Brooke Vincent

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Brooke Vincent
Born Brooke Catherine Vincent
4 June 1992 (1992-06-04) (age 16)
Denton, Manchester
Occupation Student, Character actor

Brooke Catherine Vincent (born 4th June 1992) is a child actor in the popular British soap opera Coronation Street. In 2004, Brooke took over from Emma Woodward in playing Sophie Webster in Coronation Street.

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[edit] Career

Brooke is currently two years older than the character she plays and, shortly after landing the role of Sophie in "Coronation Street", she appeared on "Children in Need".

Brooke's first television appearance was as a guest star, Casey Emma Glass, in the TV series, "The League of Gentlemen". She joined Coronation Street in April 2004 as the third actress to play Sophie Webster, replacing Emma Woodward who decided to leave Corrie at the end of 2003. Brooke's first appearance was shown on 12th May.

In 2005 she appeared in the Coronation street Christmas Pantomime.

[edit] Personal life

She lives in Denton, Manchester and has two half sisters called Georgia and Holly.

Brooke attends Mannor Road High School for Girls.

When she is not filming, Brooke loves to go shopping with good mate Helen Flanagan, who plays her older sister in Coronation Street.

Brooke also loves to play football and supports Manchester United.

[edit] Quotes

  • 'It was so fun I had a blast' after her first day filming on the street.
  • 'He did really well, I'm sure anyone would agree' - talking about Richard Fleeshman after him winning Soapstar Superstar.
  • 'She's amazing I've never met anyone like her' - talking about Helen Flanagan who plays her onscreen sister Rosie Webster.
  • "I am really excited about becoming a Manchester Kids patron. As a Manchester teenager myself, I have been so lucky and had loads of opportunities. It’s great to be able to help other young people in the city. It’s really nice to be doing something local to help make a real difference."

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