Tahlia taken for a ride!

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Tahlia Cooper, actress, from Lees.

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RISING star Tahlia Cooper's latest TV role had its ups and downs.

In fact you could say it was a bit of a rollercoaster.

The eight-year-old from Lees, who has clinched a number of appearances in high-profile TV ads over the last 18 months, is one of the stars of a Chessington World of Adventures ticket promotion for The Sun newspaper's Superdays offer - and for the last few weeks has been beamed into homes across the land as part of the campaign.

Tahlia was plucked from a London audition to appear as part of a family enjoying a day out at the theme park.

She screams her way through the ad while riding on a rollercoaster with her on-screen dad, mum and brother.

"She had a brilliant time filming and they looked after her really well, as they always do," said her mum Louise Brown.

"Tahlia switched to one of the bigger agents, Hero Talent, as she's getting very well known now and she's really benefited from going to David Johnson Drama in Manchester."

The Leesfield pupil is now waiting to hear whether she has a casting for an up-and-coming feature film set in Manchester.