Background
Samuels was born Lauren Bonner but adopted the stage name Lauren Samuels for her elder brother, Samuel. She was born with a condition that seriously affected her hearing, causing her to have to wear two hearing aids.
Samuels was born Lauren Bonner but adopted the stage name Lauren Samuels for her elder brother, Samuel. She was born with a condition that seriously affected her hearing, causing her to have to wear two hearing aids.
She studied BTEC National Diploma Performing Arts at Stratford-upon-Avon College and also studied at the Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 2009.
Since appearing on the show she has gone on to appear in West End theatre, including playing the lead role of Sandy in Grease. However, her hearing completely returned to normal at the age of 18. She started ballet lessons at the age of two, began private tutorials at the Hinckley Speech and Drama Studio at seven and started singing lessons at thirteen.
Samuels was a contestant on the 2010 British Broadcasting Corporation show: a talent contest to find an actress to play Dorothy in a West End revival of The Wizard of Ounces
Samuels made it through to the final eleven girls who would compete for the public vote through individual performances. Solo performances
Samuels" first major stage role was playing Wendy in a 2009-2010 production of Peter Pan at the Curve, Leicester.
On 26 July 2010, she made her West End debut as Sandy in the London production of Grease, replacing Siobhan Dillon. She played Cathy in a production of the two-character musical The Last Five Years, which ran at the Tabard Theatre, Chiswick from 9 February to 5 March 2011.
Samuels played the role of Scaramouche in We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre in London from late 2011.
Following this she starred as the title character in Vampirette the Musical at the Manchester Opera House in May 2012. She reprised her role in We Will Rock You for its 10th anniversary tour, which commenced on the 25th of February 2012
In June 2015, Samuels began playing the role of Jules, in the new West End musical Bend lieutenant Like Beckham.
