Helen Latham
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Helen Latham is a British actress. She is currently best known for playing Lucy Milligan
in series 4 and 5 of the British TV Drama Footballers' Wives
and in series 1 and 2 of its spin-off Footballers' Wives: Extra Time
. She has also appeared in many other popular UK television shows, including The Bill
(Christine Weaver), Brookside
(Jayne Ferris), Cutting It
(Shania Tonks), Dalziel and Pascoe
(Sally Craig), Dream Team
(Natalie Hocknell) as well as the film Sex Lives of the Potato Men
. Her versatility is such that she starred as Dinah in the roller-skating musical Starlight Express
and is a recent winner of Stars in Their Eyes
Celebrity special, where she performed Dolly Parton
's "9 to 5
". Latham now stars in an advert for The Stroke Association
posing as a victim of a stroke.
in 1995 while they were both studying at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
in London, UK. They were married in 2004. They have two children together and currently expecting a third.
Lucy Milligan
Lucy Lockheart is a fictional character on ITV British dramas Footballers' Wives and Footballers' Wives: Extra Time, played by English actress Helen Latham.-Series 4:...
in series 4 and 5 of the British TV Drama Footballers' Wives
Footballers' Wives
Footballers' Wives is a British television drama surrounding the fictional Premier League Association football club Earls Park F.C., its players, and their wives. It was broadcast on the ITV network from 8 January 2002 to 14 April 2006...
and in series 1 and 2 of its spin-off Footballers' Wives: Extra Time
Footballers' Wives: Extra Time
Footballers' Wives: Extra Time is a British drama programme. A spin-off of Footballers' Wives, the programme aired on ITV2 for two series...
. She has also appeared in many other popular UK television shows, including The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
(Christine Weaver), 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...
(Jayne Ferris), Cutting It
Cutting It
Cutting It was a popular BBC television programme set in Manchester, England, which ran for four series between 2002 and 2005.- Series 1 :...
(Shania Tonks), Dalziel and Pascoe
Dalziel and Pascoe (BBC TV series)
Dalziel and Pascoe is a popular British television crime drama based on the Dalziel and Pascoe books by Reginald Hill, which was first broadcast in March 1996. It is set in Yorkshire, and is about two detectives...
(Sally Craig), Dream Team
Dream Team (TV series)
Dream Team is a British television series produced by Hewland International which aired on Sky1 and Sky3 from 1997 to 2007; it chronicled the on-field and off-field affairs of the fictional Harchester United Football Club....
(Natalie Hocknell) as well as the film Sex Lives of the Potato Men
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
Sex Lives of the Potato Men is a British comedy film released in 2004.The film is about the sexual antics of a group of potato delivery men in Birmingham and stars Johnny Vegas and Mackenzie Crook....
. Her versatility is such that she starred as Dinah in the roller-skating musical Starlight Express
Starlight Express
Starlight Express is a rock musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber , Richard Stilgoe and Arlene Phillips , with later revisions by Don Black and David Yazbek . The story follows a child's dream in which his toy train set comes to life; famously the actors perform wearing roller skates...
and is a recent winner of Stars in Their Eyes
Stars In Their Eyes
Stars in Their Eyes is a British television talent show that ran on Saturdays nights from 21 July 1990 until 23 December 2006 in which contestants impersonate showbiz stars...
Celebrity special, where she performed Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
's "9 to 5
9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song)
"9 to 5" is a song written and originally performed by Dolly Parton for the 1980 film comedy Nine to Five, starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Parton in her film debut....
". Latham now stars in an advert for The Stroke Association
The Stroke Association
The Stroke Association is the only British charity solely concerned with combating stroke in people of all ages.The charity funds research into prevention, treatment, and better methods of rehabilitation, and helps stroke patients and their families directly through its community services...
posing as a victim of a stroke.
Personal life
She met her husband, the actor Darren MorfittDarren Morfitt
Darren Morfitt is an actor who has appeared in 55 Degrees North, Grafters, Red Cap, Warriors, Making Waves, The Government Inspector and the cult werewolf movie Dog Soldiers. Most recently he starred as Jesus in the Manchester Passion and in the science fiction action film Doomsday as Dr...
in 1995 while they were both studying at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts is an independent drama school situated in the Wood Green area of North London. It was founded in 1945 by Peter Coxhead and Ralph Nossek as 'The Mountview Theatre Club', an amateur repertory company staging a new production for a six-day run every second week...
in London, UK. They were married in 2004. They have two children together and currently expecting a third.