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Alex Fletcher (actress)

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Alex Fletcher
Fletcher in March 2011
Born
Alexandra Fletcher

(1976-07-08) 8 July 1976 (age 48)
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.

Career

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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

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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

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Year Title Role Notes
1990–2003 Brookside Jacqui Dixon Series regular
1991 Why Don't You...? Herself Presenter
2005 Murder Investigation Team Lola Biartoulis 1 episode
2006 Suburban Mayhem Salon Receptionist Film
2006 Doctors Zoe Fischer Episode: "Dying for Love"
2007 Wake Billy Short film
2010 Celebrity MasterChef Herself Contestant
2010–present Hollyoaks Diane Hutchinson Series regular
2013, 2020 Hollyoaks Later Diane O'Connor

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2002 The British Soap Awards Best Actress Brookside Nominated [8]
2002 The British Soap Awards Sexiest Female Brookside Nominated [8]
2003 9th National Television Awards Most Popular Actress Brookside Nominated [9]
2015 The British Soap Awards Best Actress Hollyoaks Nominated [10]
2018 Inside Soap Awards Best Partnership (shared with Nick Pickard) Hollyoaks Nominated [11]
2018 Digital Spy Reader Awards Best Soap Actor (Female) Hollyoaks Tenth [12]
2019 The British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership (shared with Pickard) Hollyoaks Nominated [13]
2021 Inside Soap Awards Best Actress Hollyoaks Nominated [14]

References

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  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. ^ a b "Hollyoaks star Alex Fletcher proudly introduces her baby boy – a look back at our exclusive interview!". Hello!. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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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