Samantha Barks is a British singer and actress. She has featured in I'd Do Anything (2008), The Christmas Candle (2013), Robot Chicken (2014), The Canary (2015), Bitter Harvest (2017), and For Love or Money (2019). She is best known for her role as Éponine in the 2012 film version of Les Misérables. She has earned an Empire Award for Best Female Newcomer for her role in Les Misérables.
Samantha has been regularly dating various personalities since 2010.
Dating Life of Samantha Barks
Samantha Barks dated Nick Jonas since October 2010. Nick is an American singer, songwriter, and actor best known for being a member of the brotherly trio named the Jonas Brothers.
They first met on the set of the concert movie Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary Concert. After dating for a short period of time, the couple broke up in January of 2011.
Samantha started dating Matt Johnson in 2013. Samantha and her then-boyfriend, Matt, dated till April 2013 before they split.
He said that his heart has broken up while his ex-girlfriend, Samantha, had moved on with top male model David Gandy just weeks after their split. He had an adamant time seeing her in the arms of another man.
He said they cared for each other, but the decision to break went really hard for him. Matt genuinely loved her, but she walked away.
Johnson revealed the reasons behind his split from Barks. He said that she was amazing, talented, gorgeous, and sweet. But she's at a point in her career when she just got to go for it and strike while the iron is hot.
The situation between them gradually got a bit more stressful because they never saw each other. They finally made the call to end relation while drunk in a restaurant at 3 in the morning, making Matt really sad.
Samantha was rumored to have hooked up with Russell Crowe in 2013.
After breaking up with Matt, Samantha dated David Gandy, a British model, in 2013. They got attracted to each other at the Glamour Women Of The Year Awards in May 2013. Later, they were seen partying to their glory at London’s Berkeley Square Gardens.
They had high professional demand and were really busy with their careers. Due to packed schedules, they were both finding it increasingly difficult to see each other.
David Gandy and Samantha got split only after dating for 5 months due to packed schedules.
After breaking up with David in October 2013, she started dating English actor Richard Fleeshman from December 2013. She has revealed that the romance between them has already turned serious. They started lining together. The couple had spent valentine's day of 2014 together. The couple broke up in 2014.
From 2019, Samantha Barks dated Alex Stoll.
Who Is Samantha Engaged To?
Samantha Barks and Alex Stoll got engaged in 2021.
Alex is an American actor. They first met on a Broadway production of Pretty Woman, where Samantha played the lead while Alex was in the ensemble cast.
After dating for 2 years, the couple got engaged on 1 February 2021. Alex Stoll proposed to her with a stunning diamond ring in the snow.
Samantha Barks with her boyfriend turned fiance, Alex Stoll (©: Instagram/ Samantha Barks)
Barks posted on Instagram on 1 February along with a selfie with Stoll, showing an engagement ring on her left hand, captioning;
"Like Beyoncé… but with an F 💍❤️"
Stoll also posted a picture of his romantic proposal to Barks on his Instagram account. The pair stood on a stone bridge dusted in the snow that overlooks a creek, with Stoll down on one knee can be seen in the picture. He has captioned;
"One knee. One ring. Two happily engaged people. Love you babe ❤️"
They received congratulation and best wishes from their fans and friends.
What Is The Net Worth Of Samantha Barks?
English actress and singer Samantha Barks has an estimated net worth of $2 million.
She started dancing at the age of three. She debuted the studio album Looking in Your Eyes which has released in April 2007. She won Best Foreign Singer and 2000 pounds representing the Isle of Man at the Maltese International Song Competition in 2007. Barks became a breakout star on the British TV series I'd Do Anything in 2008. She was just 17 at that time.
She played Eponine and has featured on the soundtrack in the film Les Miserables in 2012. She worked as Zoe in the TV series Groove High in 2012. Samantha starred as Emily Barstow in the film The Christmas Candle (2013) and Baba Yaga in Dracula Untold (2014).
She provided voice work for the 2013 film Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart and in the TV series Robot Chicken (2014).
30 years old Barks has been nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Awards, Satellite Awards, and Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards for her work in Les Miserables.
Who Is Samantha Barks? Family
British actress Samantha Barks was born on 2 October 1990 in Laxey, Isle Of Man. She was born to parents Anne Barks and Richard Barks.
Her mother, Anne, is a teacher and her father, Richard, is a building surveyor.
She has two siblings, Kim Barks and Carl Barks.
She has attended Laxey Primary School in Laxey and St Ninian’s High School, Douglas in the Isle of Man. She has also attended The Arts Educational Schools in Chiswick, London.
Concerning her physical appearance, Barks stands at the height of 5 feet and 7 inches.