Alexandra Fletcher
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Alexandra Fletcher sometimes credited as Alex Fletcher (born 8 July 1976 in Allerton
, Liverpool
) is a British
actress best known for her role as Jacqui Farnham in the now defunct soap Brookside
.
and MIT: Murder Investigation Team, and a guest presenting role on the chat show Loose Women
. She was also an occasional presenter of the children's series Why Don't You?
She took some time away from acting in the late 2000s and trained as a fitness instructor
. She qualified in 2009 and now teaches at a number of locations.
Fletcher joined Hollyoaks
in August 2010, playing the role of Diane O'Connor
.
She also appeared as a contestant on the BBC cookery programme Celebrity Masterchef, on 21 July 2010.
Alex appeared on Channel 5's The Wright Stuff
on 22 February with presenter Matthew Wright, Craig Revel Horwood
and Anne Diamond
.
.
Allerton, Merseyside
Allerton is a suburb of Liverpool, in Merseyside, England. It is located southeast of Liverpool city centre, bordered by Mossley Hill, Woolton, Hunts Cross and Garston....
, Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
) is a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
actress best known for her role as Jacqui Farnham in the now defunct soap Brookside
Brookside
Brookside is a defunct British soap opera set in Liverpool, England. The series began on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982, and ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003...
.
Career
Fletcher joined Brookside in 1990 and played the role of Jacqui Farnham (née Dixon) until the series ended in 2003. In addition to her role in Brookside, she has made a number of other television appearances, both in acting and presenting roles. These include parts in DoctorsDoctors (BBC Soap Opera)
Doctors is a British daytime television soap opera, set in the fictional Midland town of Letherbridge, defined as being close to the City of Birmingham. It was created by Chris Murray; Mal Young drove its development, and Carson Black was the original producer. The first episode was broadcast on...
and MIT: Murder Investigation Team, and a guest presenting role on the chat show Loose Women
Loose Women
Loose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip...
. She was also an occasional presenter of the children's series Why Don't You?
Why Don't You?
Why Don't You? or Why Don't You Just Switch Off Your Television Set and Go Out and Do Something Less Boring Instead? was a cult BBC children's television series broadcast in 42 series between 20 August 1973 and 21 April 1995. It went out on weekday mornings during the school holidays...
She took some time away from acting in the late 2000s and trained as a fitness instructor
Fitness professional
A fitness professional is a professional in the field of fitness and exercise, most often instruction , including aerobics and yoga instructors and authors of fitness instruction books or manuals. Fitness topics may also include nutrition, weight-loss, and self-help...
. She qualified in 2009 and now teaches at a number of locations.
Fletcher joined Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
in August 2010, playing the role of Diane O'Connor
Diane O'Connor
Diane O'Connor is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Alex Fletcher. In 2010, Hollyoaks series producer, Paul Marquess, embarked on the show's rejuvenation and axed a number of cast members. To compensate for the departures, the character of Diane and...
.
She also appeared as a contestant on the BBC cookery programme Celebrity Masterchef, on 21 July 2010.
Alex appeared on Channel 5's The Wright Stuff
The Wright Stuff
The Wright Stuff is a British television chat show, hosted by Matthew Wright, and currently airing on Channel 5 each weekday morning from 9:15 to 11:10am....
on 22 February with presenter Matthew Wright, Craig Revel Horwood
Craig Revel Horwood
Craig Revel Horwood is an Australian-British dancer, choreographer, and theatre director in the United Kingdom.-Biography:...
and Anne Diamond
Anne Diamond
Anne Margaret Diamond is an English radio and television presenter and journalist. She hosted Good Morning Britain for TV-am and the similarly titled Good Morning... with Anne and Nick for BBC1, both with Nick Owen as her co-presenter...
.
Personal life
Fletcher is married to the actor Neil Davies (who appeared in Brookside as Robbie Moffatt, an on-screen boyfriend in 2000 and 2001) and with whom she has a daughter, Yasmin, born in 2005. She also has a brother called Bradley. She lives with her husband and daughter in MerseysideMerseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
.
External links
- Alexandra Fletcher at TV.com