Clan Henderson: How many famous Hendersons do you know?

Our first distinguished Henderson member is fellow Scot, Shirley Henderson, a singer and actress from Fife in Scotland. She first got into acting after joining an after-school drama club, from there she attended a one year drama course at college and then went on to attend the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Depending on your generation you may recognise Shirley from any number of films. Her first big film was Trainspotting in which she played Gail, Spud's girlfriend, another few you may remember her for is her role as Jude in Bridget Jones' Diary and Moaning Myrtle in the second and fourth Harry Potter films.

Gabriella Henderson, better known as Ella Henderson, first rose to fame in 2012 after appearing on the X Factor. Although she was a favourite to win the show she only came in sixth place, however she has found great success since the show ended. Henderson released her debut album in 2014 named Chapter One, which achieved great success in the UK and was even certified Platinum after selling 300,000 copies and last week she released a new EP called Glorious, after a 5 year hiatus. Within her break she toured with James Arthur and recorded music with the likes of Danny O'Donoghue, Jax Jones, Sigala and Sigma. We have yet to spot her on stage in some Henderson tartan!

Jordan Henderson is the captain of Liverpool Football Club, and also plays in the England National Team. He was born and raised in Sunderland, but moved to Liverpool after being signed in 2011. He played professionally for the Sunderland team the three years prior to this, but actually started playing for Sunderland when he was 8. Henderson has been very successful during his time at Liverpool, scoring 27 goals for the club and even captained the team to victory in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final and the 2019 UEFA Super Cup.

You may recognise Florence Henderson as one of America's best loved TV mothers, Carol Brady from The Brady Bunch. Florence was born in 1934 in Indiana, where she grew up with her mother, father and 9 siblings. The family lived in poverty during the Great Depression and so Florence was taught to sing so she could earn money by singing on the street. She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and shortly after began her career performing on Broadway before transitioning into TV and Film. She performed in many different roles during the start of her career, but her career did not truly take off until she landed the role of Carol Brady in 1969. She continued working up until her death in 2016.

Although George Henderson may not be a real person, this fictional character made quite the storm in the 80's with the film Harry and the Henderson's. The film is about a family who run over an animal with their car while driving home from their holiday, they decide to take the animal home so they can stuff it and display it in their house. However, when they return home they discover that the beast is not dead after all! So, the family decide to adopt the Big Foot like animal, otherwise known as Harry, as their pet. During the film you watch the family trying to hide Harry away from the outside world and especially from the hunters. George Henderson is your typical family dad in the film and is played by John Lithgow. Thanks to Claire on our accounts team for bringing George Henderson to our attention and causing much hilarity in the office as she tried to describe who she was talking about!