Scarlett Thomas set for impressive payday after skipping GCSEs for acting career

After revealing she didn’t take any GCSEs this Summer, it looks like Scarlett Thomas won’t have to worry too much as she’s reportedly set for a huge payday. The daughter of Ryan Thomas and Tina O’Brien has already made a name for herself by starring on BBC One’s Waterloo Road and her career is on the rise.

As well as her parents finding fame on Coronation Street, the nepo baby, 16, has other famous stars in her family, her uncles Adam and Scott Thomas have appeared on Emmerdale and Love Island respectively, while her stepmum Lucy Mecklenburgh found fame on The Only Way is Essex. The young actor is predicted to earn up to £2 million before her 18th birthday with her huge presence on social media.

Aside from her acting career as Izzy Charles on BBC school drama, Scarlett has become a name on social media, with 204,000 followers on TikTok and 142,000 on Instagram and it looks like things are only on the up for her. It comes after Scarlett Thomas fans ask same question as she reveals she didn't sit GCSEs.

PR expert Lynn Carratt told MailOnline that the Thomas family are "close-knit" and know how to use social media to "build their careers". She added: "Each member is talented in their own right.

"Scarlett often appears in videos with her dad and uncles, showcasing her singing and acting skills. With both parents in TV, their talent has clearly rubbed off on Scarlett. She comes across as a confident and likeable girl who is close to her family."

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She continued: “I believe Scarlett and her younger cousin Teddy are poised for fabulous opportunities in the entertainment industry, and I can see Scarlett potentially joining a girl band as she gets older.”

This comes after the teenager admitted she didn’t take her GCSE exams this year as she took to TikTok to say: “Watching everyone get their GCSE results today wondering if I could've had good results but I will forever wonder."

She added: "Well done everyone you all should be beyond proud whatever results you got [sic]."

Just moments after her post went live, many of her followers rushed to the comment section to find out why she chose to opt out of gaining qualifications, while others supported her decision. One person wrote: "Why did u not do them or something?" Another wrote: "Why did you not get them?"

A third said: "Two years on since mine and they really do not define your future at all. You'll forever wonder but God had a different plan for you xx."

Proud dad Ryan, 41, previously insisted his daughter ‘won’t be getting a free ride’as he discussed her role on Waterloo Road.

He told The Sun: “She worked damn hard to get that job, and people need to recognise that she’s a talented girl – she’s up against other people and she’s not getting a free ride.

“She has to go through the same process as everyone else – it was between her and somebody else. It wasn’t like, 'This is a Thomas, she’s going to get this job'."

Ryan and Scarlett’s mum Tina, 42, dated from 2003 to 2009 and welcomed Scarlett in 2008 before parting ways a year later.

Ryan has since got engaged to Lucy and they’ve welcomed children Roman and Lilah while Tina is also mum to son Beau, from her previous marriage to Adam Crofts.

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