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Michelle Elizabeth Benson Keegan (born 3 June 1987) is an English actress and model. She portrayed Tina McIntyre in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street between 2008 and 2014. In 2015, Keegan played the role of Tracy in the BBC drama series Ordinary Lies.
Keegan was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester, the daughter of an English father and Gibraltarian mother. She attended St Patrick's RC High School in Salford, and later the Manchester School of Acting.She worked at Selfridges in the Trafford Centre, and as a check-in agent at Manchester Airport.
In late 2007, in only her second audition, Keegan was offered the chance to play the part of Tina McIntyre in Coronation Street, and accepted the role. She left the show in May 2014. In 2009, she went on Stephen Mulhern's Anonymous, a prank show on ITV. On 14 June 2009, Keegan made her radio debut co-hosting the BBC Radio 1 programme The Official Chart.
Keegan was on the cover of FHM in January 2011, and placed number 30 and number 26 in their 100 Sexiest Women poll for 2010 and 2011, respectively. She would then appear in FHM again in March 2013 and was placed at number four in the 2013 poll, and number one in 2015.
Keegan joined Coronation Street in 2008, beating around 900 other people who were also trying out for the part. She played Tina McIntyre until the character's death in late May 2014. Keegan's last episode on the soap was aired on 27 May 2014.
Keegan later flew out to South Africa to film a special film for Coronation Street, and starred in the 2009 Red Dwarf Easter special. In June 2014, she will go on a European Tour to perform as Tinkerbell in Peter Pan.
In 2015, she played the role of Tracy in the BBC television drama series Ordinary Lies.
Keegan was engaged to The Wanted's Max George after meeting him at one of their concerts in December 2010. They broke up in mid-2012. She began dating Mark Wright in December 2012. On 9 September 2013, it was confirmed the two were engaged.
Awards
2008
"Best Newcomer" at The British Soap Awards 2008
"Best Newcomer" at the TV Quick and TV Choice Awards
2009
"Sexiest Female" at The British Soap Awards 2009
"Sexiest Female" at the Inside Soap Awards
2010
"Sexiest Female" at The British Soap Awards 2010
"Sexiest Female" at the Inside Soap Awards
2011
"Sexiest Female" at The British Soap Awards 2011
"Sexiest Female" at the Inside Soap Awards
2012
"Sexiest Female" at The British Soap Awards 2012
"Best Soap Actress" at the TV Choice Awards
"Sexiest Female" at the Inside Soap Awards
"Best Dressed Soap Star" at the Inside Soap Awards
2013
"Sexiest Female" at The British Soap Awards 2013
2014
"Sexiest Female" at The British Soap Awards 2014
2015
"Sexiest Woman in the World" at FHM
Keegan was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester, the daughter of an English father and Gibraltarian mother. She attended St Patrick's RC High School in Salford, and later the Manchester School of Acting.She worked at Selfridges in the Trafford Centre, and as a check-in agent at Manchester Airport.
In late 2007, in only her second audition, Keegan was offered the chance to play the part of Tina McIntyre in Coronation Street, and accepted the role. She left the show in May 2014. In 2009, she went on Stephen Mulhern's Anonymous, a prank show on ITV. On 14 June 2009, Keegan made her radio debut co-hosting the BBC Radio 1 programme The Official Chart.
Keegan was on the cover of FHM in January 2011, and placed number 30 and number 26 in their 100 Sexiest Women poll for 2010 and 2011, respectively. She would then appear in FHM again in March 2013 and was placed at number four in the 2013 poll, and number one in 2015.
Keegan joined Coronation Street in 2008, beating around 900 other people who were also trying out for the part. She played Tina McIntyre until the character's death in late May 2014. Keegan's last episode on the soap was aired on 27 May 2014.
Keegan later flew out to South Africa to film a special film for Coronation Street, and starred in the 2009 Red Dwarf Easter special. In June 2014, she will go on a European Tour to perform as Tinkerbell in Peter Pan.
In 2015, she played the role of Tracy in the BBC television drama series Ordinary Lies.
Keegan was engaged to The Wanted's Max George after meeting him at one of their concerts in December 2010. They broke up in mid-2012. She began dating Mark Wright in December 2012. On 9 September 2013, it was confirmed the two were engaged.
Awards
2008
"Best Newcomer" at The British Soap Awards 2008
"Best Newcomer" at the TV Quick and TV Choice Awards
2009
"Sexiest Female" at The British Soap Awards 2009
"Sexiest Female" at the Inside Soap Awards
2010
"Sexiest Female" at The British Soap Awards 2010
"Sexiest Female" at the Inside Soap Awards
2011
"Sexiest Female" at The British Soap Awards 2011
"Sexiest Female" at the Inside Soap Awards
2012
"Sexiest Female" at The British Soap Awards 2012
"Best Soap Actress" at the TV Choice Awards
"Sexiest Female" at the Inside Soap Awards
"Best Dressed Soap Star" at the Inside Soap Awards
2013
"Sexiest Female" at The British Soap Awards 2013
2014
"Sexiest Female" at The British Soap Awards 2014
2015
"Sexiest Woman in the World" at FHM
