Faye Brookes
Faye Brookes was born in Stretford, Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom on September 3rd, 1987 and is the Soap Opera Actress. At the age of 37, Faye Brookes biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Faye Alicia Brookes (born 3 September 1987) is an English actor.
Kate Connor appears in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street's Kate Connor.
Early life
Brookes was born in Stretford, Trafford, on September 3rd. Brookes attended Flixton Junior School and Knutsford High School as an adult. She then expressed an interest in musical theatre, first attending Pendleton College from 2004 to later, before attending Guildford School of Acting. She received the Principal's Choice Award in 2010 after completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Musical Theatre and being honoured.
Personal life
Brookes encountered Gareth Gates, who was portraying her character's boyfriend in 2012 while acting in a Legally Blonde production. The twosome began dating and became engaged, but was later called off when the pair split in 2018. The pair formed Fates Academy together, a stage school.
Career
Prior to appearing on television, Brookes starred in various theatre productions, including Grease, Shrek, Legally Blonde and The Sound of Music. In mid-2015, it was announced that the Connor family in Coronation Street was being extended. The family first appeared in the street in 2006 and have featured in many storylines. Brookes was cast as Kate Connor and after her on-screen brother Aidan Connor made his first appearance, played by The X Factor winner Shayne Ward, Brookes first appeared as Kate in October 2015. She won Best Newcomer for her portrayal of Kate in January 2017 at the 22nd National Television Awards. In April 2019, it was announced that Brookes had decided to leave Coronation Street. Her final scenes were to air later in 2019. On 24 September 2020, Brookes was announced as a contestant for the 2021 series of Dancing on Ice. Brookes was originally partnered with Hamish Gaman, however after he withdrew due to an injury in week 6, Brookes was re-partnered with Matt Evers. She finished the competition in second place.
In November 2021, it was announced that in 2022 Brookes would take over as Roxie Hart in the UK tour of the musical Chicago.