55 years old (Born on April 27, 1969)
Ballet dancer.
She flew on the supersonic plane, Concorde's, last ever commercial flight to London. Daughter, Phoebe born 2001. Second daughter, Zoe Sophia (born February 10th, 2004 at 9am, weighing 7lb 2oz). When she appeared as a guest on the BBC TV programme The One Show in April 2010, she also acted as the assistant to magicians The Twins. This involved her taking part in an illusion called Clearly Impossible, in which she was sawed in half inside a clear-sided box. (en.wikipedia.org) Her extensive range of ballets include: The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Apollo, La Bayadu00e8re, Cinderella, Serenade, Manon, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet.Darcey Bussell's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Darcey Bussell
Darcey tested for the title role in Sabrina (1995), which was eventually given to Julia Ormond.
She joined the Royal Ballet in 1988 as a Soloist aged 19, becoming a first Soloist in September 1989 and, just three months later, on the first night of Kenneth MacMillan's "The Prince of the Pagodas", was promoted to the rank of Principal.
She was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to dance.