A body found at Beachy Head is thought to be that of a missing jazz singer and actress who disappeared from a £150 a night five-star hotel.
Hannah Northedge vanished on Wednesday when she failed to return to her London home having stayed at the Grand Hotel in Eastbourne.
A body, believed to be that of the 43-year-old, was found yesterday at the bottom of the clifftop.
Hannah Northedge, 43, (right) who starred in films alongside Elijah Wood (left) and John Hurt vanished without a trace from a five-star hotel
A body, believed to be that of the 43-year-old, was found yesterday at the bottom of Beachy Head
A spokesman for Sussex Police said: ‘A body has been found at Beachy Head, Eastbourne, which is believed to be that of missing Hannah Northedge.
‘Police were called to a report of a body on the beach on Thursday, but sadly she was declared dead at the scene. Next of kin have been informed.’
Police said it wasn’t related to the incident yesterday morning when a car drove over the cliff at Beachy Head.
They said inquiries into that incident are still ongoing.
Investigating police officers said it was ‘extremely’ out of character for Miss Northedge to go missing
Hannah Northedge have been staying at a £150-a-night luxury seaside Grand Hotel in Eastbourne, Sussex (pictured)
Miss Northedge trained as a classical singer and won a place at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
She performed at two Proms at the Royal Albert Hall and the Barbican, and has appeared before the Queen and Tony Blair.
On her website, where she advertised her vocal and acting services, she wrote: ‘I adore all things vintage from the 1920’s to ’50’s including film, clothing, music and history. I have a fascination with disused tube stations in London and Art Deco architecture and designs.’
Miss Northedge trained as a classical singer and won a place at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
After taking a masters degree in music at the University of Surrey in 2014, she became director of her own company VoiceCity Vocal Coaching, where she taught singing in one-to-one and group lessons.
Miss Northedge also appeared in a Daily Mail feature a year ago about how much women spend each month on their hair, where she discussed cutting and styling her hair.
‘I had been going every eight to ten weeks for a trim, costing about £50 a time. It increasingly felt like a waste of time and money,’ she said.
‘Cutting your own hair can be scary — I’ve spent hours in the bathroom. I taught myself from YouTube tutorials and invested in Superdrug hairdressing scissors.’
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