Brooke Vincent
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| Brooke Vincent | |
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| Born | Brooke Levi Vincent 4 June 1992 Bury, Greater Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Partner | Josh McEachran |
Brooke Levi Vincent (born 4 June 1992 [1]) is an actress in the British soap opera Coronation Street. She joined the soap in 2004, taking over from Emma Woodward in the role of Sophie Webster.
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[edit] Career
Brooke's first television appearance was as a guest character, Casey Emma Glass, in the TV series, The League of Gentlemen. She joined Coronation Street in April 2004 as the third actress to play Sophie Webster, replacing Emma Woodward who decided to leave the soap at the end of 2003. Brooke's first appearance was shown on 12 May.
Brooke is two years older than the character she plays, and shortly after landing the role of Sophie in Coronation Street, she appeared on Children in Need.
In an interview on 7 September 2010 with Brooke Vincent and Sacha Parkinson, both these young actresses discussed their roles in the lesbian storyline, whereby, their relationship transformed from best friends to girlfriends, with the realization of their sexuality. This storyline on Coronation Street started on 11 April 2010.[2]
On 5 November 2010 at the "Stonewall Awards" ceremony, Coronation Street won the new "Broadcast of the Year" award,[3] in recognition of its gay storylines. The show has featured its first ever lesbian storyline this year, with the long-standing character Sophie Webster's (Brooke Vincent) blossoming romance with best friend Sian Powers (Sacha Parkinson).
Brooke was nominated for Best Dramatic Performance From A Young Actor Or Actress award for her portrayal of Sophie at the British Soap awards 2008, she was put forward by the panel but lost out to Jamie Borthwick.[4] At the 2008 Inside Soap Awards, Vincent was nominated in the category "Best Young Actor".[5]
She's currently with North West-based TV and film agents Laine Management [6]
In June 2011, Vincent opened a new branch of Domino's Pizza in Heywood, Lancashire.[7]
[edit] Personal life
Vincent attended Fairfield High School for Girls in Droylsden. In August 2011, she was reported as having been dating Chelsea footballer Josh McEachran since May 2011.[8]
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Brooke Vincent and Adrian Edwards receive their citizen card". http://www.kaizo.net/releases/wp-content/uploads/citizencard21.jpg. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ^ "Great LezBritain: EXCLUSIVE Interview with Brooke Vincent and Sacha Parkinson of "Coronation Street"". AfterEllen.com. 2010-09-07. http://www.afterellen.com/greatlezbritain/09-07-2010?page=0%2C0. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (2010-11-05). "Corrie, Partridge win Stonewall Awards - Coronation Street News - Soaps". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s3/coronation-street/news/a286174/corrie-partridge-win-stonewall-awards.html. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ^ Kris Green (29 April 2008). "In Full: British Soap Awards Panel Shortlist". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a94818/in-full-british-soap-awards-panel-shortlist.html. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Inside Soap Awards 2008 - Nominations". MSN TV. Microsoft. 16 July 2008. http://msnuktvsoaps.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E65397F19A3BDCEA!3110.entry. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ^ paul woods. "laine management". laine management. http://www.lainemanagement.co.uk/results.asp?gender=%25&eyes=%25&hair=%25&age=%25&name=vincent&submit.x=38&submit.y=7. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ^ "Coronation Street star Brooke Vincent gets a pizza the action". Heywood Advertiser. 30 June 2011. http://menmedia.co.uk/heywoodadvertiser/news/s/1425192_coronation-street-star-brooke-vincent-gets-a-pizza-the-action. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ Thomas, Holly (25 August 2011). "Someone's scored! Corrie star Brooke Vincent watches boyfriend Chelsea midfielder Josh McEachran in action". Mail Online. Associated Newspapers Ltd. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2029972/Corrie-star-Brooke-Vincent-watches-boyfriend-Chelsea-midfielder-Josh-McEachran-action.html. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
