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Rachael Cairns

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Rachael Cairns
Born
OccupationFashion Model, Actress
Modelling information
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Hair colourDark brown
Eye colourBlue
AgencyModels 1
Websitehttp://www.rachaelcairns.co.uk

Rachael Cairns (born 11 August 1988) is a British model and actress. She is best known for participating in Cycle 4 of Britain's Next Top Model, in which she placed fourth. She has also appeared in numerous acting roles, most recently in an episode of Waterloo Road playing Tasha Lefton, a diabetic pupil who will go as far as refusing to take insulin so that she can lose weight, to be "Rochdales next top model".[1]

Acting career

Cairns studied at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. She has had roles in various television shows, her most notable being a recurring role in the daytime soap opera Doctors as Emily Fenton. Aside from television appearances she has appeared in numerous amateur productions at the Leeds Civic Theatre, and took part in a rehearsed reading of Denied at the Theatre Royal, Heymarket.

Britain's Next Top Model

Cairns was announced as one of the fourteen girls who participated in Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 4. During her run in the competition, she accumulated 3 first call-outs, tying with eventual winner Alex Evans, and one bottom two appearance. Throughout her stay she was often criticised for being fake and was labeled a 'Bible Basher'. She appeared in the bottom two with eventual second runner-up Stefanie Wilson, the judges decided to send her home.

After Top Model

Cairns has been signed to Models 1 in London, being the first non-winning Britain's Next Top Model contestant to be signed by the prize agency. She also appeared on ITV2's The Fashion Show along with Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 3 winner, Lauren McAvoy, and walked for Graeme Black at London Fashion Week. [1] She made an appearance in Series 4, Episode 17 of Waterloo Road as disruptive pupil, Tasha Lefton, which was aired on 29 April 2009 on BBC1.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2004 All About Me Lucy Episode: Little Voice
2005 Da Vinci's City Hall Alison Wheeler Episode: Ready to Call in the Horses
2006 Casualty Amy Harkins Episode: A Problem Halved
2006 Past Sins Gloria Bradford
2006 Alice, I Think Barb Recurring; 3 Episodes
2006 Robin Hood Eleri Episode: Brothers in Arms
2006 Doctors Emily Fenton Recurring; 32 Episodes
2007 To Be Fat Like Me Jamie TV Movie
2008 Britain's Next Top Model Herself Contestant - Cycle 4
2009 Waterloo Road Tasha Lefton Series 4: Episode 17

References

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