Lucy-Jo Hudson

Lucy-Jo Hudson
Born 4 May 1983 (1983-05-04) (age 35)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Occupation Actress
Years active 2002–2012, 2016–present
Television Coronation Street (2002–2005)
Wild at Heart (2006–09, 2012)
Hollyoaks (2018-)
Spouse(s)
Alan Halsall (m. 2009)
Children 1

Lucy-Jo Hudson (born 4 May 1983) is an English actress, best known for her roles as Katy Harris in Coronation Street, Donna-Marie Quinn in Hollyoaks and Rosie Trevanion in the ITV drama Wild at Heart from 2006–09. Her recurring role of Rhiannon Davis in Doctors in 2016 earned her 2017 British Soap Award for Villain of the Year.

Hudson attended Garforth Community College in Leeds, England, now known as Garforth Academy.

Before landing her role in Coronation Street she appeared in theatre including West Yorkshire Playhouse. She was a regular panellist on Loose Women during 2005.

Wild at Heart debuted in January 2006 and Hudson starred in it until departing during Series 4 in 2009. She rejoined the cast for Series 7 and the show's finale, which was broadcast on 30 December 2012.[1]

Hudson's brother, Ryan is a former rugby league footballer, and former captain of the Castleford Tigers. She has a younger sister, Amy-Lou, who is a self-employed dance teacher. Her parents separated before her teens and she lived with her mother in Garforth, moving there from nearby Rothwell. Her father was adopted and is not aware of his true background. She is close friends with X Factor contestant Carolynne Poole.

Hudson is married to Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall who plays the role of Tyrone Dobbs.[2] On 18 February 2013, the couple announced via Twitter that they were expecting their first child.[3] On 8 September 2013, Hudson gave birth to their daughter, Sienna Rae.[4] The couple announced they were splitting up in March 2016, however they rekindled their relationship several weeks later.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Type Role Notes
2002–2005 Coronation Street TV Katy Harris Regular role, 281 episodes
2005 Loose Women TV Herself - Panellist Series Regular, 8 episodes
2006–2009, 2012–2013 Wild at Heart TV Rosie Trevanion Regular role, 38 episodes
2009 Looking for Eric Film Sam
2010 Casualty TV Deena Richards Episode titled "Winter Wonderland", 1 episode
2016 Doctors TV Rhiannon Davis Recurring role, 14 episodes
2017 Dance Dance Dance TV Herself Contestant, runner-up
2018-present Hollyoaks TV Donna-Marie Quinn Regular role

References

  1. ↑ "Lucy Jo Hudson rejoins the cast of Wild at Heart on location in South Africa" Archived 2011-10-15 at the Wayback Machine., Unrealitytv.co.uk. Retrieved 22 December 2011
  2. ↑ "Corrie lovers tie the knot in Cheshire". Digital Spy Limited. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
  3. ↑ "Weatherfield baby! Former Corrie co-stars Lucy-Jo Hudson and Alan Halsall tweet their excitement after announcing they are expecting first child".
  4. ↑ Kelly, Emma (8 September 2013). "Coronation Street's Alan Halsall and Lucy-Jo Hudson welcome baby girl".
  5. ↑ {{cite in 2018 Hudson announced that she and Halsall were in the process of divorcing web|url=http://www.itv.com/news/2016-03-21/coronation-street-actors-alan-halsall-and-lucy-jo-hudson-split/|title=Coronation Street actors Alan Halsall and Lucy-Jo Hudson split|publisher=ITV News}}


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