Faye McKeever
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Faye McKeever | |
|---|---|
| Born | Faye McKeever 18 January 1985 Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Notable work | Trollied (2011–), Massive (2008) |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Faye McKeever (born 18 January 1985) is an English television and television movie actress. Her notable works include playing Linda in the hit Sky 1 sitcom Trollied and Marie in Massive.
Personal life
She had been in a relationship with X Factor winner and British singer Shayne Ward since 2003 and was engaged to him on their 9th anniversary in September 2012. He proposed to McKeever whilst having dinner at the restaurant at the OXO Tower in London, United Kingdom.[1][2]
In January 2014, the couple decided to split, not stating any reasons. The couple have asked to respect their personal privacy[3]
Career
McKeever first rose to prominence in 2006 playing Donna Marie in the spin-off series Hollyoaks: In The City.[4] This was McKeever's first major television role. In 2008, she landed a role as Lou in Torn Up Tales which first aired on 2 June 2008 on BBC Three.[5] Later on in 2008, McKeever played the role, Marie, in Massive on BBC Three again in September and October.[citation needed] This was her biggest role yet. Whilst on the set, she was acting with Carl Rice, Lorraine Cheshire and Beverly Rudd, all actors on the cast of Trollied.[citation needed] In 2009, she appeared on ITV's Unforgiven as Hannah Whelan, not to be confused with London 2012 gymnast Hannah Whelan.[citation needed] She then featured in the 6th episode of Season 3 of The Street, playing Hannah.[4] She was Susan in the 8th episode of the 7th season of Shameless (U.K TV series). McKeever's first appearance in 2011 came on Sky 1's Mount Pleasant (TV series) as a checkout girl. Later, she was Linda on the Sky 1 series Trollied, mentioned below.
Trollied
Amongst McKeever's ever-growing filmography, Trollied is arguably her most notable and distinguishable works.[6] Trollied is a British sitcom set in a fictional supermarket named Valco. It has aired on Sky 1 since 2011.[7] McKeever portrays Linda Stubbings, who works on Customer Service in the store, alongside fellow employee Sue (portrayed by Lorraine Cheshire). They regularly joke around and don't get on with their work. McKeever has appeared in 50 of the 52 episodes, the most of any cast member on the show.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Hollyoaks: In The City | Donna Marie | 2 episodes, first television role. |
| 2008 | Torn Up Tales | Lou | |
| 2008 | Massive (TV series) | Marie | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | Unforgiven (TV series) | Hannah Whelan | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | The Street (TV series) | Hannah | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Shameless | Susan | 1 episode |
| 2010 | A Passionate Woman | Fairground Woman | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Mount Pleasant | Checkout Girl | 1 episode |
| 2011– | Trollied | Linda Stubbings | |
| 2016 | Holby City | Melissa Peters | 1 episode [8] |
References
- ^ Comment * (26 September 2012). "Shayne Ward | Shayne Ward engaged to Faye McKeever". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ Manning, Jenny (26 September 2012). "Shayne Ward engaged to Faye McKeever | The Sun |Showbiz|TV". The Sun. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ Ken Sweeney – 11 January 2014 (11 January 2014). "Singer Shayne Ward splits from partner of nine years". Independent.ie. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
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- ^ "BBC Three - Torn Up Tales". Bbc.co.uk. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2006005/fullcredits
- ^ a b http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2006005/?ref_=ttrel_rel_tt
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07428ht/credits