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 47)
Childwall, Liverpool, England
Other namesAlex Fletcher
OccupationActress
Years active1990–present
Spouse
Neil Davies
(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 O'Connor 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]

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