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| known_for = ''[[Hollyoaks Later]]'' <br />''[[Emmerdale]]'' <br />''[[Celebrity MasterChef]]''
| known_for = ''[[Hollyoaks Later]]'' <br />''[[Emmerdale]]'' <br />''[[Celebrity MasterChef]]''
| notable_works =
| notable_works =
| partner = [[Toby-Alexander Smith]] (2020–present)
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Toby-Alexander Smith]]|2023}}
| family = [[Kimberley Walsh]] (sister)
| family = [[Kimberley Walsh]] (sister)
| children = 1
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Walsh was born on 27 March 1987 in [[Bradford]], [[West Yorkshire]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Who is Emmerdale’s Tracy Metcalfe, is she pregnant and what do we know about actress Amy Walsh? |url=https://heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/emmerdale/tracy-metcalfe-pregnant-actress-amy-walsh/ |work=[[Heart (radio network)|Heart]] |accessdate=15 June 2023 |date=8 January 2021 |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407050828/https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/emmerdale/tracy-metcalfe-pregnant-actress-amy-walsh/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The youngest of four children born to John and Diane Walsh.<ref>{{cite web |title=Emmerdale's Amy Walsh's two famous sisters, romance with co-star and daughter's unique name |url=https://rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/emmerdale-amy-walshs-two-famous-27009057 |website=[[http://RSVPLive.ie]] |accessdate=15 June 2023 |date=24 May 2022 |archive-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630141105/https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/emmerdale-amy-walshs-two-famous-27009057 |url-status=live }}</ref> She is the younger sister of [[Kimberley Walsh]], a member of the pop group [[Girls Aloud]], and Sally Walsh, who played the character of [[Lyn Hutchinson]] on the soap opera ''[[Emmerdale]]'' between 1997 and 2000.<ref name="kimberleywalsh">{{cite web|title=Kimberley Walsh Biography|url=http://kimberleywalsh.org/kimberley-walsh-biography.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726221541/http://www.kimberleywalsh.org/kimberley-walsh-biography.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 July 2011|accessdate=10 April 2018|date=26 July 2011}}</ref> They were raised with brother Adam in [[Allerton, West Yorkshire|Allerton]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Who did Sally Walsh play in Emmerdale and where is she now? |url=https://heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/emmerdale/who-sally-walsh-play-where-now/ |work=[[Heart (radio network)|Heart]] |accessdate=15 June 2023 |date=16 November 2022 |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321174112/https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/emmerdale/who-sally-walsh-play-where-now/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Walsh was born on 27 March 1987 in [[Bradford]], [[West Yorkshire]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Who is Emmerdale's Tracy Metcalfe, is she pregnant and what do we know about actress Amy Walsh? |url=https://heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/emmerdale/tracy-metcalfe-pregnant-actress-amy-walsh/ |work=[[Heart (radio network)|Heart]] |accessdate=15 June 2023 |date=8 January 2021 |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407050828/https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/emmerdale/tracy-metcalfe-pregnant-actress-amy-walsh/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She is the youngest of four children born to John and Diane Walsh.<ref>{{cite web |title=Emmerdale's Amy Walsh's two famous sisters, romance with co-star and daughter's unique name |url=https://rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/emmerdale-amy-walshs-two-famous-27009057 |website=RSVPLive.ie |accessdate=15 June 2023 |date=24 May 2022 |archive-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630141105/https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/emmerdale-amy-walshs-two-famous-27009057 |url-status=live }}</ref> She is the younger sister of [[Kimberley Walsh]], a member of the pop group [[Girls Aloud]], and Sally Walsh, who played the character of [[Lyn Hutchinson]] on the soap opera ''[[Emmerdale]]'' between 1997 and 2000.<ref name="kimberleywalsh">{{cite web|title=Kimberley Walsh Biography|url=http://kimberleywalsh.org/kimberley-walsh-biography.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726221541/http://www.kimberleywalsh.org/kimberley-walsh-biography.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 July 2011|accessdate=10 April 2018|date=26 July 2011}}</ref> They were raised with brother Adam in [[Allerton, West Yorkshire|Allerton]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Who did Sally Walsh play in Emmerdale and where is she now? |url=https://heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/emmerdale/who-sally-walsh-play-where-now/ |work=[[Heart (radio network)|Heart]] |accessdate=15 June 2023 |date=16 November 2022 |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321174112/https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/emmerdale/who-sally-walsh-play-where-now/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
