Background
Roy grew up with her father in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, traveling regularly to the United States. to stay with her mother.
Roy grew up with her father in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, traveling regularly to the United States. to stay with her mother.
Aged 9, she enrolled in dance classes as an extra-curricular activity. At 16, she moved to London to attend a performing arts college, the London Studio Centre. After graduating from the 3-year course she worked as a backing dancer for various artists including James Morrison, Melanie C from the Spice Girls and Corinne Bailey Rae.
She appeared in videos for Calvin Harris" "The Girls" and Mel C"s "I Want Candy"
Roy was a competitor on the British Broadcasting Corporation show Dance X with Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli as judges.
Soon after finishing the tour Roy landed a lead role as Lola for a new ITV1 show Britannia High, a 9-episode drama series about six students in a performing arts college which included music videos in each episode. The soundtrack album was released by Universal Records and Roy worked with songwriters including Gary Barlow, Guy Chambers and Elliot Kennedy.
The directors she worked with on the show were Brian Grant, Declan O’Dwyer and Minkie Spiro. The show involved eight merchandise and licensing deals and was bought by more than 20 television networks worldwide including MBC (Middle East), Home Box Office (Latin America), Seven Network and Nickelodeon (Australia).
Roy also played a student in the United States series Switched at Birth.