Kirsty-Leigh Porter

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Kirsty-Leigh Porter
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Porter in 2010
Born (1988-12-30) 30 December 1988 (age 34)
Manchester, England
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Children2

Kirsty-Leigh Porter (born 30 December 1988 [1] ) is an English actress, known for her roles in British soap operas, including portraying Zoe Willson on Coronation Street , Roz Fielding on Emmerdale and Leela Lomax on Hollyoaks .

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Career

Porter attended Oldham Theatre Workshop and trained extensively in dance including ballet, jazz, contemporary and modern dance. [1] She has played a number of small roles on British television, including Doctors , The Royal Today , Shameless and Ashes to Ashes . Porter went on to have larger roles in the children's television programme My Spy Family , as Marcy, and The Street as Ellie.

It was announced in July 2009 that Porter had been cast in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street as the girlfriend of long established character David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd). [2] After her role in Coronation Street, Porter was cast in another ITV soap, Emmerdale, as the best friend of Holly Barton (Sophie Powles). Her role in Emmerdale as Roz, included pushing Holly into taking illegal drugs, and stealing to fuel her addiction. At the end of the storyline, it was announced that Porter would be leaving the soap. [3] On 26 June 2013, it was announced that Porter would be joining the cast of Hollyoaks and over a month later it was announced she would play Leela Lomax, one of established character Ste Hay's (Kieron Richardson) two half-sisters. [4]

In September 2023, Channel 4 announced Porter as one of the contestants on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. [5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006, 2009 The Street Tarty Schoolgirl 1 / Ellie3 episodes
2007–2009 My Spy Family Marcy Desmond7 episodes
2007Brain WarehouseBrain BouncerTelevision film
2007 The Bad Mother's Handbook AnyaTelevision film
2007 Doctors Kelly Madden1 episode
2008 The Royal Today Debbie Fitzgerald1 episode
2008 Shameless Bindy1 episode
2009 Ashes to Ashes Rachel Lessing1 episode
2009 Monday Monday Kelly1 episode
2009 Coronation Street Zoe Willson 7 episodes
2010–2012 Emmerdale Roz Fielding 58 episodes
2012 Accused Julie1 episode
2013–present Hollyoaks Leela Lomax Regular role, 520 episodes
2014 Common Liaison Officer1 episode
2020 Hollyoaks Later Leela Lomax 2020 special
2023 Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins Contestant Channel 4

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2014 TV Choice Awards Best Soap NewcomerWon [6]
2014 Inside Soap Awards Best NewcomerShortlisted [7]
2018TV Choice AwardsBest Soap ActressNominated [8]

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References

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