As a child, Walsh appeared as Emily in the short film ''Past Memoirs'' (1995). Her first television role came in 2011, portraying the character [[Jennifique McQueen]] in the [[Hollyoaks Later (series 4)|fourth series]] of the [[Channel 4]] soap opera ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' spin-off, ''[[Hollyoaks Later]]''.<ref name="hollyoaks">{{cite web |title=Kimberley Walsh excited for sister's 'Hollyoaks' role |url=https://digitalspy.com/soaps/a326532/kimberley-walsh-excited-for-sisters-hollyoaks-role/ |work=[[Digital Spy]] |accessdate=15 June 2023 |date=23 June 2011 |archive-date=4 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204094635/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a326532/kimberley-walsh-excited-for-sisters-hollyoaks-role/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://e4.com/blog/hollyoaks/post/yaj6pg4dpxull9dthl3wm1/view.e4|title=Guess who's back?|last=Varley|first=Ciaran|date=10 June 2011|publisher=[[Channel Four Television Corporation]]|accessdate=15 June 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008174949/http://www.e4.com/blog/hollyoaks/post/yaj6pg4dpxull9dthl3wm1/view.e4|archivedate=8 October 2011}}</ref> In January 2014, Walsh appeared on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] game show ''[[All Star Family Fortunes]]'' as a member of her sister Kimberley's family.<ref name="family fortunes">{{cite web |title=Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh was turned away by Emmerdale despite sister Amy starring |url=https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/10/kimberley-walsh-was-turned-away-by-emmerdale-despite-sister-starring-18583434/ |work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |accessdate=15 June 2023 |date=10 April 2023 |archive-date=30 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430212308/https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/10/kimberley-walsh-was-turned-away-by-emmerdale-despite-sister-starring-18583434/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
As a child, Walsh appeared as Emily in the short film ''Past Memoirs'' (1995). Her first television role came in 2011, portraying the character [[Jennifique McQueen]] in the [[Hollyoaks Later (series 4)|fourth series]] of the [[Channel 4]] soap opera ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' spin-off, ''[[Hollyoaks Later]]''.<ref name="hollyoaks">{{cite web |title=Kimberley Walsh excited for sister's 'Hollyoaks' role |url=https://digitalspy.com/soaps/a326532/kimberley-walsh-excited-for-sisters-hollyoaks-role/ |work=[[Digital Spy]] |accessdate=15 June 2023 |date=23 June 2011 |archive-date=4 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204094635/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a326532/kimberley-walsh-excited-for-sisters-hollyoaks-role/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://e4.com/blog/hollyoaks/post/yaj6pg4dpxull9dthl3wm1/view.e4|title=Guess who's back?|last=Varley|first=Ciaran|date=10 June 2011|publisher=[[Channel Four Television Corporation]]|accessdate=15 June 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008174949/http://www.e4.com/blog/hollyoaks/post/yaj6pg4dpxull9dthl3wm1/view.e4|archivedate=8 October 2011}}</ref> In January 2014, Walsh appeared on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] game show ''[[All Star Family Fortunes]]'' as a member of her sister Kimberley's family.<ref name="family fortunes">{{cite web |title=Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh was turned away by Emmerdale despite sister Amy starring |url=https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/10/kimberley-walsh-was-turned-away-by-emmerdale-despite-sister-starring-18583434/ |work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |accessdate=15 June 2023 |date=10 April 2023 |archive-date=30 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430212308/https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/10/kimberley-walsh-was-turned-away-by-emmerdale-despite-sister-starring-18583434/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


