St Trinians Cast: Where Are They Now?

St Trinian's was a generation-defining movie that remains etched in our memories even after 18 years since its release.

Think back to when razor-thin eyebrows, MySpace, and chunky headbands were all the rage.

The film followed the story of a group of students desperate to save their lawless school from closure.

It included major household names, including as the Education Minister, as Camilla Fritton, the school's headmistress, and as himself.

But the film also helped launch the careers of then-little-known stars. So, where are they now?

Here, the Daily Mail takes a look at the very varied fates of the St Trinian's cast - from starring in blockbuster films, a tragic death, and even earning BRIT nominations.

Talulah Riley

Talulah played Annabelle Fritton, who is transferred from Cheltenham Ladies College against her will and left at St Trinian's.

Interestingly, the actress actually attended Cheltenham Ladies College in real life.

Since the film came out, Talulah has been busy. 

She was in Inception, The Boat That Rocked and was a main character in Westworld.

Her debut novel, Acts of Love, was published in 2016.

As for her personal life, the actress began dating billionaire entrepreneur and Tesla founder Elon Musk.

They tied the knot in Scotland in 2010 before divorcing four years later.

But the following year, in 2013, the couple got back together and married again.

However, that was short-lived, and they called it quits in 2014, with the divorce finalised two years later.

Talulah then dated pottery tycoon Matthew Rice, but settled down with Love Actually and The Queen's Gambit star Thomas Brodie-Sangster.

The actress met Thomas on the set of a drama about the Sex Pistols, in which Thomas played Malcolm McLaren and Talulah played his then-girlfriend, Vivienne Westwood.

Juno Temple

Juno played 'Trustafarian' Celia in St Trinian's when she was just 17-years-old.

After the film, she went on to play Jennifer 'Dippy' Logan in Emma Roberts film Wild Child - another iconic movie.

She also starred as Jane Parker in The Other Boleyn Girl and Thistlewit in Maleficent.

In 2013, she won the EE Rising Star Award in 2013, voted for by the public, after a small part in The Dark Knight.

More recently, she appeared in the Paramount+ miniseries The Offer and starred in the fifth season of the American crime anthology series Fargo.  

In 2026, she played the voice of Ivy, a fictional bird called a Javin in the movie Swapped on Netflix.

From 2013 to 2016, the actress was in a relationship with American actor Michael Angarano. 

Juno is now dating Polish actor and writer Michal Szymanski.

Paloma Faith

Paloma played Andrea in St Trinian's, a prominent member and leader of the school's Emo and goth clique.

After the movie, she went on to play Sally, the girlfriend of the Devil in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, and Rainy in Channel 4 series Coming Up.

Her career really took off when she released her debut single, Stone Cold Sober, releasing six albums, earning six BRIT Award nominations and winning one.

She was also a coach on The Voice UK alongside will.i.am, Ricky Wilson and Boy George.

Paloma married New Zealand chef Rian Haynes in 2005, but they separated after eight months and were divorced four years later.

She later married French artist Leyman Lahcine in 2017, and they share two daughters. 

The couple confirmed their separation in 2022 and have since divorced.

Lily Cole

While Lily was a well-known supermodel before she played Polly in the movie, it was her first-ever acting job.

She then starred in several productions, including Doctor Who, Snow White and the Huntsman, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

As for her modelling career, she's landed several huge campaigns for brands such as Chanel, Christian Lacroix, Hermes, Topshop, Rimmel and Tiffany & Co.

In 2015, Lily welcomed her first child, a daughter named Wylde, with businessman Kwame Ferreira. 

In 2021, she came out as queer.

She told The Independent: 'I've always been quite private about my private life, consciously, and I want to continue to be, so I don't feel the need to be explicit. 

'At the same time I feel the need to acknowledge that I am not straight.' 

Jodie Whittaker

Jodie played dopey receptionist Beverly in St Trinian's.

While she was relatively unknown at the time, she has gone on to become globally famous as the 13th Doctor.

She also starred in TV thriller Broadchurch, medical drama Trust Me, and sci-fi film Attack the Block.

In 2022, Jodie revealed she was stepping down as the Doctor after four years.

As for her personal life, the actress and her husband Christian Contreras welcomed their first child - a girl - in 2015.

They welcomed their second child in 2022. 

Jodie previously gave a glimpse into her marriage, telling the Mirror: 'He's from Tucson and I'm from Huddersfield.

