Lacey Turner
Lacey Turner | |
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Born | Lacey Amelia Turner |
Years active | 2004–present |
Lacey Amelia Turner[1] (born 28 March 1988) is an award winning English actress best known for playing Stacey Slater in the popular BBC television soap EastEnders.
Personal life
Turner was born in Hendon, NW London in 1988,[1] to parents Bev and Les.[2] She grew up as a Catholic with her two younger sisters; Daisy and Lily, in Hertfordshire near to the BBC television studios in Elstree.[2] She has commented, "From my bedroom window you could see part of the Square, and you could hear them all filming at night. I used to say to my mum: 'I wanna be on that!"[2] It was whilst living there that Turner decided to become an actress. At the age of 10, she schooled at the Sylvia Young Theatre School to achieve her ambition, but left after a year stating that it "wasn't my cup of tea".[2] She has since revealed that she was bullied while at stage school, by children who teased her for being "geeky".[3] Instead, she attended a local girls private school (Peterborough And Saint Margarets School) and went to dance, singing and acting classes outside school at the Sharon Harries drama club in NW London.[2]
In 2005, Turner dated Jake Gotlib, during which time a tabloid newspaper printed CCTV pictures of them together "in a steamy clinch", in the corridor of the Carlton Tower Hotel in London's Knightsbridge.[4] After splitting with Gotlib,[2] Turner began dating barber Matt Kaye;[5] however, she split from Kaye in March 2007. As of 2008, she resides in Radlett, Hertfordshire.[6]
facts
- Shes a chococholic
- Is the oldest of 2 sisters
- Eastenders is her 1st major TV role
- She smokes
- Shes from Hertfordshire
- Shes drives a Audi TT
Career
Turner's earliest work included appearances on stage and in advertisements (notably a Haribo advert).[7] In 2004, Turner auditioned for the role of Demi Miller in BBC's EastEnders. Though she failed to get that part, she was instead given the role of Stacey, a new addition to the popular Slater family. She started in the soap the day after leaving school,[2] and made her first appearance on-screen in November 2004.[8] Commenting on the role, Turner said, "I always dreamt of being on the show and so I can't believe that I've fulfilled my greatest ambition!"[9] In 2005, Turner appeared alongside Catherine Tate's character Lauren in a special sketch for the BBC's annual Children in Need telethon.[10]
Awards
Turner has won multiple awards for her role as Stacey in EastEnders.
2005 Wins
- TV Quick and Choice Award for Best Soap Newcomer
2005 Nominations
- British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance from a young actor or actress
- British Soap Award for Soap Bitch of the year
- Inside Soap Award for Best Young Actor
- Inside Soap Award for Best Newcomer
- National Television Award for Most Popular Newcomer
2006 Wins
- British Soap Award for Best Actress
- Inside Soap Award for Best Actress
- Inside Soap Award for Best Couple (shared with Charlie Clements)
- Mental Health Media Award for Soap and Continual Drama Award (shared with Gillian Wright)
2006 Nominations
- British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance
- British Soap Award for Sexiest Female
- TV Qucik and Choice Award for Best Soap Actress
- National Television Award for Most Popular Actress
2007 Wins
- All About Soap Award for Best Tearjerker
- British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance
- Inside Soap Award for Best Actress
- Inside Soap Award for Best Couple (shared with Charlie Clements)
- National Television Award for Most Popular Actress
- TV Now Award for Best Actress in a Soap
- Television and Rdio Industry Club Award for Best Soap Personality
2007 Nominations
- British Soap Award for Best Actress
- British Soap Award for Sexiest Female
- Inside Soap Award for Sexiest Female
- Inside Soap Award for Best Dressed Soap Star
- TV Quick and Choice Award for Best Soap Actress
2008 Wins
- All About Soap Award for Best Soap Reveal (shared with Jake Wood, Jo Joyner and Charlie Clements)
- All About Soap Award for Best Slap (shared with Jo Joyner)
- British Soap Award for Best Storyline for The Aftermath of Max and Stacey's Affairs (shared with Jake Wood, Jo Joyner and Charlie Clements)
2008 Nominations
- British Soap Award for Best Actress
- British Soap Award for Best Single Episode for the Christmas Day Episode (shared with Jake Wood, Jo Joyner and Charlie Clements)
- TV Quick and Choice Award for Best Soap Actress
- TV Qucik and Choice Award for Best Soap Storyline for The Aftermath of Max and Stacey's Affair (shared with Jake Wood, Jo Joyner and Charlie Clements
- Inside Soap Award for Best Actress-TBA
- Inside Soap Award for Best Couple (shared with Charlie Clements)-TBA
- Inside Soap Award for Best Storyline for the Revelation of Max and Staceys Affair (shared with Jake Wood, Jo Joyner and Charlie Clements)-TBA
- National Television Award for Outstanding Performance in a Serial Drama-TBA
References
- ^ a b Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984-2004.
- ^ a b c d e f g SQUARE'S LACEY ON LIFE AFTER THOSE SAUCY CCTV SNAPS
- ^ I'm TV's biggest bitch .. thanks to the bullies at my school
- ^ Is Lacey Turner the new Jessie Wallace?
- ^ Lacey Turner praises "perfect" boyfriend
- ^ Lacey fell like a sack of spuds
- ^ BBC interview with Lacey Turner
- ^ BBC interview with Lacey Turner
- ^ "New Slater to join EastEnders" (Press release). BBC Press Office. 2004-09-26. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
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