In July 2014, Walsh joined the cast of the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] soap opera ''[[Emmerdale]]'' as [[Tracy Metcalfe]].<ref name="emmerdale">{{cite web|title=Emmerdale: Amy Walsh's role confirmed|url=http://digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/news/a581326/emmerdale-amy-walsh-playing-sam-dingles-new-girlfriend/|work=[[Digital Spy]]|accessdate=15 June 2023|language=en|date=30 June 2014|archive-date=31 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831002436/http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/news/a581326/emmerdale-amy-walsh-playing-sam-dingles-new-girlfriend/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Emmerdale star Amy Walsh confirms return as Tracy Metcalfe |url=https://digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a43866575/emmerdale-tracy-metcalfe-return-confirmed/ |work=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=15 June 2023 |date=11 May 2023 |archive-date=24 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524151525/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a43866575/emmerdale-tracy-metcalfe-return-confirmed/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She was introduced as the girlfriend of established character [[Sam Dingle]] ([[James Hooton]]) and made her first appearance in the show on 7 July 2014.<ref name="radio times">{{cite web |title=Emmerdale spoilers: Amy Walsh debuts as Sam's new girlfriend Tracy - watch the scene |url=https://radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/hollyoaks/emmerdale-spoilers-amy-walsh-debuts-as-sams-new-girlfriend-tracy-watch-the-scene/ |work=[[Radio Times]] |accessdate=15 June 2023 |date=4 July 2014 |archive-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522023521/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/hollyoaks/emmerdale-spoilers-amy-walsh-debuts-as-sams-new-girlfriend-tracy-watch-the-scene/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Walsh had previously auditioned for the role of [[Rachel Breckle]], which ultimately went to [[Gemma Oaten]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Emmerdale star Amy Walsh reveals which previous role she missed out on |url=https://digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a36155686/emmerdale-amy-walsh-reveals-which-role-she-missed-out-on/ |work=[[Digital Spy]] |accessdate=15 June 2023 |date=18 April 2021 |archive-date=5 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105001228/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a36155686/emmerdale-amy-walsh-reveals-which-role-she-missed-out-on/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2023, Walsh was announced as one of the contestants competing in the [[MasterChef (British TV series)#Series 18 (2023)|eighteenth series]] of ''[[Celebrity MasterChef]]''.<ref name="masterchef">{{cite web |title=BBC One serves up sizzling new Celebrity MasterChef line-up for summer 2023 |url=https://bbc.com/mediacentre/2023/celebrity-masterchef-line-up-summer |website=[[BBC]] |access-date=15 June 2023 |date=15 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrity MasterChef 2023 line-up: Confirmed cast for season 18 |url=https://radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/celebrity-masterchef-2023-line-up-cast/ |website=[[Radio Times]] |access-date=15 June 2023 |date=15 June 2023}}</ref>
In July 2014, Walsh joined the cast of the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] soap opera ''[[Emmerdale]]'' as [[Tracy Metcalfe]].<ref name="emmerdale">{{cite web|title=Emmerdale: Amy Walsh's role confirmed|url=http://digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/news/a581326/emmerdale-amy-walsh-playing-sam-dingles-new-girlfriend/|work=[[Digital Spy]]|accessdate=15 June 2023|language=en|date=30 June 2014|archive-date=31 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831002436/http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/news/a581326/emmerdale-amy-walsh-playing-sam-dingles-new-girlfriend/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Emmerdale star Amy Walsh confirms return as Tracy Metcalfe |url=https://digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a43866575/emmerdale-tracy-metcalfe-return-confirmed/ |work=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=15 June 2023 |date=11 May 2023 |archive-date=24 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524151525/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a43866575/emmerdale-tracy-metcalfe-return-confirmed/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She was introduced as the girlfriend of established character [[Sam Dingle]] ([[James Hooton]]) and made her first appearance in the show on 7 July 2014.<ref name="radio times">{{cite web |title=Emmerdale spoilers: Amy Walsh debuts as Sam's new girlfriend Tracy - watch the scene |url=https://radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/hollyoaks/emmerdale-spoilers-amy-walsh-debuts-as-sams-new-girlfriend-tracy-watch-the-scene/ |work=[[Radio Times]] |accessdate=15 June 2023 |date=4 July 2014 |archive-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522023521/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/hollyoaks/emmerdale-spoilers-amy-walsh-debuts-as-sams-new-girlfriend-tracy-watch-the-scene/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Walsh had previously auditioned for the role of [[Rachel Breckle]], which ultimately went to [[Gemma Oaten]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Emmerdale star Amy Walsh reveals which previous role she missed out on |url=https://digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a36155686/emmerdale-amy-walsh-reveals-which-role-she-missed-out-on/ |work=[[Digital Spy]] |accessdate=15 June 2023 |date=18 April 2021 |archive-date=5 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105001228/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a36155686/emmerdale-amy-walsh-reveals-which-role-she-missed-out-on/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2023, Walsh was announced as one of the contestants competing in the [[MasterChef (British TV series)#Series 18 (2023)|eighteenth series]] of ''[[Celebrity MasterChef]]''.