'But I don't divulge stuff about him, because I don't think he'd appreciate it when he's not here to speak for himself. 

'We do get comments like, 'Where the hell did you two meet?' We're like an international couple.'

Lena Headey 

Lena played English teacher Miss Dickinson, whose spirit is quickly destroyed by her cruel students.

In the same year St Trinian's came out, she also starred in the epic war film 300 opposite Gerard Butler, before playing Sarah Connor in Fox's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

Game of Thrones fans will know she played matriarch Cersei Lannister, for which she's received five Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe nomination.

In 2007, she married musician Peter Loughran in 2007, and their son, Wylie Loughran, was born in 2010.

The couple separated in 2011, and she embarked on a relationship with filmmaker Dan Cadan.

They welcomed a daughter named Teddy in 2015 but split up in 2019.

Lena then married American actor Marc Menchaca.  

Kathryn Drysdale 

Kathryn played Taylor the 'chav' in St Trinian's.

She then made her Royal Shakespeare Company debut in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Love's Labour's Lost.

She also played Louise in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Rhoda Schwartz in Vanity Fair and Keeley Burton in BBC soap Doctors.

In 2011, Kathryn played Natalie in the comedy series Benidorm, Simone in Death in Paradise.

Bridgerton fans will have spotted the actress as Genevieve Delacroix, the seamstress who pretended to be French. 

Tamsin Egerton

Tamsin played 'posh totty' Chelsea in the hit movie.

She then went on to star in  Chalet Girl with Felicity Jones, before appearing in Noel Clarke's film 4, 3, 2, 1.

She's also known for playing Holly Goodfellow in the 2005 film Keeping Mum, and Guinevere in 2011 television series Camelot.

Tamsin also played Sally in Love, Rosie, and Carla in Grimsby.

In 2012, she began dating Pearl Harbour star Josh Hartnett and they went on to have four children together.

Lucy Punch

Lucy played bully and Minister's daughter Verity Thwaites.

After the movie, she played Eveline, the daughter of Alison Steadman's character in short-lived series Let Them Eat Cake, and Amy Squirrel in Cameron Diaz film Bad Teacher.

More recently, she starred in the comedy series Motherland as Amanda, leader of the 'alpha mums' and the spin-off Amandaland. 

Gemma Arterton 

Since her time serving as the Head Girl of St Trinian's, Gemma has gone on to have a successful acting career, starring in a range of films and theatre productions. 

She shot to fame after she beat 1,500 other hopefuls to the role of Strawberry in Quantum of Solace, who becomes romantically involved with the agent, played by . 

Most notably in 2018 she received the Harper's Bazaar Woman of the Year Award for acting and producing in The Escape. 

She was also nominated for for her work on Nell Gwynn and Made In Degaenham. 

In her personal life, Gemma recently revealed she has secretly welcomed her second child with her husband Rory Keenan. 

The couple, who married in 2019, are already parents to their son, whom they welcomed in 2024.

Appearing on Dish podcast, Gemma described how she has been getting on with early motherhood again.

'Um, I've just had another kid, and so I'm in the thick of that', she explained. 'But, but it's all lovely.'

'And, um, getting back into it again. You know, coming back from the brink of exhaustion, you know. You know, but it's all good', Gemma said.

Gemma moved to the countryside away from busy London four years ago with her husband and has loved it ever since.

'So you can't get good sushi where we are. On your doorstep', she laughed. 'Miss– We–always talk about that. You can get it like that. It's a gastropub vibes.'

Her latest project sees her star as Kate Henderson, a senior MI6 officer married to Stuart (Rafe Spall) the lead role in ITV's spy thriller Secret Service. 

Sarah Harding

Girls Aloud made a cameo appearance in the first St Trinian's as the school band, and Sarah returned for the film's sequel St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold in 2009 as new girl Roxy. 

Tragically Sarah passed away in September 2021 following a battle with breast cancer which spread to her spine, aged just 39. 

In her memoir, Hear Me Out, Sarah admitted that after initially wanting to keep her diagnosis private, she eventually felt duty-bound to speak out and help others catch their cancer early. 

The singer added: 'As scary as it was to go public about my diagnosis, it was the right thing to do, and the amount of support I’ve received is incredible. I’ve been inundated with lovely messages from my fans. I’m grateful beyond words for that.' 

She penned: 'In December [2020] my doctor told me that the upcoming Christmas would probably be my last. I don’t want an exact prognosis. I don’t know why anyone would want that...

