Vicki Michelle

Vicki Michelle MBE
Vicki Michelle in 2014
Born	Michelle Vicki Nathan (1950-12-14) 14 December 1950 Chigwell, Essex, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1972–present
Known for	Role of Yvette Carte-Blanche Role of Patricia Foster
Notable work	Yvette Carte-Blanche in 'Allo 'Allo! Patricia Foster in Emmerdale
Television	'Allo 'Allo! (1982–92) Emmerdale (2007, 2008, 2009) I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (2014)
Spouse(s)	Graham Fowler (m. 1974)
Children	1
Relatives	Ann Michelle (sister)
Website	http://www.vickimichelle.co.uk/

Vicki Michelle, MBE (born 14 December 1950) is an English actress and film producer. She is best known for her role as Yvette Carte-Blanche in the BBC television comedy series 'Allo 'Allo! and as a recurring character Patricia Foster in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.

Early life

Her father was a fish-trader and her mother an actress. She attended Knewnham Junior School in Wanstead and West Hatch High School. After O-levels she stayed on at school to complete a secretarial course. Hoping to become a ballet dancer she joined the Aida Foster stage school.^[1] Her sister is the actress and writer Ann Michelle, with whom she appeared in Virgin Witch (1971).

Acting career

Michelle on tour in 'Allo 'Allo! in 1986

Michelle was given small television roles while still at stage school, the first being in Dixon of Dock Green. She appeared in big-screen versions of popular English sitcoms The Likely Lads and George and Mildred, and played alongside her sister Ann Michelle in the British horror film Virgin Witch and with Joan Collins in Alfie Darling, the sequel to Alfie. She also appeared regularly in the 1970s children's BBC TV series Crackerjack.

In the early 1980s she appeared in some high-profile advertisements for Harp Lager. Also at this time she had small parts in Minder and The Professionals. In 2007, she appeared in a Children in Need special of Hotel Babylon and, the following year, appeared on the BBC cookery programme Celebrity MasterChef. She played the role of Amanda Newman in the 2010 TV film Resentment, and she was Deborah Whitton in the 2013 romantic comedy The Callback Queen.

After spending much of 2008 on tour with the 'Allo 'Allo! stage show, Michelle took a break to pursue various other projects, including appearing as the Wicked Queen in a pantomime production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Hull New Theatre. She rejoined the cast of 'Allo 'Allo! in March 2009, reprising her role as the waitress Yvette. Michelle made several appearances in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Patricia Foster, mother of Jonny Foster – a role which she reprised for two episodes in early 2009.^[2] In 2014, Michelle returned to the stage in the hit play Hello Norma Jeane at London's Kings Head Theatre, where she took on the role of an Essex grandma who claims to be Marilyn Monroe.^[3]

Radio

Michelle started broadcasting a weekly chat show on Brentwood radio station Phoenix FM in October 2017, with celebrity guests including Ray Cooney, Linda Lusardi and Robin Askwith.^[4]

Producer

In 2012, Michelle was executive producer of the film based on the Ray Cooney theatrical Run for Your Wife.^[5]

Honour

Michelle was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours for services to charity.^[6]

Filmography

Personal life

She is married to Graham Fowler.^[7]

In 2015, Michelle was a guest on Big Brother's Bit on the Side and feared she could have been blinded after being hit on the back of the head with a champagne glass thrown by Farrah Abraham during a fight between Abraham and Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace. She later pressed charges.^[8]

Vicki Michelle now suffers from the condition tinnitus.^[9]

References

External links

• Vicki Michelle on IMDb
• Official site
• Vicki Michelle's charitable work, Daily Mail
• I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here 2014 Interview with Vicki Michelle (Contestant)