Isobel Steele

Isobel Victoria Steele[2] (born 28 December 2000)[3] is an English actress and singer-songwriter. She is known for her role as Liv Flaherty in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale from February 2016 to October 2022, for which she was nominated for and won various awards, including a nomination for the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer in 2016, and winning the Best Young Actor award at both the British Soap Awards and the Inside Soap Awards.

Isobel Steele
Born
Isobel Victoria Steele

(2000-12-28) 28 December 2000
Salford, Greater Manchester, England
EducationPhilips High School[1]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer-songwriter
Years active2008–present

Career

Between 2008 and 2010, Steele appeared in commercials for Park Foods, Iceland, Harveys Furniture and Bernard Matthews Ltd. For BBC Learning in 2013, she played Nicky in Lost.[4] Steele appeared in Our Zoo in 2014 as Barbara.[5] She also played Chloe in a short film, A Father's Day. Steele appeared in episode of The Dumping Ground in series 4 playing Kara.[6] In 2016, Steele was cast as Liv Flaherty in Emmerdale, the half-sister of Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller).[7][8] She took a break from the show in 2017 to sit her GCSE exams.[9] Steele also began posting original and cover songs on her YouTube channel in 2017.[10] In November 2019, Steele released an extended play, Sounds from the Lounge.[11] In October 2022, it was announced that Steele had made the decision to leave Emmerdale to focus on her music career.[12] She released the single "Out for Breakfast" in April 2023.[13]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Our Zoo Barbara 1 episode
2016 A Father's Day Chloe Short film
2016 The Dumping Ground Kara Episode: "Getting to Know You"
2016–2022 Emmerdale Liv Flaherty Regular role

Discography

Extended plays
List of extended plays, with selected details
Title Details
Sounds from the Lounge[14]

Singles
List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"In Your Case"[15] 2019 Non-album single
"Out for Breakfast"[13] 2023 TBA
"The Book that I've Been Reading"[16]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2016 British Soap Awards Best Newcomer Nominated [17]
2016 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Newcomer Nominated [18]
2016 Inside Soap Awards Best Newcomer Nominated [19]
2016 TVTimes Award Best Newcomer Won [20]
2017 British Soap Awards Best Young Actor Nominated [21]
2018 British Soap Awards Best Young Actor Won [22]
2018 Inside Soap Awards Best Young Actor Won [23]
2021 26th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Nominated [24]
2021 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actress Shortlisted [25]
2021 Inside Soap Awards Best Actress Nominated [26]
2021 Inside Soap Awards Best Partnership (alongside Bradley Johnson) Nominated [26]
2022 British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership (alongside Bradley Johnson) Nominated [27]
2022 Inside Soap Awards Best Romance (alongside Bradley Johnson) Nominated [28]

References
  1. Philips High School [@PhilipsHigh] (4 May 2016). "Watch our very own Isobel Steele in action on our TV screens #Emmerdale #NominatedForBestNewcomer #SoapAwards2016" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. "Isobel Victoria Steele (Liv Flaherty – Emmerdale)". 5 Day Driving Tests. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  3. "Our little @Isobel_steele is little no more! Happy 18th sis! ❤️". 28 December 2018.
  4. "Isobel Steele Profile". Take 2 Management. 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  5. "Our Zoo - Episode 6". BBC. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  6. The Dumping Ground Series 4 Episode 16 - CBBC on YouTube
  7. Lindsay, Duncan (23 May 2016). "Emmerdale star Danny Miller talks Aaron Dingle future and reassures Robron fans". Metro. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  8. Kilkelly, Daniel (16 February 2016). "Emmerdale is introducing Aaron Livesy's half-sister Liv as part of his child sex abuse plot". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  9. Bourne, Dianne (22 May 2017). "Emmerdale teen Isobel Steele sings Harry Styles and Adele - and it's utterly mesmerising". Manchester Evening News. Reach plc. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  10. Nissim, Mayer (11 January 2018). "Emmerdale's Isobel Steele wows fans with her secret singing talent in new video". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  11. Rodrigues, Charlotte (1 November 2019). "Soap stars support Emmerdale's Isobel Steele as her EP is released". Entertainment Daily. Digitalbox. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  12. Lindsay, Duncan (2 October 2022). "Emmerdale spoilers: Major star leaves the show as first storm death 'confirmed'". Metro. (DMG Media). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  13. Lewis, George (3 April 2023). "Former Emmerdale star Isobel Steele shares new project after Liv Flaherty exit". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  14. "Sounds from the Lounge". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  15. "In Your Case". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  16. "The Book That I've Been Reading". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  17. McAloon, Jonathan (30 May 2016). "British Soap Awards 2016: Emmerdale wins Best Soap for the first time, Danny Miller and Lacey Turner win in acting categories – plus full list of winners". Telegraph. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  18. "TVChoice Awards 2016: Emmerdale nominated!". ITV. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  19. "Inside Soap Awards 2016: Emmerdale nominated!". ITV. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  20. Selwood, Sarah (2 December 2016). "The winners of the 2016 TV Times Awards winners are..." What's On TV. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  21. Brown, David (9 May 2017). "British Soap Awards 2017 - full shortlist sees EastEnders miss out in Best Actor Category". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  22. Kilkelly, Daniel (2 June 2018). "British Soap Awards 2018 winners updated live: Find out which of your favourite shows and stars won a trophy". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  23. "Coronation Street wins big at Inside Soap Awards". BBC. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  24. Lovejoy, Hannah (25 May 2021). "Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks stars land National Television Award nominations". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  25. "TV Choice Awards 2021 winners: Line of Duty scoops three big prizes as stars Martin Compston and Vicky McClure take home acting prizes for first time". Metro. 6 September 2021.
  26. Alexander, Susannah (28 September 2021). "Inside Soap Awards announces 2021 longlist as voting opens – here's who's up for prizes". Digital Spy. (Hearst Magazines UK). Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  27. Kilkelly, Daniel; Warner, Sam (11 June 2022). "British Soap Awards 2022 winners list - updated live". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  28. Harp, Justin (18 July 2022). "Inside Soap Awards announces nominations and new category for 2022 event". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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