Alex Fletcher (actress)

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Alex Fletcher
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Fletcher in March 2011
Born
Alexandra Fletcher

(1976-07-08) 8 July 1976 (age 49)
Childwall, Liverpool, England
Other namesAlex Fletcher
OccupationActress
Years active1990–present
Spouse
Neil Davies
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(m. 2003)​
Children2

Alexandra Fletcher (born 8 July 1976) [1] [2] is an English actress, known for her roles as Jacqui Dixon in Brookside and Diane Hutchinson in Hollyoaks .

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Career

Fletcher joined Brookside in 1990, and played the role of Jacqui Dixon until the series ended in 2003. [3] In addition to her role in Brookside, she has made a number of other television appearances, both in acting and presenting roles. These include parts in Doctors and MIT: Murder Investigation Team , and a guest presenting role on the chat show Loose Women . [3]

Fletcher took some time away from acting in the late 2000s and trained as a fitness instructor. She qualified in 2009, and taught at a number of locations. [4] Fletcher joined Hollyoaks in August 2010 as Diane O'Connor. [5] She also appeared as a contestant on the BBC cookery programme Celebrity MasterChef , [4] on 21 July 2010. [6]

Personal life

Fletcher married actor Neil Davies in 2003; Davies previously appeared in Brookside as Robbie Moffatt, an on-screen boyfriend of Fletcher's character. The pair have a son and a daughter together. [7]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990–2003 Brookside Jacqui DixonSeries regular
1991 Why Don't You...? HerselfPresenter
2005 Murder Investigation Team Lola Biartoulis1 episode
2006 Suburban Mayhem Salon ReceptionistFilm
2006 Doctors Zoe FischerEpisode: "Dying for Love"
2007WakeBillyShort film
2010 Celebrity MasterChef HerselfContestant
2010–present Hollyoaks Diane Hutchinson Series regular
2013, 2020 Hollyoaks Later Diane O'Connor

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2002 The British Soap Awards Best Actress Brookside Nominated [8]
2002The British Soap AwardsSexiest FemaleBrooksideNominated [8]
2003 9th National Television Awards Most Popular ActressBrooksideNominated [9]
2015The British Soap AwardsBest Actress Hollyoaks Nominated [10]
2018 Inside Soap Awards Best Partnership (shared with Nick Pickard)HollyoaksNominated [11]
2018 Digital Spy Reader Awards Best Soap Actor (Female)HollyoaksTenth [12]
2019The British Soap AwardsBest On-Screen Partnership (shared with Pickard)HollyoaksNominated [13]
2021Inside Soap AwardsBest ActressHollyoaksNominated [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Alexandra Fletcher". BFI . Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Fletcher, Alex [@alexfletcher72] (7 July 2014). "Thankyou for all my birthday messages 😘 it's tomorrow #dinosuar 😱" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. 1 2 "Hollyoaks star Alex Fletcher proudly introduces her baby boy – a look back at our exclusive interview!". Hello! . Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 Martin, Tricia (13 July 2010). "Alex Fletcher, Celebrity MasterChef". TV Choice. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  5. ↑ Green, Kris (16 June 2010). "'Hollyoaks' unveils third new family". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  6. ↑ "Celebrity Masterchef: Series 3, Episode 1". BBC One. 21 July 2010.
  7. ↑ "Alex Fletcher on why she almost quit acting to become a fitness instructor". Liverpool Echo . Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  8. 1 2 Welsh, James (16 May 2002). "British Soap Awards 2002: Nominations". Digital Spy . Hearst Communications . Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "National Television Awards 2003". ITV plc. Archived from the original on 1 August 2003. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  10. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (30 March 2015). "British Soap Awards 2015 voting opens, longlist announced". Digital Spy . Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  11. ↑ Davies, Megan (24 July 2018). "Inside Soap Awards 2018 full longlist revealed: Which Corrie, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks stars are up?". Digital Spy . Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. ↑ Robinson, Abby (28 December 2018). "Emmerdale wins big at the Digital Spy Reader Awards 2018". Digital Spy . Hearst Magazines UK . Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  13. ↑ "Here are the British Soap Awards 2019 winners in full". Digital Spy . Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  14. ↑ Alexander, Susannah (28 September 2021). "Inside Soap Awards announces 2021 longlist as voting opens – here's who's up for prizes". Digital Spy . (Hearst Magazines UK). Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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