Carley Stenson

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Carley Stenson
Carley Stenson with fan.jpg
Stenson in 2011
Born (1982-09-22) 22 September 1982 (age 41)
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2000–present
Television
Spouse
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(m. 2017)​
Children2

Carley Stenson (born 22 September 1982) is an English actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Steph Cunningham in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks and Harriet Shelton in the BBC soap opera Doctors . For her role as Steph, she received numerous nominations at the British Soap Awards.

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Stenson left Hollyoaks in 2010 to focus on musical theatre acting and has since played roles such as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde: The Musical and Fantine in Les Misérables . In 2023, she competed in the fifteenth series of Dancing on Ice .

Early and personal life

Stenson was born on 22 September 1982 in Billinge Higher End, Wigan. [1] [2] As a child, she competed in talent competitions hosted by the St Helens Star . [3] Whilst starring in Legally Blonde: The Musical , she met actor Danny Mac. The pair began dating in 2011, and got married in 2017. [4] In March 2021, the pair announced that they were expecting their first child together. [5] She gave birth to a daughter in June 2021. [6] The pair welcomed their 2nd child in April 2024.

Career

Stenson auditioned for the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, for the role of a friend of the character Zara Morgan (Kelly Greenwood). [7] The audition was successful, but the casting team told her to audition for the role of Steph Cunningham instead, which she received. [8] Stenson joined the cast after leaving secondary school, aged 17. [9] In 2010, she announced that she would be leaving to pursue musical theatre. [10] She recorded versions of "If I Could Turn Back Time" and "About You Now", both of which were featured in separate episodes of Hollyoaks to coincide with the death of her character. [11]

Stenson's theatre work has included London West End theatre appearances as Princess Fiona in Shrek: The Musical ; Elle Woods in Legally Blonde: The Musical; and as The Lady of The Lake in Spamalot . [12] In 2015, she independently released a self-titled extended play. [13] Stenson then played Christine Colgate in the 2015 to 2016 UK tour of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels , [14] as well as Fantine in Les Misérables . [15] In April 2021, she joined the cast of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Harriet Shelton. [16] [17] She appeared until September 2021. [18] In 2022, it was announced that Stenson would be competing in the fifteenth series of Dancing on Ice . [19] Partnered with Mark Hanretty, the pair finished in sixth place. [20]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000–2011 Hollyoaks Steph Cunningham Series regular
2008–2009 Hollyoaks Later Steph CunninghamSeries regular
2014 Suspects Tracey Gatting2 episodes
2016 Holby City Lucy ParkerEpisode: "Indefensible"
2021 Doctors Harriet Shelton Recurring role
2023 Dancing on Ice HerselfContestant; sixth place

Discography

TitleDetails
Carley [13]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2005 British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance HollyoaksNominated [21]
2006British Soap AwardsBest Comedy PerformanceHollyoaksNominated [21]
2009British Soap Awards Best Actress HollyoaksNominated [21]
2009British Soap Awards Best Dramatic Performance HollyoaksNominated [21]
2011British Soap AwardsBest ExitHollyoaksNominated [21]
2012 The Imperial Performing Arts Awards Pride of St HelensHerselfWon [3]

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