Stephanie Louise Waring (born 19 February 1978) is an English actress, known for her roles in the Australian soap opera '' Crash Palace'' (2001–2002), the

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drama series ''

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'' (2001–2002), and

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's ''

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'' (1996–2024), where she appeared for almost three decades as

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. Her other television work includes guest appearances on ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', as well as competing in the tenth series of ''

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'' in 2018.

Personal life

Waring was born in

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on 19 February 1978 and attended Flixton Girls' High School. Waring has two daughters, Mia, born 2005, and Lexi Grace, born 2010. Waring was in a relationship with Dan Hooper who is Lexi's father. Waring suffered with

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after having daughter Lexi. After dating Tom Brookes for one year, the couple became engaged on 19 December 2021 and married in 2024.

Career

Waring has appeared in various British television series since 1999, including ''

'', ''

'' and ''

''. She has also acted overseas, playing the lead in the

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drama series, '' Crash Palace'' in 2001. Waring auditioned for the characters of

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and

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, both of ''

'', but lost out to

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and

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respectively. Waring appeared in ''Coronation Street'' as Emma, a character who had given birth to

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's child after a one-night stand, initially on

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in 2006 and then the following

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when the character discovered the child's father was actually the late Charlie Stubbs. Waring is known for portraying

in ''

'', taking over the role from Laura Crossley in 1996. She initially played the role until 2000 and returned briefly in both 2002 and 2004. In May 2008 it was announced Waring would return to the serial on a regular basis after executive producer

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felt the serial needed to bring back some established characters. Cindy's return aired on 9 June 2008. Waring appeared as her character in the second series of ''

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''. In March 2010 it was announced Waring would leave the role temporarily for maternity leave; her exit aired on 24 September 2010, and she returned to the serial 9 March 2011. On 8 April 2024, Waring announced that she had been axed from the soap as part of the show's cast reduction, but was assured that Cindy would not be killed off. Her final scenes aired in September 2024. In 2018, she was a contestant on

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of ''

'' and was second to be eliminated.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Waring, Stephanie 1978 births Living people English soap opera actresses Actors from Urmston Actresses from Greater Manchester Participants in British reality television series