Georgia May Foote

Georgia May Foote
Foote interviewed at Ullswater Community College Prize Day in 2015
Born (1991-02-11) 11 February 1991 (age 33)
Bury, England
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2004–present
Notable workAlison Simmons in Grange Hill (2005–2008)
Katy Armstrong in Coronation Street (2010–2015)
Strictly Come Dancing (2015)
Holly in Trollied (2016)
Height5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Spouse
Kris Evans
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(m. 2023)​

Georgia May Foote (born 11 February 1991) is an English actress and model. She is best known for playing Alison Simmons in the BBC school drama series Grange Hill from 2005 to 2008 and Katy Armstrong in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2010 to 2015.[1] In 2015 she was runner-up on the BBC celebrity talent show Strictly Come Dancing. She came 98th in FHM's Sexiest Women of 2015.[2]

Early life

Foote attended Elton High School in Bury and then Bury College.[3] She has an older sister named Katie.[4]

Career

Foote has been appearing on British television since 2004. She has played two different murder victims: Angela Fairley in the psychological thriller Conviction, and as Charley Witham in Life on Mars.[4] Other roles are Rosie in Sorted, Katy Barnes in Doctors, Jennifer Thurber in the BBC drama Casualty (20 September 2008), Julie Tinniswood in the ITV drama Heartbeat[5] (3 May 2009), Bryony in Emmerdale (April 2010), and Gemma in This Is England 86. She played the role of Lauren in the short film Cotton Stones. She also appeared in two domestic abuse television adverts.[6] She made a guest appearance in Coronation Street as Jess Burrows (18 January 2010), but was re-introduced as a new, regular character in July 2010, playing Katy Armstrong.[7] She left the show in 2015 to pursue other acting roles, interests, projects, and her modelling career.[8]

In 2013, Foote was nominated for the Sexiest Female Award at the British Soap Awards, but lost out to fellow Coronation Street actress Michelle Keegan. In 2014, she was nominated for the same award but again lost out to Michelle Keegan who portrayed Tina McIntyre in the show. In 2015 she came 98th on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women, she featured alongside Keegan who came 1st, the first time two stars from the same British soap had been in the Top 100 public poll.

Foote was signed to a modelling contract with Select Model Management in October 2014.[9]

Foote has appeared as a guest and contestant on shows such as Fake Reaction, All Star Family Fortunes, BBC Breakfast, Celebrity Juice and Loose Women.

Strictly Come Dancing

Main article: Strictly Come Dancing (series 13)

On 13 August 2015, it was announced that Foote would be participating in the thirteenth series of the BBC celebrity talent show Strictly Come Dancing from September 2015.[10] She was partnered with professional dancer Giovanni Pernice. The couple eventually reached the final where they received the maximum 40 points for their Charleston. They ended as joint runners-up along with Kellie Bright and Kevin Clifton, losing out to Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani who won the competition.[11]

Filmography

Year TV series Role Notes
2004 Conviction Angela Fairley 3 episodes
2006 Sorted Rosie
2007 Life on Mars Charley Witham 1 episode
Doctors Katy Barnes
2005–2008 Grange Hill Alison Simmons Series regular
2008 Casualty Jennifer Thurber 1 episode
2009 Cotton Stones Lauren Short film
Heartbeat Julie Tinniswood 1 episode
2010 Emmerdale Bryony Gregson 1 episode
This Is England '86 Gemma 2 episodes
Coronation Street Jess Burrows 1 episode
2010–2015 Katy Armstrong Series regular 391 episodes
2012, 2013 Loose Women Herself Guest panellist: 2 episodes
2013 All Star Family Fortunes Contestant/panelist
2013, 2016 Celebrity Juice
2014 Fake Reaction
2015 Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
2016 Saturday Kitchen 1 episode
2016 Trollied Holly[12] 4 episodes
2019 Queen of Diamonds Kitty Short Film
2020 Doctors Gracie Bradshaw Episode: "A Day in the Life..."
2020–2021 The Outpost Falista[13] 14 Episodes
2022 We Are Not Alone Elodie

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2011 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Newcomer Nominated [14]
2013 British Soap Awards Sexiest Female Shortlisted [15]
2013 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest Female Nominated [16]
2014 2014 British Soap Awards Sexiest Female Shortlisted [17]
2014 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest Female Shortlisted [18]

References

  1. ^ "Coronation Street Katy actress Georgia May Foote signs new contract". 13 May 2013. Digital Spy. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  2. ^ "FHM 100 Sexiest 2015".
  3. ^ "The Corrie star and the plumber: Coronation Street maneater is a one-man woman in real life". Mirror. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Exclusive: Corrie's Georgia May Foote on the big Christmas birth scene". Mirror. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Georgia May Foote plays Katy Armstrong". TVNZ. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  6. ^ Abuse in Relationships: Would you Stop Yourself?. YouTube. 15 February 2010. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Georgia set to join the Street". 1 July 2010. Bury Times. July 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  8. ^ Lewis Panther (6 September 2014). "Coronation Street star Georgia May Foote leaving for the bright lights of Hollywood". mirror.
  9. ^ Bustos, Kristina (4 October 2014). "Georgia May Foote Signs to Select Model Management". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Ex-Coronation Street actress Georgia May Foote announced as fourth contestant for Strictly Come Dancing 2015". Telegraph.co.uk. Press Association. 13 August 2015.
  11. ^ "BBC Blogs - Strictly Come Dancing - Jay McGuiness Wins Strictly!". Strictly Come Dancing.
  12. ^ Guide, British Comedy (30 August 2016). "Sky 1 orders Trollied Series 6". British Comedy Guide.
  13. ^ "Strictly star set to crack America as she lands huge new job". HELLO!. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  14. ^ Wightman, Catriona (18 May 2011). "In Full: TV Choice Awards 2011 – Nominees". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  15. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (18 May 2013). "British Soap Awards 2013 – winners in full". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  16. ^ Dainty, Sophie (22 July 2013). "Inside Soap Awards 2013 - longlist nominees in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  17. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel; Dainty, Sophie (25 May 2014). "British Soap Awards 2014 – winners in full". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  18. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (1 October 2014). "Inside Soap Awards 2014: See the full winners list". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 October 2014.