Victoria Ekanoye
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Victoria Ekanoye | |
|---|---|
 Ekanoye in Elle Fatale 2013 | |
| Born | 11 December 1981 Bury, Greater Manchester, England[1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Television | The Royals Coronation Street The X Factor: Celebrity |
| Children | 1 |
Victoria Ekanoye (born 11 December 1981),[2] is an English actress. Her credits include Coronation Street (2017–2019), The Royals (2015–2018), Almost Never (2019), Doctors (2020), The Worst Witch (2020), Christmas in Paradise (2020), and Death in Paradise (2022).
Career[edit]
In 2017, Ekanoye played Angie Appleton in the ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, for 94 episodes over three years.[3]
She has also played Rachel in The Royals,[4] and has appeared in The Chase: Celebrity Special,[5] The Big Quiz[6] and The X Factor: Celebrity.[7]
She also appeared in series two of Almost Never[8] and two episodes of Doctors as Kate Bennett.[9]
In 2022, she appeared in the fourth episode of Series 11 of the BBC crime drama series Death in Paradise, as Miranda Priestley.[10] The same year, she starred as Megan in Lionsgate Films' Christmas in Paradise, with a cast that included Kelsey Grammer, Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus.[11]
Personal life[edit]
Ekanoye has sickle cell anaemia.[12] On 8 November 2021, Ekanoye announced that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.[12] After undergoing a double mastectomy, and a year out, she was able to resume acting, returning to television in 2022, as Miranda Priestley in Death in Paradise.[10]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Dormant | Girl | Short film |
| 2013 | Elle Fatale | Elle | Short film |
| 2013 | Adots Apprentice | Brenda | TV Mini Series |
| 2015 | Mop, Bucket and Cape | Ms. Magnificient | Short film |
| 2017 | Last Laugh | Tilly Lewis | Film |
| 2015–2018 | The Royals | Rachel | 23 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | Coronation Street | Angie Appleton | 94 episodes |
| 2019 | Almost Never | Ashley | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Doctors | Kate Bennett | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | The Worst Witch | Narcissus Nightshade | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Death in Paradise | Miranda Priestley | 1 episode [10] |
| 2022 | Christmas in Paradise | Megan | Film [11] |
| 2023 | Vera | Liv Masters | 1 episode |
| 2023 | The Real Full Monty | Herself | 2 episodes |
References[edit]
- ^ ""My dream was to be Madonna" - Celebrity X Factor star Victoria Ekanoye on her love of music". Manchester Evening News. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Adebisi Ekanoye".
- ^ "Coronation Street star Victoria Ekanoye hints Angie Appleton could still return". Digital Spy. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Who is Victoria Ekanoye? The X Factor: Celebrity contestants". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "The Chase Celebrity Special". What's on TV. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Emmerdale triumphs over Coronation Street in The Big Soap Quiz 2018". Digital Spy. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "X Factor Celebrity reveals latest stars booted out of competition". Digital Spy. 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Almost Never Christmas Wonderland". BBC. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ Writer: Stephen McAteer; Director: Daniel Wilson; Producer: Dawn Coulson-Beckett (10 November 2020). "Chronicle of Shak's Death Foretold". Doctors. BBC. BBC One.
- ^ a b c Nancy Brown (28 January 2022). "Former Corrie star Victoria Ekanoye stars in Death In Paradise after gruelling breast cancer fight - Victoria's had a tough 12 months". entertainmentdaily.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Christmas in Paradise". lionsgate.com. 2022.
- ^ a b "Ex-Coronation Street star Victoria Ekanoye has breast cancer". BBC News. 8 November 2021.
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