Tupele Dorgu
| Tupele Dorgu | |
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 photo by John Byford |
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| Born | 13 December 1977 Preston, Lancashire, England |
| Years active | (2003 - Present) |
Tupele Dorgu (born 13 December 1977 in Preston, Lancashire) is a British actress, best known for playing the role of Kelly Crabtree on the soap opera Coronation Street from 2004 to 2010.
She has also appeared as a regular in Merseybeat Loose Women, Casualty and Strictly Come Dancing. Dorgu was educated in and around the Preston area; she attended St Clare's primary school, Our Lady's High School, and latterly at Kirkham Grammar School. Her mother is of Irish and English extraction and her father is from Nigeria.
Dorgu played has performed in many musicals including La Cage Aux Folles, Three Minute Heroes,[1] and the West End production of Mamma Mia!
Dorgu owns SugarStorm Entertainment Agency which provides entertainers and celebrity artistes for corporate and private events.
Dorgu left her role as Kelly Crabtree in March 2010, a development which had been announced in November 2009.
In winter 2010 Dorgu starred as The Sorceress in the pantomime Robin Hood at the Theatre Royal in Newcastle from 30 November until 15 January 2011. In mid-2011, she will join the cast of BBC drama Waterloo Road as newcomer Keeley James.
Dorgu will be starring as velma in the UK 2012 tour of Chicago, opening at the Bradford Alhambra Theatre on Friday 10th February 2012.
[edit] Soapstar Superstar
In January 2007, Dorgu was a contestant in UK celebrity singing reality contest Soapstar Superstar. The show (which is hosted by Zoe Ball) placed Dorgu up against ten other soap opera actors. Each night she had to sing a different song with only 24 hours to learn it. Dorgu survived the bottom two for five nights and then finally went out, after making it to the semi-finals.
[edit] References
- ^ "Three-minute heroes take the limelight once again", Coventry Evening Telegraph 15 September 2000
