Helena Breck
Helena Breck | |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Known for | Voice of Tesco self-service checkouts |
| Television | EastEnders |
Helena Breck is a British actor, known for playing Elizabeth Willmott-Brown in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, and as the voice of NCR self-service checkout tills used in Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco supermarkets, with phrases including "Unexpected item in bagging area".[1][2]
In 2015, Tesco announced that recordings of her voice would be replaced by those of a male actor.[2]
She also played Sandy McCormick in Triangle, another BBC soap opera, in 1981.[1]
References
- ^ a b Gardner, Bill (6 July 2015). "Woman behind 'unexpected item in bagging area' message revealed - Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Tesco ditches 'unexpected item in bagging area' at self-service checkouts". BBC Online. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
External links
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- Helena Breck at IMDb
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