Jorgie Porter

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Jorgie Porter
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Born Jorgina Alexandra Porter
25 December 1987 (1987-12-25) (age 37)
Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 2008–present

Jorgina Alexandra "Jorgie" Porter[citation needed] (born 25 December 1987)[1] is an English actress and model. She is best known for portraying Theresa McQueen in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, a role she played from 2008 until her departure in 2016.

Early life

Porter was born in Trafford, Greater Manchester on Christmas Day, 1987. She grew up with her mother, grandmother and sister and has only met her father once.[2] A former ballet dancer, she was told by the ballet school she attended that she was overweight for a dancer. She later attended The Hammond School in Chester, Cheshire.[2]

Career

In November 2008, it was announced that Porter had joined the cast of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, playing the role of Theresa McQueen. Porter said that she was "thrilled" to join the cast and be a part of one of soap opera's "most notorious families".[3] In October 2013, she said she was leaving Hollyoaks at the end of her contract.[4] However, in April 2014, just three months after leaving, she announced her return to the show, and in August 2014 made her first re-appearance. In July 2015, it was announced that she had decided to leave the show to pursue an acting and modelling career in Hollywood, and that her exit would be broadcast in early 2016.

In 2010, Porter appeared with eight other soap opera actresses in a music video and cover of the Cyndi Lauper single "Girls Just Want To Have Fun". The song was released in aid of charity, Cancer Research UK's campaign "Race for Life".[5]

Porter appeared in the November 2010 issue of Sugar magazine.[6]

In FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2011, Porter was ranked 50th.[7] She has modelled for the magazine on several occasions.

In August 2011, Porter took part in the ITV dance show Born to Shine. She learned to street dance on the show, but failed to make it to the final.[8]

In 2012, Porter was confirmed to be a contestant and participant on the seventh series of Dancing on Ice.[9] Porter was paired dancing with American pairs skater Matt Evers.[10] Porter made it to the final and finished in second place behind Emmerdale actor Matthew Wolfenden.[11] Porter later told the Press Association that she wanted to stay with Hollyoaks. Due to popular demand, she returned to Dancing On Ice in 2014 in an 'All Stars' edition for their final series but was voted out in the first week of the show.

In 2014, she released her own calendar for 2015, showing some of her modelling shoots and photos. She has also released another calendar for 2016.

Porter is the presenter for Nintendo Girls Club.[12]

In November 2015, Porter took part in the fifteenth series of ITV show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. She came 5th on the show.

In 2016, she will appear in a one-off episode of Are You Being Served? as "Miss Croft."

Charity work

Porter is an ambassador for Teenage Cancer Trust and their annual sun safety campaign, 'Shunburn'. Porter had several images taken, showing the effects and damages of sun burn.[13]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008–2016 Hollyoaks Theresa McQueen Series Regular
2009–2013 Hollyoaks Later Theresa McQueen Series Regular
2012 Dancing On Ice Herself Contestant
2014
2015 I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
2015 First Dates
2016 Are You Being Served? Miss Croft One-off special

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Work Result
2009 British Soap Awards Best Newcomer[14] Hollyoaks Nominated
2009 TVQuick and TVChoice Awards Best Newcomer[15] Hollyoaks Nominated
2010 British Soap Awards Best Actress[16] Hollyoaks Nominated
2011 National Television Awards Best Serial Drama Performance[17] Hollyoaks Nominated
2011 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actress[18] Hollyoaks Nominated
2011 British Soap Awards Best Actress[19] Hollyoaks Nominated
2012 British Soap Awards Sexiest Female[20] Hollyoaks Nominated
2012 FHM Hottest Female Soap Star[21][22] Hollyoaks Won
2013 British Soap Awards Sexiest Female[23] Hollyoaks Nominated
2014 British Soap Awards Sexiest Female[24] Hollyoaks Nominated

References

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