Gaynor Faye
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Gaynor Faye is an English
actress. She is famous for playing the role of Judy Mallett in the British soap opera Coronation Street
from 1995 until 1999. She also played the roles of Holly Quinn in Playing the Field
; Lauren Harris in Fat Friends
; Georgia Lovett in Between the Sheets
and Julie in Stan the Man. She has also written two episodes of Fat Friends and she is the daughter of television producer and actress Kay Mellor
.
in 2006 Gaynor appeared in the ITV1 reality TV show competition Dancing on Ice
. Her skating partner was UK Gold Medalist Daniel Whiston
. On 4 March 2006 she was crowned Dancing on Ice champion, beating Stefan Booth
and Bonnie Langford
in the final.
Since July 2006, Gaynor has starred as Anna Williams Bedford in The Chase
, a television series co-written with her mother for BBC1.
She has also brought out a video based on the exercise routine she followed during the show Dancing on Ice.
She has two children called Oliver (b. 2001) and Lily (b. 2004).
Faye appeared in the stage adaptation of Calendar Girls
alongside Lynda Bellingham
at London's Noel Coward
Theatre in 2009. This was written by Juliette Towhidi and Tim Firth.
In September 2010 she was a guest panellist on ITVs flagship show Loose Women
.
In October 2011 it was announced that she would join the 'Emmerdale' tv programme, playing Declan Macey's ambitious half-sister Megan. She said "I'm incredibly excited to be joining 'Emmerdale' and being a Yorkshire lass myself, filming in Leeds, my hometown, is the icing on the cake!".
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress. She is famous for playing the role of Judy Mallett in the British soap opera Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
from 1995 until 1999. She also played the roles of Holly Quinn in Playing the Field
Playing the Field
Playing the Field is a BBC television drama series following the lives of the Castlefield Blues, a fictitious female football team from South Yorkshire.-Outline:...
; Lauren Harris in Fat Friends
Fat Friends
Fat Friends is an ITV drama , following a group of overweight people, their laughter and pain and addresses the absurdities of dieting in our modern age. The drama looks at people and how they relate to one another and use body weight as an excuse for all sorts of failings in their relationships,...
; Georgia Lovett in Between the Sheets
Between the Sheets (TV series)
Between the Sheets is a 2003, British television mini series. This carnal drama is based around the love life and sexual hangups of several different couples that we find are all linked in some way...
and Julie in Stan the Man. She has also written two episodes of Fat Friends and she is the daughter of television producer and actress Kay Mellor
Kay Mellor
Kay Mellor, OBE is an English actress, scriptwriter, and director best known for her work on several successful television drama series.-Early life:...
.
in 2006 Gaynor appeared in the ITV1 reality TV show competition Dancing on Ice
Dancing on Ice
Dancing on Ice is a British television show co-hosted by Christine Bleakley and Philip Schofield, in which celebrities and their professional partners figure skate in front of a panel of judges. The format, devised by LWT and Granada Television, has been a prime-time hit in eight different...
. Her skating partner was UK Gold Medalist Daniel Whiston
Daniel Whiston
Daniel Whiston is an English ice skater. He appeared in Strictly Ice Dancing on BBC One and all series of ITV show Dancing on Ice...
. On 4 March 2006 she was crowned Dancing on Ice champion, beating Stefan Booth
Stefan Booth
Stefan Booth is an English actor and singer currently starring in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Greg Jessop. He left the series in August 2011 and will return to the show.-Background:...
and Bonnie Langford
Bonnie Langford
Bonita Melody Lysette "Bonnie" Langford is an English actress, dancer and entertainer. She came to prominence as a child star in the early 1970s then she subsequently became a companion of Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy's Doctor Who and has appeared on stage in various musicals such as Peter Pan:...
in the final.
Since July 2006, Gaynor has starred as Anna Williams Bedford in The Chase
The Chase (TV series)
The Chase is a BBC drama series that first aired on 16 July 2006. The Chase centered around a family run veterinary practice.It was co-written by Gaynor Faye , the daughter of the show's creator, Kay Mellor...
, a television series co-written with her mother for BBC1.
She has also brought out a video based on the exercise routine she followed during the show Dancing on Ice.
She has two children called Oliver (b. 2001) and Lily (b. 2004).
Faye appeared in the stage adaptation of Calendar Girls
Calendar Girls
Calendar Girls is a 2003 comedy film directed by Nigel Cole. Produced by Buena Vista International and Touchstone Pictures, it features a screenplay by Tim Firth and Juliette Towhidi based on a true story of a group of Yorkshire women who produced a nude calendar to raise money for Leukaemia...
alongside Lynda Bellingham
Lynda Bellingham
Lynda Bellingham is a Canadian-born English actress, broadcaster and author, who is known for her distinctive husky voice.-Early life:...
at London's Noel Coward
Noël Coward
Sir Noël Peirce Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".Born in Teddington, a suburb of London, Coward attended a dance academy...
Theatre in 2009. This was written by Juliette Towhidi and Tim Firth.
In September 2010 she was a guest panellist on ITVs flagship 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...
.
In October 2011 it was announced that she would join the 'Emmerdale' tv programme, playing Declan Macey's ambitious half-sister Megan. She said "I'm incredibly excited to be joining 'Emmerdale' and being a Yorkshire lass myself, filming in Leeds, my hometown, is the icing on the cake!".