playing loud-mouthed Sam Wood. She returned for the fifth series in 2012, alongside Michelle Butterly, and then departed from the show. In 2016, it was confirmed that Longworth would reprise her role as Sam for the ninth series, the first episode of which aired on 1 March 2017.
She has appeared in the comedy sketch shows Tittybangbang on BBC Three and Angelo's on Five, voiced characters in the children's show Fimbles, and starred in her own comedy series with her brother Adam Longworth, It's Adam and Shelley, which was broadcast on BBC Three in 2007. She played Ms Wall in Bad Girls in 1999, featuring in two episodes.
