• Nadia Parkes is a British actress and social media star born in 199•
• She is known for her portrayal of Claire Clairmont in the family adventure series “Doctor Who”.
• She is currently in a relationship with British actor Tom Holland.
• She is physically active and enjoys playing sports, travelling and chess.
• She is 5ft 5ins (1.65m), has brown hair and eyes, and has a net worth of over $100,000.
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Who is Nadia Parkes?
Nadia Parkes was born in London, England, on 31 December 1995 – her zodiac sign is Capricorn and she holds British nationality. She’s an actress and a social media star with four credits to her name; she’s probably known best for her portrayal of Claire Clairmont in the 2020 episode “The Haunting of Villa Diodati” of the family adventure series “Doctor Who”, created by Sydney Newman, and which currently stars Jodie Whittaker, Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie. It follows the alien adventurer called Doctor and his friends from Earth who are travelling through time and space to solve crimes and prevent disasters. The present series has been airing since 2005, but actually dates from 1963. It’s won 116 of the 328 awards for which it has been nominated.
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Early life, family and education
Nadia was raised in London by her parents, about whom almost nothing is known as she respects their privacy, although her mother’s said to be a theatre actress while her father’s believed to be in the real estate business. She hasn’t spoken of having any siblings but it’s widely believed that she isn’t an only child.
Nadia was encouraged by her professor at The King’s High School for Girls to try acting, and after appearing in her first school play, she decided that it was something she would like to do full time. Upon matriculating in 2014, she enrolled at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art at which she continued acting, and from which she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in 2018.
Career as an actress
In 2019, Nadia was cast to play the supporting character Rosa de Vargas in the historical romantic mini-series “The Spanish Princess”, created by Emma Frost and which starred Laura Carmichael, Aaron Cobham and Charlotte Hope. It follows the life of the Spanish princess Catherine of Aragon, and attracted positive reviews.
In 2021, Nadia portrayed Sophie in the episodes “Winter” and “Autumn” of the comedy “Starstruck”, which stars Rose Matafeo, Nikesh Patel and Emma Sidi, and follows the life of a millennial who’s working two jobs in London, and has now ‘accidentally’ slept with a movie star.
Nadia’s currently shooting as Young Livia, one of the lead characters for the historical drama “Domina”, which has already aired eight episodes in 2021.
It also stars Liam Cunningham and Roland Litrico, and follows the life of the wife of Roman emperor Augustus Caesar, named Livia Drusilla.
Other credits
In 2019, Nadia was invited to make a guest appearance in the episode “Starz FYC” of the short news talk-show “Red Carpet Report”, which has been airing since 2009 and stars Kristyn Burtt, Linda Antwi and JJ Snyder; it’s received mixed reviews.
Nadia’s quite active on Instagram, and is followed by more than 120,000 people while she’s uploaded over 200 pictures, most of which have been taken during her everyday life. She launched her Twitter account in April 2016, and has attracted more than 2,400 people, while she tends to tweet about once a week.
Nadia has recently launched her TikTok account, and has close to 200 followers even though she still hasn’t uploaded any videos onto it.
Love life and husband
Nadia’s amongst the most secretive of actresses, as she hasn’t spoken of any men whom she has perhaps been with, however, it has been revealed that the actress began dating the popular British actor Tom Holland in May 2020.
The two have been seen spending time together on various occasions, and apparently also spent the lockdown in London together. Tom officially announced in July 2020 that he was dating Nadia, while there are rumors circulating the internet that they split either in December 2020 or February 2021, however, this hasn’t been confirmed.
Nadia hasn’t spoken of any other men whom she’s perhaps dated, and as of May 2021, she’s probably still in a relationship with Tom Holland, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.
Hobbies and other interests
Nadia’s favorite season is summer and she can be seen spending it close to the ocean, showing off her body at the beach and sun tanning. She likes winter as well because of snow, as she supposedly enjoys making snowmen.
Nadia’s physically active, and has a couple of training sessions at the gym each week while she also plays various sports including tennis and golf. She also likes to play chess.
She’s keen on travelling, and her acting career has already taken her to a couple of US states.
Nadia has her own favorite actors and actresses, some of whom are Al Pacino, Emma Watson and Natalie Portman, and a couple of her favorite movies are the trilogy “The Godfather”, the franchise “Harry Potter”, and “Leon: The Professional”.
Age, height and net worth
Nadia’s age is 25. She has long brown hair and brown eyes. Her height is 5ft 5ins (1.65m), she weighs around 120lbs (55kgs), while her vital statistics are 34-26-39. As of May 2021, her net worth has been estimated at over $100,000, while Tom’s net worth is reputedly over $15 million.
Who is her boyfriend Tom Holland?
Thomas Stanley ‘Tom’ Holland was born in London, England, on 1 June 1996 – his zodiac sign is Gemini and he holds British nationality. He’s an actor who’s probably known best for his portrayal of the lead character Peter Parker (Spider-Man) in the critically acclaimed 2017 action adventure science fiction movie “Spider-Man: Homecoming”, written by 12 people, directed by Jon Watts and which also starred Michael Keaton and Robert Downey Jr. It follows Peter who’s trying to balance being a high school student and a superhero; the movie won seven of the 17 awards for which it was nominated.
Tom was raised in London alongside his brother Patrick and twin brothers Harry and Sam, by their father Dominic Holland who’s a comedian, and their mother Nicola Elizabeth (nee Frost) who’s a photographer.
He studied at Wimbledon College, and upon matriculating in 2014, Tom enrolled at The Brit School for the Performing Arts and Technology, from which he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in 2018.
In 2006, Tom danced at the Richmond Dance Festival at which he was noticed by Lynne Page, a choreographer, who helped him appear in the West End play “Billy Elliot the Musical”, which marked the launch of his career as a theatre actor. In 2012, he made his debut movie appearance in the Spanish disaster drama “The Impossible” which was a big success grossing over $180 million worldwide. Tom won his first awards for his performance in the movie, and already in the following year, he played his first lead character, Isaac, in the romantic speculative movie “How I Live Now”.
He played Peter Parker for the first time in the 2016 superhero movie “Captain America: Civil War” which was a huge success, and Tom then reprised his role in several other Marvel movies such as “Avengers: Infinity War”, “Avengers: Endgame” and “Spider-Man: Far From Home”. He has recently finished shooting for the upcoming movie “Spider-Man: No Way Home”.
Tom’s a huge dog-lover ,and his Staffordshire Bull Terrier called Tessa can be seen featured in many of his Instagram pictures.
He was seven when he was diagnosed with dyslexia, but which obviously hasn’t effected his education or his career.
Tom and his brothers are sponsors of the charity organization The Brothers Trust, which was founded by their parents.
