Claire King

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Claire King
Born
Jayne Claire Seed

(1962-01-10) 10 January 1962 (age 62)
Celebrity Big Brother
Coronation Street
Loose Women
Spouse
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(m. 1994; sep. 2004)​

Jayne Claire King (born Jayne Claire Seed; 10 January 1962)

Erica Holroyd in Coronation Street
from 2014 until 2017.

Early life and early career

King grew up in Harrogate with her brother and sister. King attended

Harrogate Ladies College, and as a punk chose a career in the music business, as a disc jockey in a Leeds nightclub. She then managed, sang and played keyboards in the Alternative Pop group Fidei and later To Be Continued as lead singer.[2]

Career

In 1987, King played a role in the film

Hollyoaks: In The City as business woman Stella, and as Gina in an episode of Mayo in episode 1.7. In 2007, she was a contestant in the BBC Two reality-television show Safari School filmed in the South African bush where she finished in third place overall. King also appeared in two episodes of the TV show The Pyramid Game
.

In 2008, King appeared in the medical drama

Channel 5 documentary TV's Nastiest Villains, presented by actress and author Joan Collins
.

King entered the

Erica Holroyd, a role she portrayed until 2017. On 24 September 2018, it was announced that King would reprise her role as Emmerdale character Kim Tate, after nearly 20 years away, for a special week of episodes from 8 October 2018.[4] On 12 October 2018, it was confirmed that King would return permanently in 2019.[5][6]

Personal life

In 1994, King married actor

Labrador dogs.[2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Eat the Rich Yuppie Bitch Film role
1988 Wish Me Luck Cinema Usherette Series 1: Episode 2
1989 Cold Light of Day Prostitute Film
1989–1999, 2018–present Emmerdale Kim Tate Series regular
1999 Babes in the Wood Angela Series 2: Episode 7
2000–2004 Bad Girls
Karen Betts
 Series regular; 56 episodes
2001–2020 This Morning Herself 11 episodes
2002 Doctors Jenny Hennessey Episode: "Into The Shadows"
2003–2018 Loose Women Herself; guest panellist 15 episodes
2004 Down to Earth Paula Wakeman Episode: "Still Waters"
Dalziel and Pascoe Louise Russell Episode: "The Price of Fame"
The Courtroom Madeline Jackson-Carter 4 episodes
2005 Holby City Janice Perry Episode: "Not Another Car Wreck"
The Afternoon Play Joanna Clay Episode: "The Good Citizen"
DNA
 		Sally Parker Series 2: Episode 2
Hollyoaks Andrea Mason QC 6 episodes
2006 Mayo Gina Harper Series 1: Episode 7
Hollyoaks: In The City
 		Stella 5 episodes
Strictly Come Dancing Herself Contestant; 6th place
2007
All Star Family Fortunes
 		Contestant; 1 episode
Safari School Contestant; 3rd place
The Pyramid Game 2 episodes
2008 The Royal Lucy Bayliss Episode: "Slings And Arrows"
2010 The Gemma Factor Betty Main cast; all 6 episodes
2012 Hollyoaks Governor 1 episode
The Wedding Video Gina Film
2013 Casualty Geraldine Worthing Episode: "With And Without You"
Daybreak Herself Guest; 2 episodes
2014 Pointless Participant; 1 episode
Celebrity Big Brother 14
 		Housemate; contestant
Big Brother's Bit on the Side
 		2 episodes; former housemate
Drifters Cath Episode: "Hen Don't"
2014–2017 Coronation Street
Erica Holroyd
 Series regular; 156 episodes
2015 A Reason to Leave Sarah Film

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Work Result
1999 The British Soap Awards Best Exit Emmerdale Won
2002
TV Quick Awards
 Best Actress Bad Girls Won
2003 Won
2019 The British Soap Awards Villain of the Year Emmerdale Nominated
2020
TV Choice Awards
 Best Soap Actress Nominated

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-84454-253-6
    .
  2. ^ a b "A really bad, bad girl". The Northern Echo. 9 July 2005.
  3. ^ "Claire has left the Celebrity Big Brother House". Celebrity Big Brother. August 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  4. Hearst Magazines UK
    . Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Kim Tate returns to Emmerdale 'for good'". BBC News. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  6. Hearst Magazines UK
    . Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Emmerdale cast: 'It gets messy' Kim Tate star Claire King addresses secret 11-year romance". Daily Express. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

External links

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