Jacqueline Denise Welch was born on 22 May 1958 and is an English actress, television personality, writer and broadcaster.
42 Facts About Denise Welch
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Denise Welch's roles include Natalie Barnes in Coronation Street, Steph Haydock in Waterloo Road, and Trish Minniver in Hollyoaks.
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Denise Welch's other acting roles include the television dramas Spender, Soldier Soldier, and Down to Earth.
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In 2012, Denise Welch won the ninth series of Celebrity Big Brother.
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Jacqueline Denise Welch was born in Tynemouth, Northumberland on 22 May 1958.
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Denise Welch developed a penchant for acting at the age of 14 after being cast in a school production of Finian's Rainbow.
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Denise Welch was successful in her application, and graduated in 1979, gaining her Equity Card while teaching dance at the Watford Palace Theatre.
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Denise Welch became an actress straight after leaving school, aged 12.
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Denise Welch performed on stage in London in Yakkety-Yak with the McGann brothers at the Astoria Theatre in 1983, and later joined the Live Theatre Company, Newcastle, where she featured in many productions, including There's a Girl in My Soup, and an Alan Ayckbourn quartet of plays, including Bedroom Farce.
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Denise Welch played the role of Sandy in the musical Grease at the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester, in 1984.
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In 1993, Denise Welch became a household name when she was cast as Marsha Stubbs in ITV's drama series Soldier Soldier.
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Denise Welch gained even wider notability in 1997, when she was cast as Natalie Horrocks in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street.
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In 2000, the Coronation Street producers wanted Denise Welch to perform a storyline involving Natalie having a miscarriage, but she refused, saying that the character had already lost her husband and son.
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However, Denise Welch, who was expecting a baby the same year, decided to leave the serial.
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In 2002, Denise Welch guest-starred in ITV's Where the Heart Is, and the BBC's hospital drama Holby City, playing risk manager Pam McGrath, who conducted an on-screen relationship with the character Mubbs Hussein.
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Denise Welch guest-starred twice in ITV's long-running police drama The Bill, and has appeared in the BBC's Doctors, Down to Earth and Born and Bred.
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Denise Welch starred in the British feature film The Jealous God and Hollyoaks: In the City, amongst other appearances.
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Denise Welch originally won the role of Frances Myers in Bad Girls, but ended up declining it owing to illness at the time; her future Waterloo Road co-star Eva Pope received the part instead.
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Denise Welch left Waterloo Road without intending to return for Series six, but eventually decided to come back for episodes nine and ten.
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Via the BenidormTweets Twitter feed, it was revealed that Denise Welch would have a part in Series 4 of Benidorm.
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Denise Welch played the part of 'Scary' Mary, alongside her then-husband, Tim Healy.
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In 2012, Denise Welch played Truvy in the touring production of Steel Magnolias.
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In 2017, Denise Welch appeared as Valerie in the romantic comedy film Finding Fatimah.
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Denise Welch starred in Black Eyed Susan, alongside son Louis, a short film which details Denise Welch's own experience with depression.
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In May 2020, Denise Welch appeared as Doll Belvedere in the online series Dun Breedin, written by and starring Julie Graham alongside Angela Griffin, Alison Newman, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Tamzin Outhwaite in leading roles.
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Denise Welch has presented numerous television shows, and appeared in a series of SCS adverts promoting soft furnishings.
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Denise Welch hosted her own DIY series The Real DIY Show in 2000 and Soap Fever for ITV2.
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Denise Welch was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1999, when she was surprised by Michael Aspel at Piccadilly Station in Manchester.
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In 2008, Denise Welch appeared on a celebrity version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire along with Falklands War hero Simon Weston.
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In 2009, Denise Welch took over as narrator of the revamped series of 10 Years Younger, for Channel 4.
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Denise Welch participated in Playing the Part, a documentary on BBC One on 21 May 2009, in which she went back to her old secondary school, Consett Community Sports College, and taught there for a week.
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Denise Welch appears in the biannual benefit concert Sunday for Sammy, recently parodying the show Loose Women as "Slack Lasses".
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Denise Welch guest presented the ITV Breakfast programme Lorraine in November 2010.
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In January 2012, Denise Welch was a housemate in Celebrity Big Brother on Channel 5 in the UK.
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Denise Welch went on to win the series, beating Frankie Cocozza in the final.
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Denise Welch appeared on the 2013 Christmas special of Through the Keyhole, hosted by Keith Lemon.
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In early September 2020, Denise Welch appeared on This Morning claiming in her interview with Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford that the media and the authorities are "fear-mongering" over the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Denise Welch had a disagreement on Twitter with Piers Morgan over COVID-19 infection rates.
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Denise Welch met Tim Healy while they were working together for Newcastle's Live Theatre Company.
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Denise Welch announced, live on Loose Women on 6 February 2012, that she and Healy were separated and that they had been for a long time.
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Shortly after that, Denise Welch announced that she was dating her PR manager, Lincoln Townley.
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Denise Welch confessed that her marriage was nearly ruined because of her mental illness, as well as an affair she had during her depression.