25 Facts About Wendi Peters

Wendi Louise Peters was born on 29 February 1968 and is an English actress.

Wendi Peters reprised her role of Cilla in 2014 for a brief stint, before appearing in the CBBC series Hetty Feather from 2015 to 2017.

Wendi Peters has cited seeing Annie on the West End in 1980 as the catalyst for her wanting to pursue acting for her career.

Wendi Peters's professional acting career began in 1987 when she performed at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.

In 1992, she portrayed Red Riding Hood in a stage production of Into the Woods, a role Wendi Peters described as one of her favourites in a 2021 interview.

Wendi Peters then appeared in minor roles in Out of the Blue and Bad Girls.

In 2003, Wendi Peters was cast in the role of Cilla Battersby-Brown in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.

In January 2007, it was announced that Wendi Peters would be leaving the soap after four years.

Wendi Peters made the decision as a result of wanting to spend more time with family alongside pursuing other projects.

Wendi Peters reprised the role in 2008 as part of a straight-to-DVD special, Out of Africa.

Also in 2008, Wendi Peters appeared on Adrenaline Junkie with Jack Osborne, where she jumped out of a helicopter at 9,000 feet over Table Mountain.

In 2010, Wendi Peters played the lead in Northern Broadsides' production of The Game by Harold Brighouse.

Wendi Peters was described as "simply magnificent" by Michael Billington of The Guardian.

In 2011, Wendi Peters appeared at Hull Truck Theatre Company to play Bet in John Godber's two-hander, April in Paris.

Wendi Peters again received acclaim from the press in the revival.

In 2013, Jonathan Miller directed Githa Sowerby's Rutherford and Son in which Wendi Peters starred as Mrs Henderson to critical acclaim.

Libby Purves of The Times said, "Wendi Peters has a fabulous cameo as a whining petitioner, unsentimentally illustrating the company's workforce challenges".

Wendi Peters reprised the role at the Dominion Theatre in late 2014.

Also in 2014, Wendi Peters reprised her role of Cilla in Coronation Street for a six-week stint.

In 2018, Wendi Peters took on the role of Cissy Robson in the UK tour of Quartet.

Wendi Peters then starred in a UK tour of Salad Days in 2018, followed by a stint as Sylvie in the off-West End run of Call Me Vicky.

Wendi Peters appeared in Big The Musical for nine weeks.

In 2022, Wendi Peters was the voiceover for the Channel 5 series Happy Campers: The Caravan Park.

Wendi Peters began filming on the soap in October 2022 and began appearing onscreen from February 2023.

Wendi Peters announced her exit from the series after 11 months in September 2023.