Christy Laughlin-Kelmer

**Christy Laughlin-Kelmer** (Nee **Laughlin**; *April 14th 1996 - January 14th 2024*) was a Scottish actress and singer. Appearing on TV since her childhood, Christy' first major role came with her co-leading the show Victorious with her future husband, Calum Kelmer. She later went on to star in Infamous Unleashed for four seasons as well as gaining critical recognition for her performances in "*The Wolf of Wall Street*", by Martin Scorsese, and "*Fear*", directed by Daniel Stephen, as well as an Academy Award.

## Christy Laughlin-Kelmer

### Children

3 (Aaron, Martin, Marnie)

Christy had a highly public relationship with Calum Kelmer, who she married in 2021. The two stayed married until her tragic death due to cancer in 2024. They were together for ten years, Calum has showed resentment for the fact they did not marry sooner, they have three children together.

## Early Life and Family

Christy grew up in the west end of Glasgow and was interested in acting from a young age. Her father was an accountant and her mother was a doctor, both whom disproved of her career choice, both were killed in a car accident in 2018.

## Career

### Acting Style

Christy has noted that when she takes on a role she will become the character at home and will act like them for 8 hours a day, at least for 2 months prior to filming. She stated this is how she took on the role of Naomi Belfort in "The Wolf of Wall Street".

## Personal Life

### Relationship with Calum Kelmer

Christy had had a very public relationship with Calum Kelmer. Both met at age 17 when they began filming Victorious, a show which they both Co-lead together. In the show, both their characters like each other which they jokingly credited why they grew so close. The two confirmed their relationship at the end of the first seasons shooting, they were together for eight years before marrying in 2021 after their first son, Aaron, was born.

### Political Views

Christy, when asked about her political affiliations, would redirect the conversation. This led to accusations of her being a Conservative, she denied the accusations stating, she didn't get into her views as she was an entertainer and has a large following that could potentially believe her when she is wrong about things, she also believes that if she starts to go on about politics then she's not an actress anymore, she's an activist, which is not her job. She followed up by reminding everyone to love and respect one another, confirming she was anti-hatred to anyone for who they are.

Christy was an advocate for creating more opportunities in Cinema for disadvantaged people, she set up the Acting Aid Group which funded kids who wanted to go onto be actors and actresses but could not pay for school. She also is advocate for Gay and Trans Rights, displaying her She/Her pronouns on all social media.

### Controversies

While promoting "Fear" with Daniel Stephen, Christy was asked if she was embarrassed to be playing such a weak female character and what her young female fans would think. She responded by stating that Alana, the character she was playing, is a normal person, not a superhero. A normal person, who is being stalked by a mysterious figure and that's that. She then criticised the reporter for asking "such a stupid question" before walking out. Many took to twitter to critique her response stating she clearly isn't a feminist, Christy response to the criticism by stating that if a feminist is now just being a "One-dimensional boring superhero" then she's probably not. She then blocked anyone who continued to speak on the matter.

Christy defended Gal Gadot's comments on Wonder Woman 2 being a movie for the girls and the boys stating that, Gal was right that Men and Woman should be able to enjoy media led by a someone of the opposite sex without feeling out of place. She stood firmly on her point that if you actually care about a character, you can feel represented regardless of who the character is, citing her favourite superhero is Batman, and she can associate with him as a character without having to be a rich superhero male.

Christy received backlash for criticising the "Men are Trash" jokes and "Kill All Men 2020" jokes by stating they were boring., unfunny and showed there are far too many people with flat senses of humour. She stated in response "yeah, there's bad guys, @ them and call them out, it's at least ballsy".

## Illness and Death

In January 2022, Christy was diagnosed with Breast Cancer, she fought it for the following year before being cleared in December 2023, she returned to record songs with Calum as well as helped plan their movie "Paris" which she co-wrote with him during treatment. However, in January 2024 she was found unconscious by her son, Aaron, and was rushed straight to emergency surgery. The following day at 7:00 am, Calum announced she had passed away at age 28 due to the cancer.

### Response

Christy's death was reported widely on many news outlets, it was stated to be a huge and devastating loss for Hollywood and the Kelmer's and Laughlins.

### Impact

Calum Kelmer put his entire career on hiatus for a year to recover with his family. He stepped down from his role of the MCU's lead before being permitted by Kevin Feigie to remain in his position while on a break. Kelmer's character on "The Walking Dead"'s role was reduced in the shows penultimate season to allow him more flexibility.

Calum Kelmer changed his legal surname to Laughlin-Kelmer in 2025 as tribute to her.

### Tributes

The Scottish Parliament of Holyrood lowed their countries flag to Half Mast to pay tribute to the star. "Paris" was shelved until 2026 and the entire movie acted as a tribute to her. The movie turned a profit of $232 million dollars, all of which was donated to Breast Cancer funds on Calum Kelmer's request.

Close friend Gal Gadot, shared a post stating she lost a dear friend who would never be forgotten. She called Christy a true talent with so much potential. She reminded her family she was alway there for them.

### Funeral

On the 20th of January, following Christy's passing, Calum announced that her funeral would be public and anyone could attend, he also revealed it would be a non-religious Funeral and would act as a celebration of her life. While he initially stated that he would lead the proceedings, Daniel Stephen, a close friend of the two and a collaborator with them, instead lead the service.

## Filmography

### Television

 2016
"Slaves of the Republic",
 2016-2020

## Discography

### Albums

#### Released Albums

* Victorious S1
* Sweet But Psycho
* Advanced

#### Albums notably featured in

* ALBUM 1 (Calum Kelmer)
* Lmao no (Calum Kelmer)
* F\*cking Hell (Calum Kelmer)
* Christy (Calum Kelmer, Album made in tribute/honour to Christy)