'Comfort and being as pain-free as possible is what’s important to me now. I’m trying to live and enjoy every second of my life, however long it might be. I am having a glass of wine or two during all this, because it helps me relax.'

Following Sarah's death, Girls Aloud reunited for an anniversary tour, 11 years since they last took to the stage. 

The girl group's opening night had their late bandmate at its centre with a rendition of I'll Stand By You set to a video of Sarah and her vocals, leaving fans in tears. 

Russell Brand 

After starring as Flash in the film, Russell's career has been shattered into smithereens after he was was accused of rape and sexual assault. 

In 2023, an investigation by the The Times and Channel 4 Dispatches brought to light a number of claims accusing him of abusive and predatory behaviour, including rape and sexual assault.

Since the investigation aired, Russell is now facing trial this autumn over allegations of [sexual violation] and sexual assault made against him by six women.

He was first charged with the alleged offences against four of the women in April last year, and his trial was set to start at Southwark Crown Court on June 16 this year.

Brand denies all the charges which date from 1999 to 2009.

In April he admitted he had 'exploitative' [sexual intercourse] with a 16-year-old girl at the height of his fame but insists his actions were not against the law. 

Speaking about his past actions to US journalist Megyn Kelly on her podcast, he said: 'In Europe and the United Kingdom, where I'm from, the age of consent is 16, and I did sleep with a 16-year-old when I was 30.

'When I was 30, I was a very different person. I was a lot younger, and I was an immature 30-year-old.

'Consensual [sexual intercourse] with a lot of people, when there is a strong power differential, as there is when you are a famous man who has the ability to attract women that I had at that time, I think involves exploitation. I think it is exploitative.

'I recognise that my sexual conduct in the past was selfish and I did not apply enough consideration, barely any I suppose, really, to how that [sexual intercourse] was affecting other people.'

Russell, who hosted Big Brother spin-off shows, had his own BBC Radio 2 programme and starred in a string of Hollywood films, is facing three charges of [sexual violation], three allegations of sexual assault and one charge of indecent assault.

After being delayed because jurors are in short supply over the summer holidays, his trial at Southwark Crown Court is set to begin on October 12, when his six accusers will speak about the claims and he will in turn have the chance to give evidence.

Stephen Fry 

Stephen Fry has cemented his position as on of the UK's national treasures since his appearance on St Trinian's. 

With a huge catalogue of roles to his name, Stephen also hosted the BAFTAs 12 times and has written and presented several documentary series and books. 

For some his voice will be best known for narrating the audiobooks for all seven of the Harry Potter novels and the Paddington Bear books. 

In 2025 he was knighted for his services to mental health awareness, the environment and charity. 

In his personal life, Stephen, 67, tied the know with his husband Elliott Spencer, 36, in January 2015 after they are first believed to have met in 2012. 

Keeping their relationship private, public appearances together have been infrequent, but Stephen was accompanied by his husband while receiving his knighthood at Windsor Castle last March, their first sighting together in six years. 

Most recently Stephen took part in the smash hit series of Celebrity Traitors. 

Stephen's valuable insight and his position as a leader of the faithfuls led some to question his status, and he was banished after a fiery roundtable, despite being innocent.  

Following his brutal exit, Stephen admitted: 'We fool ourselves, which is unbelievably stupid.

'You have to accept the fact that human beings cannot read lies and that human beings are brilliant dissemblers and pretenders, and there's no way of telling.

'It's frustrating that the Traitors have done so well and there is no technique.'

Celia Imrie 

An esteemed British actress, Celia has starred in a series of blockbusters including The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Bridget Jones and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.

Last year she also starred in the Netflix adaptation of Richard Osman's chart-topping novel The Thursday Murder Club. 

In 2023 she received a CBE for her services to drama in the Birthday Honours. 

And last year Celia also joined Stephen in the Scottish castle for Celebrity Traitors as she won a place in the nations heart all over again. 

The actress, 73, was the final contestant to be murdered on the series after Traitor Alan Carr killed her in plain sight, uttering the deadly phase 'Parting is such sweet sorrow,' which sealed her fate. 

Celia also went viral for her hilarious fart moment after she left her fellow Traitors in stitches when she passed wind during the BBC show.

As the stars were locked inside Claudia Winkleman's spooky wooden cabin, Celia looked extremely nervous and accidentally farted leaving her co-stars in hysterics.The Thursday Murder Club star confessed: 'I just farted Claudia, I'm so sorry, it's nerves, I always own up!'