Sally Jane Lindsay was born on 8 July 1973 and is an English actress and television presenter.
28 Facts About Sally Lindsay
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Sally Lindsay rose to fame playing Shelley Unwin in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street.
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Sally Lindsay presented the travel documentary series Sally Lindsay's Posh Sleepover from 2021 to 2022, and has narrated the Channel 5 reality series 22 Kids and Counting since 2021.
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Sally Lindsay is president of the annual charity event Women of the Year and creative director of the production company Saffron Cherry Productions.
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Sally Lindsay is married to musician Steve White, with whom she has two children.
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Sally Lindsay attended St Winifred's Primary School in Heaton Mersey, Stockport until 1984 when she attended St Anne's RC High School in Heaton Chapel, Stockport.
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Sally Lindsay studied English at the University of Hull and had aspirations of becoming a journalist.
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Sally Lindsay was spotted on the set of Coronation Street in 2019 before it was revealed that she was filming a documentary for the show to celebrate its 60th anniversary.
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In 2008, Sally Lindsay took first place on an episode of Celebrity Mastermind on the subject of the Carry On films.
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In 2010, Sally Lindsay joined the cast of BBC Three sketch show Scallywagga on BBC Three.
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Sally Lindsay appeared as the tea lady in the second series of the BBC One comedy drama Reggie Perrin co-starring Martin Clunes.
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Sally Lindsay had originally been set to portray the character Janet Scott but, due to the birth of twin sons, was not able to commit to this role.
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Sally Lindsay appears instead as Alison Bailey, the sister of Jones's character in episodes of all five series though, due to her pregnancy, with only limited appearances in the first series.
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From 2011 to 2018, Sally Lindsay appeared in the Sky 1 comedy series Mount Pleasant as Lisa, described as a "real woman in a real marriage living in a real part of Manchester".
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Since 2013, Sally Lindsay has played Kath Agnew in BBC sitcom Still Open All Hours.
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Sally Lindsay has appeared in the RTS award-winning series Moving On.
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Sally Lindsay later appeared in Channel 5 drama Cold Call, alongside Mount Pleasant co-star Daniel Ryan and Dial M for Middlesbrough on Gold in 2019.
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Sally Lindsay appeared with actor Nigel Havers in the Channel 5 show Sally and Nigel's Posh Hotel, which was followed up by a show in which they became British Airways cabin crew and a spin-off show in 2021 called Sally Lindsay's Posh Sleepover, featuring Lindsay looking at the lifestyles of the rich and the expensive houses they live in.
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In May 2022 the BBC announced that Sally Lindsay would be one of the guest presenters to take over Richard Osman's role on Pointless.
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In September 2011, Sally Lindsay became a permanent panellist on Loose Women, replacing Coleen Nolan, who decided to leave the show the previous series.
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In summer 2007, Sally Lindsay played Beatrice in an open-air run of Much Ado About Nothing at Stafford Castle.
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Sally Lindsay played Helen in Shelagh Delaney's acclaimed drama A Taste of Honey in November and December 2008 at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.
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Sally Lindsay returned to the Royal Exchange in July 2009, playing Linda in the world premiere of Niel Bartlet's 'Everybody Loves a Winner' for the Manchester International Festival.
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Sally Lindsay then toured with Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues, which ended in November 2009.
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Sally Lindsay appeared in pantomime in Sleeping Beauty at the Grove Theatre, Dunstable, in December 2017, as the wicked fairy Carabosse, alongside John Partridge and Rebecca Keatley.
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In 2013 Sally Lindsay married the former drummer of The Style Council and Paul Weller Band, Steve White.
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Sally Lindsay is a fan of English football side Manchester City FC.
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Sally Lindsay appeared in an episode of Through the Keyhole in December 2018, where it was revealed that she lived in Heaton Mersey.