<ref name="masterchef">{{cite web |title=BBC One serves up sizzling new Celebrity MasterChef line-up for summer 2023 |url=https://bbc.com/mediacentre/2023/celebrity-masterchef-line-up-summer |website=[[BBC]] |access-date=15 June 2023 |date=15 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrity MasterChef 2023 line-up: Confirmed cast for season 18 |url=https://radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/celebrity-masterchef-2023-line-up-cast/ |website=[[Radio Times]] |access-date=15 June 2023 |date=15 June 2023}}</ref> She eventually reached the Final of the show, which was won by [[Wynne Evans]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shuttleworth |first1=Peter |title=Celebrity MasterChef winner revealed after grand final |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66672163 |website=BBC News |access-date=23 November 2023 |date=8 September 2023}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Walsh has been in a relationship with former ''[[EastEnders]]'' actor [[Toby-Alexander Smith]] since 2020. Their daughter was born in December 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Emmerdale star Amy Walsh welcomes first baby with EastEnders star Toby-Alexander Smith |url=https://digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a38650655/emmerdale-amy-walsh-welcomes-baby-toby-alexander-smith/ |website=[[Digital Spy]] |accessdate=15 June 2023 |date=2 January 2022 |archive-date=12 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312053422/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a38650655/emmerdale-amy-walsh-welcomes-baby-toby-alexander-smith/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Emmerdale's Amy Walsh and EastEnders Toby-Alexander Smith share name of newborn daughter |url=https://digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a38996457/amy-walsh-toby-alexander-smith-baby-name/ |website=[[Digital Spy]] |accessdate=15 June 2023 |date=7 February 2022 |archive-date=3 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303100336/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a38996457/amy-walsh-toby-alexander-smith-baby-name/ |url-status=live }}</ref> They announced their engagement in August 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=EastEnders' Toby-Alexander Smith and Emmerdale's Amy Walsh get engaged |url=https://digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a40971484/eastenders-emmerdale-toby-alexander-smith-amy-walsh-engaged/ |website=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=15 June 2023 |date=23 August 2022 |archive-date=24 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824082821/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a40971484/eastenders-emmerdale-toby-alexander-smith-amy-walsh-engaged/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Emmerdale's Amy Walsh pays sweet tribute to fiancé Toby-Alexander Smith on his birthday |url=https://digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a43092889/emmerdale-amy-walsh-toby-alexander-smith-birthday-message/ |website=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=15 June 2023 |date=27 February 2023 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404110516/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a43092889/emmerdale-amy-walsh-toby-alexander-smith-birthday-message/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Walsh has been in a relationship with former ''[[EastEnders]]'' actor [[Toby-Alexander Smith]] since 2020. Their daughter was born in December 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Emmerdale star Amy Walsh welcomes first baby with EastEnders star Toby-Alexander Smith |url=https://digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a38650655/emmerdale-amy-walsh-welcomes-baby-toby-alexander-smith/ |website=[[Digital Spy]] |accessdate=15 June 2023 |date=2 January 2022 |archive-date=12 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312053422/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a38650655/emmerdale-amy-walsh-welcomes-baby-toby-alexander-smith/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Emmerdale's Amy Walsh and EastEnders Toby-Alexander Smith share name of newborn daughter |url=https://digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a38996457/amy-walsh-toby-alexander-smith-baby-name/ |website=[[Digital Spy]] |accessdate=15 June 2023 |date=7 February 2022 |archive-date=3 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303100336/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a38996457/amy-walsh-toby-alexander-smith-baby-name/ |url-status=live }}</ref> They announced their engagement in August 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=EastEnders' Toby-Alexander Smith and Emmerdale's Amy Walsh get engaged |url=https://digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a40971484/eastenders-emmerdale-toby-alexander-smith-amy-walsh-engaged/ |website=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=15 June 2023 |date=23 August 2022 |archive-date=24 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824082821/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a40971484/eastenders-emmerdale-toby-alexander-smith-amy-walsh-engaged/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Emmerdale's Amy Walsh pays sweet tribute to fiancé Toby-Alexander Smith on his birthday |url=https://digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a43092889/emmerdale-amy-walsh-toby-alexander-smith-birthday-message/ |website=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=15 June 2023 |date=27 February 2023 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404110516/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a43092889/emmerdale-amy-walsh-toby-alexander-smith-birthday-message/ |url-status=live }}</ref> They married in August 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Underwood |first=Mitya |date=11 September 2023 |title=Amy Walsh and Toby-Alexander Smith are married! See inside their exclusive Montengro wedding album - from famous guests to emotional speeches. |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-pictures/gallery/amy-walsh-toby-alexander-smith-30888250. |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=13 September 2023 |website=OK Magazine}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| 2014–present
| 2014–present
| ''[[Emmerdale]]''
| ''[[Emmerdale]]''
| [[Tracy Metcalfe]]
| [[Tracy Metcalfe|Tracy Robinson]]
| Regular role
| Regular role
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| Contestant; [[MasterChef (British TV series)#Series 18 (2023)|series 18]]
| Contestant; [[MasterChef (British TV series)#Series 18 (2023)|series 18]]
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| align="center" | <ref name="masterchef"/>
|-
|2024
|[[Drama Queens (TV series)|''Drama Queens'']]
|Herself
|Upcoming series
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=ITV confirms reality series with stars of Coronation Street, Emmerdale |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/itv-drama-queens-reality-soaps-stars-newsupdate/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Radio Times |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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! Award
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! Work
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! Result
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| [[Inside Soap Awards|''Inside Soap'' Awards]]
| [[Inside Soap Awards|''Inside Soap'' Awards]]
| Sexiest Female
| Sexiest Female
| ''Emmerdale''
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/news/a798505/inside-soap-awards-2016-longlist/|title=''Inside Soap'' Awards 2016 longlist revealed|last=Sandwell|first=Ian|date=21 June 2016|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=23 June 2016}}</ref>
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/news/a798505/inside-soap-awards-2016-longlist/|title=''Inside Soap'' Awards 2016 longlist revealed|last=Sandwell|first=Ian|date=21 June 2016|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=23 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| I Talk Telly Awards
| Best Soap Performance
| ''Emmerdale''
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite news |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Elliot |title=I TALK TELLY AWARDS 2019 Nominees |url=https://www.italktelly.com/post/i-talk-telly-awards-2019-nominees |work=I Talk Telly |date=2 November 2019}}</ref>
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|-
| 2020
| 2020
| [[25th National Television Awards]]
| [[25th National Television Awards]]
| Serial Drama Performance
| Serial Drama Performance
| ''Emmerdale''
