Jennifer Metcalfe (born 4 September 1983 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England) is an English actress and model. She joined the cast of soap opera Hollyoaks in June 2006, playing feisty Mercedes McQueen.
She was brought up in Holme Wood in Bradford, West Yorkshire and was acting since age 12. She attended the Scala Kids drama school in her hometown. Metcalfe did a degree in Health and Fitness before proceeding with an acting career.
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Jennifer Metcalfe (born 4 September 1983 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England) is an English actress and model. She joined the cast of soap opera Hollyoaks in June 2006, playing feisty Mercedes McQueen.
She was brought up in Holme Wood in Bradford, West Yorkshire and was acting since age 12. She attended the Scala Kids drama school in her hometown. Metcalfe did a degree in Health and Fitness before proceeding with an acting career.
Before Hollyoaks, she appeared in several TV shows including kids' TV series My Parents Are Aliens and ITV dramas Where The Heart Is and At Home with the Braithwaites, as well as Yorkshire soap Emmerdale.
In between acting jobs Metcalfe worked as a fitness instructor in Bradford.
In June 2006 Metcalfe began playing Mercedes McQueen in the soap opera Hollyoaks.
In 2007 and 2008, she was nominated for 'Sexiest Female' at both the British Soap Awards and the Inside Soap Awards for her role as Mercedes, along with John Cooper who won Sexiest Male for his role...
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