Jennifer Metcalfe
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| Born | Jennifer Joanne Metcalfe 4 September 1983 Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK |
| Occupation | Television actor |
| Years active | 2000-present |
Jennifer Joanne Metcalfe (born 4 September 1983) is an English actress. She joined the cast of soap opera Hollyoaks in June 2006, playing Mercedes McQueen.
[edit] Personal life
Metcalfe was born and brought up in Holme Wood in Bradford, West Yorkshire,[1] and has been acting since age 12.[citation needed] She attended the Scala Kids drama school in her hometown. Metcalfe did a degree in Health and Fitness before proceeding with an acting career.[citation needed]
Before Hollyoaks, Metcalfe appeared in several TV shows including kids' TV series My Parents Are Aliens and ITV dramas Where The Heart Is and At Home with the Braithwaites, as well as Yorkshire soap Emmerdale.
In between acting jobs, Metcalfe worked as a fitness instructor in Bradford.[1] She appeared in ITV's Dancing on Ice (series 6), partnered with Sylvain Longchambon.
She co-owns the clothing rental boutique, The Closet, in Liverpool with Hollyoaks co-stars Claire Cooper and Leah Hackett,[2] which opened in April 2010.
[edit] Hollyoaks
In June 2006, Metcalfe began playing Mercedes McQueen in the soap opera Hollyoaks.[3]
In 2007 and 2008, she was nominated for Sexiest Female at both the British Soap Awards and the Inside Soap Awards for her role as Mercedes.[citation needed]
In 2011, she was nominated for Sexiest Female at the British Soap Awards and TV Soap Personality at the TRIC Awards, Television and Radio Industries Club, and was up against Jessie Wallace, Eastenders, and Sally Dynevor, Coronation Street. She ultimately lost out to Jessie Wallace.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Black, Michael (27 March 2008). "'Make me the McQueen of soaps!'". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5s6Ka4IVZ. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ^ "Denise Van Outen shops at Coleen Rooney's favourite boutique". Mail Online. 3 August 2010. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5s6K7mrvC. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ^ Lee, Cara (13 Jan 2009). "Jennifer Metcalfe: 'I love my curvier body'". The Sun. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5s6KPV9pz. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
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