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|last=Harp|first=Justin|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a29465042/national-television-awards-2020-longlist-revealed/|title=Love Island, Emmerdale, Killing Eve, Drag Race UK and more land National Television Awards longlist nominations|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=15 October 2019|access-date=28 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028233932/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a29465042/national-television-awards-2020-longlist-revealed/|archive-date=28 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|last=Harp|first=Justin|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a29465042/national-television-awards-2020-longlist-revealed/|title=Love Island, Emmerdale, Killing Eve, Drag Race UK and more land National Television Awards longlist nominations|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=15 October 2019|access-date=28 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028233932/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a29465042/national-television-awards-2020-longlist-revealed/|archive-date=28 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| ''Inside Soap'' Awards
| Best Actress
| ''Emmerdale''
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|last=Alexander|first=Susannah|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a37769663/inside-soap-awards-2021-nominees-longlist-how-to-vote/|title=''Inside Soap'' Awards announces 2021 longlist as voting opens – here's who's up for prizes|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=28 September 2021|access-date=2 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002110028/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a37769663/inside-soap-awards-2021-nominees-longlist-how-to-vote/|archive-date=2 October 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| I Talk Telly Awards
| Best Soap Performance
| ''Emmerdale''
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite news |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Elliot |title=I TALK TELLY AWARDS 2021 Nominations |url=https://www.italktelly.com/post/i-talk-telly-awards-2021-nominations |access-date=22 January 2022 |work=I Talk Telly |date=14 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2024
| [[National Film Awards UK]]
| Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series
| ''Emmerdale''
| {{pending}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|last=Armstrong|first=Jeff|url=https://www.nationalfilmawards.org/the-national-film-awards-unveils-nominations-for-10th-anniversary-celebration/|title=The National Film Awards unveils nominations for 10th anniversary celebration.|publisher=[[National Film Academy]]|date=29 April 2024|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501183303/https://www.nationalfilmawards.org/the-national-film-awards-unveils-nominations-for-10th-anniversary-celebration/|archive-date=1 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
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Amy Walsh
Born
Amy Victoria Walsh

(1987-03-27) 27 March 1987 (age 37)
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
OccupationActress
Years active1995, 2011–present
Known forHollyoaks Later
Emmerdale
Celebrity MasterChef
Spouse
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(m. 2023)​
Children1
FamilyKimberley Walsh (sister)

Amy Victoria Walsh (born 27 March 1987) is an English actress, known for her role as Tracy Metcalfe on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.

Early life

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Walsh was born on 27 March 1987 in Bradford, West Yorkshire.[1] She is the youngest of four children born to John and Diane Walsh.[2] She is the younger sister of Kimberley Walsh, a member of the pop group Girls Aloud, and Sally Walsh, who played the character of Lyn Hutchinson on the soap opera Emmerdale between 1997 and 2000.[3] They were raised with brother Adam in Allerton.[4]

Career

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As a child, Walsh appeared as Emily in the short film Past Memoirs (1995). Her first television role came in 2011, portraying the character Jennifique McQueen in the fourth series of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks spin-off, Hollyoaks Later.[5][6] In January 2014, Walsh appeared on the ITV game show All Star Family Fortunes as a member of her sister Kimberley's family.[7]

In July 2014, Walsh joined the cast of the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Tracy Metcalfe.[8][9] She was introduced as the girlfriend of established character Sam Dingle (James Hooton) and made her first appearance in the show on 7 July 2014.[10] Walsh had previously auditioned for the role of Rachel Breckle, which ultimately went to Gemma Oaten.[11] In June 2023, Walsh was announced as one of the contestants competing in the eighteenth series of Celebrity MasterChef.[12][13] She eventually reached the Final of the show, which was won by Wynne Evans.[14]

Personal life

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Walsh has been in a relationship with former EastEnders actor Toby-Alexander Smith since 2020. Their daughter was born in December 2021.[15][16] They announced their engagement in August 2022.[17][18] They married in August 2023.[19]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1995 Past Memoirs Emily Short film [10]
