Jodie Comer — things you didn't know about the TV star (2024)

From working in a supermarket to turning down Strictly, here are some surprising facts about Bafta award-winning star Jodie Comer who's now appearing alongside Austin Butler and Tom Hardy in new Hollywood movie The Bikeriders.

Liverpool-born actress Jodie Comer might only be in her early 30s, but she has crammed a huge amount of success into her young years.

She has become a household name thanks to playing serial assassin Villanelle in BBC drama Killing Eve, wowing fans with her amazing wardrobe and brilliantSlavic accent. She also appeared as a care home worker called Sarah, in Channel 4 drama, Help.Plus she has appeared in a string of movies including Bikeriders, Free Guy and The End We Start From (available on Netflix from June 19).

But what do we know about the actress? Here are several things you probably don't know...

Jodie Comer: little known facts about the actress...

Jodie Comer turned down StrictlyCome Dancing

Jodie revealed that after once being spotted in the audience of Strictly Come Dancing, she turned down the chance to appear in the following year's lineup. She told The Sun: "BBC bosses were like, 'Maybe next year, Jodie...?' and I was like, 'Mmm, no, I don't think so!' I'd embarrass myself definitely. I went with my mum and my nan because my nan is a Strictly superfan. It was a once in a lifetime thing for her so it was really fun."

Killing Eve wasn't her first TV role

Jodie has a huge number of successful TV shows under her belt, and before becoming a household name in Killing Eve, a role for which she won a BAFTA, Jodie was probably best known for her role as Kate Parks in the hit drama Doctor Foster. She has also appeared in My Mad Fat Diary, The White Princess, and Thirteen. And very early in her career, she popped up in Holby City, Waterloo Road, Doctors, and Casualty. Her first-ever acting role was in a BBC Radio 4 play. Talking about when she first knew she wanted to be an actress, she told The Guardian: "I entered the Liverpool drama festival when I was 12. We were split into groups and everyone had to perform a monologue. I did a piece about the Hillsborough disaster and this young girl on the anniversary of her dad’s death at the football match. My dad hadn’t seen me act before, so he looked at me and said: 'Just do your best.' I remember his face so vividly after I’d finished. I got such a sense of gratification from making my parents proud. It really made me hungry."

Jodie Comer's got a very famous best friend

As well as being a household name herself, Jodie's best friend is famous heptathlon championKatarina Johnson-Thompson. Jodie is immensely proud of her friend's sporting achievements and often shares how in awe she is of her friend on social media.

She's got a surprising guilty pleasure

While she isn't busy filming or learning lines for her latest role, Jodie likes nothing more than relaxing on the sofa and catching up with the latest drama in TOWIE. She is apparently a big fan of reality television and loves TOWIE and Real Housewives. She's also a fan of films and lists Billy Elliot and Forrest Gump among her favourites. Plus, she's a massive fan of pop legend Bruce Springsteen!

Dame Julie Walters is her dream co-star

Jodie has revealed on numerous occasions that she has always wanted to star alongside Julie Walters, or failing being in the same production, Jodie has joked that perhaps Julie could play her in a movie of her life, instead.

Jodie Comer used to work in Tesco

Before finding fame as an actress, Jodie worked in Tesco as a supermarket checkout girl. She also spent a bit of time working in a bar collecting glasses before her acting career took off.

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