Eden Taylor-Draper
Eden Taylor-Draper (born 28 October 1997) is an English actress. She portrays Belle Dingle in the ITV soap opera "Emmerdale", a role she took over from Emily Mather in 2005. Career. In 2005, at the age of eight, Taylor-Draper was cast in the role of Belle Dingle in the ITV soap opera "Emmerdale", taking over from the previous portrayer, Emily Mather. One of Taylor-Draper's notable storylines in "Emmerdale" was when Belle fell down a mineshaft on Christmas Day 2005. Alongside Luke Tittensor, she won the Spectacular Scene of the Year award at the  2006 British Soap Awards for this storyline. In 2007, at the age of nine, she appeared in the short film "The Cardiac Oak". In 2013, she won the award for Best Young Performance at the British Soap Awards. Personal life. On 11 September 2016, alongside her "Emmerdale" co-star Matthew Wolfenden, Taylor-Draper took part in the Great North Run to raise funds for Bloodwise. Since 2016, she has been in a relationship with Ed Lewis.