Lucy Kate Pargeter (born 1 March 1977) is an English actress, known for her roles as Helen Raven in ''

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'' (2002–2003) and

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in ''

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'' (2002–present). She also finished third in the 13th series of the ITV reality show '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' in 2013. For her role in ''Emmerdale'', she won the 2019

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Early life

Pargeter was born in

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. She trained at the

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and New College, Nottingham. She was a member of the band Paperdolls, which toured with

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in the 1990s and had a number 65 chart single with "Gonna Make You Blush". She also took part in ''

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'' as

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Career

Her first acting role was in the TV Movie "The Bare Necessities" in 1996 where she appeared with future ''

'' co-star William Ash. She has appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'', and played the role of Brenda in the film '' Anita and Me''. However, it is for her roles as Helen Raven in ''

'' (2002–2003) and

, whom she currently plays in the long-running soap ''

'' (2002–present), that she is best known. In January 2006, she appeared in the reality singing competition '' Soapstar Superstar'' and finished in third place. In 2007, the Irish channel

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hosted the TV Now magazine awards, in which Pargeter and fellow ''Emmerdale'' actor Tom Lister won Best Couple for their portrayal of Chas and Carl. In 2011, she appeared on a celebrity edition of ''

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'', with her ''Emmerdale'' co-star Danny Miller. In November 2013, Pargeter entered the thirteenth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'', where she finished in third place. In December 2017, she appeared in a celebrity edition of '' The Chase'', and won £5,000, out of the £15,000, for her selected charity, “Safe at Last”. In June 2019, Pargeter won the Best Actress award at

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; she was also nominated for Best Female Dramatic Performance and Best On-Screen Partnership, alongside

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Personal life

Pargeter has three daughters with her former partner, Rudi Coleano. She took maternity leave from ''Emmerdale'' in 2005 to have her first child, and another in 2017 to have twins. Coleano and Pargeter's relationship ended in 2019. She owns three English bulldogs: Bert, Lenny, and Pearl. Pargeter was a bridesmaid at the wedding of her ''Emmerdale'' co-stars Charley Webb and Matthew Wolfenden.

References

External links

* 1977 births Living people Actresses from Nottingham British Soap Award for Best Actress winners English soap opera actresses 21st-century English women singers 21st-century English singers {{England-actor-stub