Alexandra Emma Evans (born 18 August 1989) is an English

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and

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Modeling

In 2008, Evans was crowned winner of

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of ''

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'', beating 13 other hopefuls. This led to modeling work, including a TV advert for

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Barry M makeup in May 2010, a TV advert for the

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'', and a Yeo Valley advertising campaign in October 2010. In 2013, she landed the

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worldwide campaign "Style Me If You Can" in which she was the lead character in nine short films, directed by Danny Sangra.

Acting

In April 2011, she appeared in the music video of "

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, a former member of Busted. Evans starred in her first professional role in the 2014 fantasy film ''Dragons of Camelot'', in which she played Dindrane. She also landed a minor role in the film ''

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''. Her other work includes features such as ''Soho Cigarette'' and ''The Thompsons''. In 2017, she starred in the

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film ''

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''. She has also done presenting work for the RBS Six Nations TV coverage. In December 2020, she appeared in an episode of the

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soap opera '' Doctors'' as Zoe Ferris, alongside real-life husband John MacCormick, who portrayed Zoe's partner in the episode, Lincoln Brodie.

Personal life

She currently lives in London. Previously, she attended

Prior's Field School Prior's Field is an independent girls' boarding and day school in Guildford, Surrey in the south-east of England. Founded in 1902 by Julia Huxley, it stands in 42 acres of parkland, 34 miles south-west of London and adjacent to the A3 road, whic ...

and Godalming College where she studied Theatre Studies, English Literature and Psychology A-level.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Alex 1989 births Living people People educated at Prior's Field School People from Cranleigh 21st-century English actresses English film actresses Next Top Model winners Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model contestants Actresses from Surrey