Adele Silva played the role of Kelly Windsor in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale on and off from 1993 to 2011.
14 Facts About Adele Silva
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Adele Silva appeared in Mr Majeika, The Bill and EastEnders.
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Adele Silva is most famous for playing the role of Kelly Windsor in the television soap opera Emmerdale, which she first played from 1993 to 2000 before returning to the soap in 2005.
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Adele Silva's plotlines have been amongst the most daring in the soap opera, including a relationship with her stepbrother and running off with one of her school teachers.
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Adele Silva left Emmerdale in late 2007 to pursue other roles, initially promising fans that she would return to play Kelly in late 2008, although it was reported in January 2008 that she would not be returning to the show "in the immediate future".
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Adele Silva appeared in the third series of Hell's Kitchen where she came second to Barry McGuigan.
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Adele Silva had a lead role in the short film Karma Magnet alongside Gary Kemp, which was directed by Martin Kemp.
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In September 2008, following her success in Hell's Kitchen, Adele Silva released her own limited edition selection of wines as part of a new Internet reality show Mistress of the Vines, in association with wine merchants Stowell's.
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Adele Silva made a cameo in the cult horror film Doghouse starring Danny Dyer and Noel Clarke.
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Adele Silva took part in a celebrity version of TV show Total Wipeout which aired on 26 December 2009.
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Adele Silva appeared in the one-woman comedy play 51 Shades of Maggie, written by Leesa Harker, inspired by EL James' infamous erotic novels, in the 2013 Autumn UK tour.
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In July 2015, Adele Silva appeared in the Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, for a guest stint as Angela Brown, who expressed an interest in adopting her relative, Peri Lomax's, baby daughter Steph.
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Adele Silva was engaged to Oliver Farber and suffered three miscarriages.
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On 25 March 2015, Adele Silva gave birth to her first child, a daughter.