Tina O'Brien
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| Tina O'Brien | |
 O'Brien as Sarah-Louise Platt in Coronation Street |
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| Birth name | Tina O'Brien |
| Born | August 7, 1983 (age 23) Rusholme, Manchester, England |
| Years active | 1997– |
| Notable roles | Sarah-Louise Platt in Coronation Street |
Tina O'Brien (born 7 August 1983) is an English actress. She is best known for playing the role of Sarah-Louise Platt on the show Coronation Street.
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[edit] Acting career
Born in Rusholme, Manchester, O'Brien left Trinity Church of England High School with nine GCSEs.[citation needed] She starred in the drama Children's Ward in 1997, The Cops in 1998 and Clocking Off in 2000. She joined Coronation Street on 31 October 1999, taking over the role of Sarah-Louise Platt from Lynsay King. At the age of sixteen, she was three years older than her character. Sarah's pregnancy with baby Bethany won O'Brien Best Storyline at the British Soap Awards.[1] She has also won best newcomer at the National Television Awards.[1] O'Brien revealed in the British press on 4 April 2007 that she would be leaving Coronation Street before the end of the year.[1]
[edit] Personal life
O'Brien is the godmother of Emily Walton, who plays Bethany, her on-screen daughter.[citation needed] She is also currently dating co-star Ryan Thomas who plays Jason Grimshaw, her character Sarah's boyfriend.[citation needed] She is also known for dating Todd Grimshaw actor Bruno Langley.[2] Regularly featured in the newspapers showing off with Thomas, O'Brien has been heavily criticised as being a publicity seeker.[citation needed]
O'Brien has twice been voted into the annual FHM Top 100 Sexiest Women in the World.[citation needed] In 2005 she was voted 28th.[citation needed] In 2006 she was voted 53rd.[3]
O'Brien is a patron of the charity Animals in Distress Sanctuary.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Tina: I'm quitting Corrie", The Sun, 2007-04-04. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ "Corrie teenagers 'dating in real life'", BBC News, 2002-02-28. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ "FHM 100 Sexiest Women In The World 2006", The Sun. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ Our patron, Tina O'Brien. Animals in Distress (2006-07-27). Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
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