Eden Taylor-Draper

Eden Taylor-Draper (born 28 October 1997) is an English actress known for her role as Belle Dingle in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She took over the role in 2005 from Emily Mather. Taylor-Draper gained recognition for her portrayal of Belle when her character fell down a mineshaft on Christmas Day 2005. She received the Spectacular Scene of the Year award at the 2006 British Soap Awards for this storyline. In addition to her work on Emmerdale, Taylor-Draper appeared in the short film The Cardiac Oak in 2007. She won the Best Young Performance award at the 2013 British Soap Awards. Since 2016, Taylor-Draper has been in a relationship with Ed Lewis.