Rebecca Lucy Taylor in Teeth ‘n’ Smiles

About Rebecca Lucy Taylor

Rebecca Lucy Taylor, AKA Self Esteem, most recently played Maggie in Teeth ‘n’ Smiles at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London. She returned to the stage following her hugely successful run as Sally Bowles in the multiple Olivier Award-winning Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in London’s West End, where her time in the role was extended due to popular demand.

Music career (Self Esteem)

One of the UK’s most exciting breakout stars of the past decade, she is one the few artists play-listed simultaneously across BBC Radio 1, 2 and 6 Music
Rose from cult favourite to mainstream acclaim with the empowering 2021 single ‘I Do This All The Time’
Released critically acclaimed albums:
- Compliments Please (2019)
- Prioritise Pleasure (2021)
- A Complicated Woman (2024)
Known for fearless, witty and emotionally honest explorations of female autonomy, self-love and modern identity

Awards and recognition

Winner of an Ivor Novello Award
Prioritise Pleasure named Album of the Year by The Guardian and Sunday Times Culture
Nominated for the Mercury Prize, BRIT Awards, Sky Arts Awards and NME Awards
Winner of BBC Introducing Artist of the Year 2022
Winner of Attitude Magazine’s Music Award 2021

Writing, theatre and screen

Composed the soundtrack for Prima Facie, the acclaimed one-woman play starring Jodie Comer, which sold out in the West End and on Broadway
Created and starred in A Complicated Woman Live, a specially conceived theatrical live performance at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London (2025)
Appeared in the feature film Layla and TV series I Hate Suzie Too, Sky’s series Smothered.
Released her first book, A Complicated Woman, on 30 October 2025 and co-curated the London Literature Festival at the Southbank to mark the book’s release

Last updated: 08 June 2026

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