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Michelle Keegan
Keegan in 2018
Born
Michelle Elizabeth Keegan

(1987-06-03) 3 June 1987 (age 39)
Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present
Known forCoronation Street (2008–2014)
Our Girl (2016–2020)
Tina and Bobby (2017)
Brassic (2019–2025)
Ten Pound Poms (2023–2025)
Fool Me Once (2024)
Spouse
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(m. 2015)​
Children1
Relatives
AwardsFull list

Michelle Elizabeth Keegan (born 3 June 1987[1]) is a British actress. She is known for her roles as Tina McIntyre in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2008–2014) and Georgie Lane in the BBC military drama Our Girl (2016–2020). Keegan has also starred as Tina Moore in the biopic Tina and Bobby (2017), Erin Croft in Sky Max comedy-drama Brassic (2019–2025), Kate Thorne in BBC period drama Ten Pound Poms (2023–2025), Maya Burkett in Netflix thriller Fool Me Once (2024) and DI Emma Crane in the ITV crime drama The Blame (2026).[2]

Early life

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Michelle Elizabeth Keegan was born on 3 June 1987 in Stockport, England, to Michael Keegan and Jackie Turner. Her maternal grandmother was a Gibraltarian who married a British soldier stationed in Gibraltar. She has Irish ancestry on her father's side.[3][4][5][6]

She attended St Patrick's RC High School in Eccles near Manchester,[7] Pendleton College in Salford and later the Manchester School of Acting.[8] She worked at Selfridges in the Trafford Centre, and as a check-in agent at Manchester Airport.[9]

Career

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In late 2007, in only her second audition, Keegan was offered the part of Tina McIntyre in Coronation Street, and accepted the role, beating around 900 other people who auditioned.[9] She decided to leave the show after six years in 2013 and Tina was killed off, making her last appearance on 2 June 2014.[10][11][12] Throughout her time on the show, Keegan's character Tina featured in many high-profile storylines. The Guardian listed her as one of the 10 best Coronation Street characters of all time in 2010.[13] In 2008, the actress flew out to South Africa to film the straight-to-DVD film Coronation Street: Out of Africa, a Coronation Street spinoff, in which she appeared as Tina.

In June 2009, Keegan made her radio debut co-hosting the BBC Radio 1 programme The Official Chart.[9] She was featured on the cover of FHM magazine in January 2011 and placed at number 30 and number 26 in their 100 Sexiest Women poll for 2010 and 2011, respectively. She appeared on their cover again in March 2013 and was placed at number four in the 2013 poll, eventually winning in 2015.[14]

Keegan in 2012

Keegan made a guest appearance as herself in the 2009 Easter special Red Dwarf: Back to Earth. In June 2014, she embarked on a European tour to perform as Tinkerbell in Peter Pan.[15][better source needed]

In 2015, she was cast as Tracy Shawcross in the BBC television drama series Ordinary Lies. In June 2015, it was announced that she would play the starring role of Georgie Lane in series 2 of the BBC drama series Our Girl, replacing Lacey Turner as Molly Dawes, which aired throughout September 2016;[16][17] a third series consisting of 12 episodes began airing in October 2017. She returned for her final series as Georgie in 2020. Also in 2016, Keegan landed a guest role on the ITV2 comedy series Plebs.[18][19] In June 2016, she began filming the ITV drama series Tina and Bobby, based on Tina Dean's and Bobby Moore's relationship in which she played Tina; it was a three part series which aired in January 2017.[20] In 2017, Michelle Keegan partnered with the clothing brand Lipsy with her own collection.[21]

Keegan portrayed the main character, Erin Croft, in Sky One's comedy-drama series, Brassic, which started in 2019.[22][23] On 22 February 2022, Keegan was a guest judge on the Snatch Game episode of the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World.[24] In May 2022, the BBC and STAN commissioned a new series starring Keegan, Ten Pound Poms, a drama about the British citizens who migrated to Australia after the Second World War, with filming commencing in Australia shortly after.[25]

Keegan starred as the main character, Maya Stern, in the 2024 eight-part television series Fool Me Once, adapted from the 2016 Harlan Coben novel of the same name by Danny Brocklehurst and made for Netflix by Quay Street Production.[26]

Personal life

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Keegan was in a relationship with the Wanted's lead singer Max George from December 2010. The couple became engaged in June 2011, but ended their relationship the following year.[27][28]

In September 2013, after a nine-month courtship, she announced her engagement to television personality Mark Wright. They married on 24 May 2015.[29][30]

In December 2024, the couple announced they were expecting their first child together.[31] Their daughter, Palma, was born on 6 March 2025.[32] The couple live in Epping, Essex.[33]

Filmography

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Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2008–2014 Coronation Street Tina McIntyre Regular role; 861 episodes
2008 Coronation Street: Out of Africa Tina McIntyre Direct-to-video film; cameo appearance
2009 Red Dwarf: Back to Earth Herself Part 3
2013 Lemon La Vida Loca Herself Episode: "Keith's Birthday"
2015 Ordinary Lies Tracy Shawcross Main role
2016; 2017 Drunk History Queen Elizabeth I;
Mary, Queen of Scots		 Series 2, episode 1;
Series 3, episode 2
2016–2020 Our Girl Georgie Lane Main role (series 2–4)
2016 Plebs Ursula Episode: "The Vestal"
2016 The Crystal Maze Herself / Contestant Celebrity Stand Up to Cancer special
2017 Tina and Bobby Tina Moore Lead role
2017 The Keith & Paddy Picture Show Princess Leia Episode: "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi"
2018 Who Do You Think You Are? Herself Series 15, episode 1
2018 Strangeways Here We Come Demi Film
2019–2025 Brassic Erin Croft Main role
2022 RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World Herself / Guest Judge Series 1, Episode 4[34]
2023–2025 Ten Pound Poms Kate Thorne Main role[25]
2024 Fool Me Once Maya Burkett Main role[35][36]
2026 The Blame DI Emma Crane Main role[37][38]
TBA The Woods Lucy Silverfield Main role[39]

