Jennie McAlpine
Jennie McAlpine was born in Bury, England, United Kingdom on February 12th, 1984 and is the Soap Opera Actress. At the age of 40, Jennie McAlpine 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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Jennie Elizabeth McAlpine (born 12 February 1984) is a British television actress, comedian and businesswoman.
She is best known for her role as Fiz Brown in the soap opera Coronation Street.
She also took part in season 17 of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2017, where she came in fourth place.
Early life
McAlpine was born and grew up in Bury. She is of Scottish and Irish descent, with a grandfather from County Kerry and a grandmother from County Sligo. As a young girl she used to put on shows on the patio for the neighbours, charging them 50 pence apiece. She did song and dance routines, copying groups like Bananarama.
Her father Thomas McAlpine worked in mental health and was awarded the OBE for services to mental healthcare; he died in March 2017. With his encouragement she took up amateur dramatics at the age of eight, when father and daughter appeared together in a pantomime by the Bury Parish Players. She was the fairy and he was the dame. As a teenager she joined the Carol Godby Theatre Workshop. McAlpine's parents separated when she was young after which she lived with her father. She has one brother.
Personal life
McAlpine married Chris Farr, a restaurant manager, in 2017. The couple have been together since 2005. On the subject of her Scottish ancestry, and famous red hair she said:
McAlpine gave birth to her first child in 2014. In 2018 she announced that she was pregnant with her second child, and gave birth to the child the same year.
Career
She entered a Young Comedian of the Year competition run by Fanta in 1997 and finished second in the final at the Comedy Store in London at the age of 13. Jennie returned to the sport in 1998, placing second overall. She appeared on TV, galas, and pub nights in and around Bury from 1997 to 2001. Michelle Morley played Michelle Morley in Emmerdale from 1999 to 2000. After leaving school, she enrolled in Holy Cross College and began studying for A-levels. She auditioned for Fiz Brown on Coronation Street, a role she has played since 2001. After dislocating her shoulder in a fall two days earlier, McAlpine auditioned for the role with her arm in a sling. She was first recruited for five episodes and went back to school for her A-levels and working part-time in Boots The Chemist.
Jennie worked for Becky Want on BBC Radio Manchester in November and December 2016. McAlpine was announced to be participating in season 17 of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! After 21 days in the jungle, she came in 4th place in 4th place.
In December 2020, she became the spokesperson for the new Burnley Bus Company Witchway buses, traveling between Burnley, Rawtenstall, and Manchester, giving onboard information and next stop signs along the route.