Lucy-Jo Hudson

Lucy-Jo Hudson (born 1983) is an English actress, known for her roles as Katy Harris in Coronation Street, Rosie Trevanion in Wild at Heart and Donna-Marie Quinn in Hollyoaks. Her role as Rhiannon Davis in Doctors in 2016 earned her the British Soap Award for Villain of the Year in 2017.

Lucy-Jo Hudson
Born1983 (age 37–38)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present
TelevisionCoronation Street (2002–2005)
Wild at Heart (2006–2009, 2012)
Doctors (2016)
Hollyoaks (2018–2020)
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2009; div. 2018)​
Children2

Early life and career

Hudson attended Garforth Community College in Leeds, England, now known as Garforth Academy. Hudson's brother, Ryan is a former rugby league footballer, and former captain of the Castleford Tigers. She has a younger sister, Amy-Lou, who is a self-employed dance teacher. Her parents separated before her teens and she lived with her mother in Garforth, moving there from nearby Rothwell. She is close friends with X Factor contestant Carolynne Poole.

Before landing her role in Coronation Street she appeared in theatre including West Yorkshire Playhouse. She was a regular panellist on Loose Women during 2005. Wild at Heart debuted in January 2006 and Hudson starred in it until departing during Series 4 in 2009. She rejoined the cast for Series 7 and the show's finale, which was broadcast on 30 December 2012.[1] In 2016, she portrayed the role of Rhiannon Davis in the BBC soap opera Doctors.[2] Hudson stated that despite appearing on Doctors for a short amount of time, she felt like "part of the furniture", and that her co-stars and the production team were "lovely".[3] After scenes depicting Rhiannon having a breakdown and her eventual arrest were aired, numerous viewers voiced via social media that Hudson and Doctors itself "deserve awards" for the "emotional" storyline.[4] A year later, for her portrayal of Rhiannon, Hudson won the award for Villain of the Year at the 2017 British Soap Awards. After winning the award, she stated that she was shocked to be nominated in the villain category, as Rhiannon is not "your stereotypical villain at all", and is rather a "depressive character".[3]

Personal life

Hudson was married to Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall who plays the role of Tyrone Dobbs.[5] On 8 September 2013, Hudson gave birth to their daughter, Sienna Rae.[6] The couple announced they were splitting up in March 2016,[7] however they rekindled their relationship several weeks later for a short time before in 2018 Hudson announced that she and Halsall were in the process of divorcing.[8]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2002–2005 Coronation Street Katy Harris Series regular; 281 episodes
2005 Loose Women Herself - Panellist 8 episodes
2006–2009, 2012–2013 Wild at Heart Rosie Trevanion Regular role, 38 episodes
2009 Looking for Eric Sam Film
2010 Casualty Deena Richards Episode: "Winter Wonderland"
2016 Doctors Rhiannon Davis Recurring role, 14 episodes
2017 Dance Dance Dance Herself Contestant; runner-up
2018 Age Before Beauty Dayna 3 Episodes
2018–2020 Hollyoaks Donna-Marie Quinn Series regular
2019 Moving On Karina

References
  1. "Lucy Jo Hudson rejoins the cast of Wild at Heart on location in South Africa". Unrealitytv.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  2. "Doctors welcomes back Lucy-Jo Hudson today... but what's her character Rhiannon hiding?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. "Soap Awards winner Lucy-Jo Hudson: 'I didn't think I was a villain!' (VIDEO)". What's on TV. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  4. "Doctors fans call for the show to win awards for Lucy-Jo Hudson and Andy Moss's baby death storyline". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  5. Kilkelly, Daniel (14 June 2009). "Corrie lovers tie the knot in Cheshire". Digital Spy Limited. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  6. Kelly, Emma (8 September 2013). "Coronation Street's Alan Halsall and Lucy-Jo Hudson welcome baby girl". Daily Express. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  7. "Coronation Street actors Alan Halsall and Lucy-Jo Hudson split". ITV News. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  8. Masters, Samantha (4 May 2018). "Coronation Street: Lucy-Jo Hudson breaks silence on Alan Halsall split CONFIRMING divorce". Daily Express. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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