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
2014–2015 Peter Pan Tinkerbell European tour

Awards and nominations

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References

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  1. ↑ Draper, James; Lloyd, Peter (7 September 2016). "Who is Michelle Keegan? Our Girl's new star from Coronation Street to a very high profile marriage". Daily Mirror. London. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Davies, Liam (14 October 2024). "Michelle Keegan: Fan-Favourite Star Returns in New Netflix Series!". British Talks 24. Now. Archived from the original on 11 November 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Who Do You Think You Are?. Michelle Keegan, Season 15, Episode 1. BBC, 6 June 2018
  4. ↑ "Michelle Keegan: 'I'm from a long line of strong women!'". What' s on TV. 29 May 2018. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan: I can stand on my head for 5 minutes". Now. 11 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Michelle Keegan". Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  7. ↑ Ryan, Kathryn (5 March 2009). "Michelle modest over TV's sexiest soap star mantle". Salford Advertiser. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  8. ↑ Coronation Street’s Michelle Keegan on fame, acting – and feeling broody Archived 17 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine Radio Times, 23 December 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 "Michelle Keegan plays Tina McIntyre". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  10. ↑ Curtis, Beth (20 April 2013). "Michelle Keegan confirms 'Coronation Street' exit". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  11. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (18 May 2014). "Coronation Street confirms Tina McIntyre murder suspects". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Michelle Keegan Departure". ITV. 20 April 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  13. ↑ Clapp, Susannah (21 November 2010). "The 10 best Coronation Street characters". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  14. ↑ "Michelle Keegan – Soap Fox". FHM. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  15. ↑ "Mark Wright distances himself from Michelle Keegan's career". OK!. 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  16. ↑ Mitchell, Bea (20 June 2015). "Michelle Keegan replacing Lacey Turner as lead in BBC One's Our Girl". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  17. ↑ McGrath, Rachel (21 June 2015). "Michelle Keegan Lands 'Our Girl' Drama Role, Taking Over From Lacey Turner". The Huffington Post UK. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  18. ↑ Bagwell, Matt (13 October 2015). "Michelle Keegan Lands Comedy Role in ITV2 Show 'Plebs'". The Huffington Post UK. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  19. ↑ Walker, Danny (10 March 2016). "Michelle Keegan to play 'a brazen virgin' in next TV role as Plebs announce return of series 3". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  20. ↑ Kadrou, Hayley (22 December 2016). "Tina and Bobby start date revealed! All the details". OK!. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
  21. ↑ "Michelle Keegan's New Lipsy Collection Will Give You Serious New Year's Eve Goals". HuffPost. 20 December 2016. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  22. ↑ "When is Brassic on TV? Who is in the cast and what is it about?". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  23. ↑ "Brassic: Michelle Keegan and Joe Gilgun star in first-look trailer for 'edgy' new comedy". Sky News. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  24. ↑ "Here's everything we know so far about RuPaul's Drag Race: UK Versus The World". The Tab. 12 January 2022. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  25. 1 2 "Michelle Keegan, Faye Marsay and Warren Brown lead the cast of new BBC drama, Ten Pound Poms" (Press release). BBC. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  26. ↑ Craig, David (20 February 2023). "Michelle Keegan leads Netflix's Harlan Coben adaptation Fool Me Once". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  27. ↑ Millar, Paul (10 July 2012). "Michelle Keegan explains ending Max George engagement". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  28. ↑ Martinovic, Paul (21 July 2012). "Michelle Keegan, Max George 'split before nightclub allegations'". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  29. ↑ "Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright get married in Bury St Edmunds". Newsbeat. BBC. 24 May 2015. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  30. ↑ Tobin, Christian (22 July 2015). "Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan's joyous wedding snaps shared by Mark's brother Josh". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  31. ↑ "Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright announce they're expecting their first baby". Sky News. 30 December 2024. Archived from the original on 2 June 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  32. ↑ Campbell, Tina (12 March 2025). "Michelle Keegan gives birth to first child". Evening Standard. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  33. ↑ Brown, Georgia; Murphy, Nichola (15 January 2025). "Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan's 3.5 million pounds megamansion to raise first baby is more like a five-star resort - full tour". Hello!. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  34. ↑ Brocklehurst, Harrison (12 January 2022). "Here's everything we know so far about RuPaul's Drag Race: UK Versus The World". The Tab. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  35. ↑ "Netflix Adapting Harlan Coben's 'Fool Me Once' With Star Michelle Keegan". The Wrap. 20 February 2023. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  36. ↑ "Netflix's Fool Me Once Season 1 Will be Back in 2024". premieredate.news. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  37. ↑ "Itv Commissions Gripping New Drama The Blame From Quay Street Productions Starring Michelle Keegan And Douglas Booth". itv.com/presscentre. Archived from the original on 1 October 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  38. ↑ Hibbs, James. "ITV confirms air date for Michelle Keegan's new crime drama The Blame | Radio Times". www.radiotimes.com. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
  39. ↑ "Tom Bateman, Michelle Keegan, Mandeep Dhillon, and Pearce Quigley star in the latest Coben adaptation". netflix.com. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
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