2011 Hollyoaks Later Jennifique McQueen Main role; series 4 [5]
2014 All Star Family Fortunes Herself Guest [7]
2014–present Emmerdale Tracy Robinson Regular role [8]
2023 Celebrity MasterChef Herself Contestant; series 18 [12]
2024 Drama Queens Herself Upcoming series [20]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2016 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest Female Emmerdale Nominated [21]
2019 I Talk Telly Awards Best Soap Performance Emmerdale Nominated [22]
2020 25th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Emmerdale Nominated [23]
2021 Inside Soap Awards Best Actress Emmerdale Nominated [24]
2021 I Talk Telly Awards Best Soap Performance Emmerdale Nominated [25]
2024 National Film Awards UK Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series Emmerdale Pending [26]

References

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  1. ^ "Who is Emmerdale's Tracy Metcalfe, is she pregnant and what do we know about actress Amy Walsh?". Heart. 8 January 2021. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Emmerdale's Amy Walsh's two famous sisters, romance with co-star and daughter's unique name". RSVPLive.ie. 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Kimberley Walsh Biography". 26 July 2011. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Who did Sally Walsh play in Emmerdale and where is she now?". Heart. 16 November 2022. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Kimberley Walsh excited for sister's 'Hollyoaks' role". Digital Spy. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  6. ^ Varley, Ciaran (10 June 2011). "Guess who's back?". Channel Four Television Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh was turned away by Emmerdale despite sister Amy starring". Metro. 10 April 2023. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Emmerdale: Amy Walsh's role confirmed". Digital Spy. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Emmerdale star Amy Walsh confirms return as Tracy Metcalfe". Digital Spy. 11 May 2023. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Emmerdale spoilers: Amy Walsh debuts as Sam's new girlfriend Tracy - watch the scene". Radio Times. 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Emmerdale star Amy Walsh reveals which previous role she missed out on". Digital Spy. 18 April 2021. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  12. ^ a b "BBC One serves up sizzling new Celebrity MasterChef line-up for summer 2023". BBC. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Celebrity MasterChef 2023 line-up: Confirmed cast for season 18". Radio Times. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  14. ^ Shuttleworth, Peter (8 September 2023). "Celebrity MasterChef winner revealed after grand final". BBC News. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Emmerdale star Amy Walsh welcomes first baby with EastEnders star Toby-Alexander Smith". Digital Spy. 2 January 2022. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Emmerdale's Amy Walsh and EastEnders Toby-Alexander Smith share name of newborn daughter". Digital Spy. 7 February 2022. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  17. ^ "EastEnders' Toby-Alexander Smith and Emmerdale's Amy Walsh get engaged". Digital Spy. 23 August 2022. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Emmerdale's Amy Walsh pays sweet tribute to fiancé Toby-Alexander Smith on his birthday". Digital Spy. 27 February 2023. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  19. ^ Underwood, Mitya (11 September 2023). "Amy Walsh and Toby-Alexander Smith are married! See inside their exclusive Montengro wedding album - from famous guests to emotional speeches". OK Magazine. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  20. ^ "ITV confirms reality series with stars of Coronation Street, Emmerdale". Radio Times. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  21. ^ Sandwell, Ian (21 June 2016). "Inside Soap Awards 2016 longlist revealed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  22. ^ Gonzalez, Elliot (2 November 2019). "I TALK TELLY AWARDS 2019 Nominees". I Talk Telly.
  23. ^ Harp, Justin (15 October 2019). "Love Island, Emmerdale, Killing Eve, Drag Race UK and more land National Television Awards longlist nominations". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  24. ^ Alexander, Susannah (28 September 2021). "Inside Soap Awards announces 2021 longlist as voting opens – here's who's up for prizes". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  25. ^ Gonzalez, Elliot (14 November 2021). "I TALK TELLY AWARDS 2021 Nominations". I Talk Telly. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  26. ^ Armstrong, Jeff (29 April 2024). "The National Film Awards unveils nominations for 10th anniversary celebration". National Film Academy. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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