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Alexandra Louise Bastian (born 27 February 1982) is an English actress, known for her roles as
Becca Dean Becca Dean (also Hayton) is a fictional character from the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Ali Bastian. She first appeared on-screen on 19 September 2001 and departed on 16 February 2007. Storylines Becca arrived as an undergraduat ...
in the
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soap opera ''
Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...
'', Sally Armstrong in the
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drama series ''
The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on ...
'' and Becky Clarke in the
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soap opera ''
Doctors Doctor or The Doctor may refer to: Personal titles * Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree * A medical practitioner, including: ** Physician ** Surgeon ** Dentist ** Veterinary physician ** Optometrist *Other roles ** ...
''. She has also competed in the seventh series of ''
Strictly Come Dancing ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (informally known as ''Strictly'') is a British dance contest show in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly ballroom and Latin dance. Each couple is scored by a panel of usually 4 ...
''.


Career

Bastian was signed to Storm Models, and has worked for Littlewoods within a new range called Drama Queens. Bastian joined the
Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
soap opera ''
Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...
'' in 2001 as
Becca Dean Becca Dean (also Hayton) is a fictional character from the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Ali Bastian. She first appeared on-screen on 19 September 2001 and departed on 16 February 2007. Storylines Becca arrived as an undergraduat ...
. She was involved in a controversial storyline where her character was fired from her teaching job and sent to prison after having an affair with one of her students. In December 2005, alongside her ''
Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...
'' cast mates
Jodi Albert (born 22 July 1983) is an English actress and singer, best known for playing Debbie Dean in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', as a member of Simon Cowell's British girl group Girl Thing, and as a member of Irish girl group Wonderland. E ...
and
Sarah Jayne Dunn Sarah Jayne Dunn (born 25 September 1981) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Mandy Richardson on the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' from 1996 until 2021. In November 2021, Dunn was dropped from ''Hollyoaks'' after she ...
, she appeared in an exercise video, ''Hollyoaks Get Fit''. At the 2006
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, Bastian and
Chris Fountain Christopher Ryan "Chris" Fountain (born 3 September 1987) is an English actor and DJ. He is known for his roles as Damien Jones in Emmerdale, Justin Burton in ''Hollyoaks'' and as Tommy Duckworth in ''Coronation Street''. Early life Fountai ...
won the award for Best Storyline. She departed from the series in 2007. Bastian then appeared on television in ''
Cavegirl ''Cavegirl'' is a 2002-03 British TV series created and written by Daniel Peacock. It starred Stacey Cadman, Stephen Marcus and Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty. It followed the adventures of a teenage cavegirl. Although based in a Stone Age world, th ...
'', ''
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'', ''Twenty Four 7'', and ''Here After''. Bastian joined the long-running
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police drama ''
The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on ...
'' as PC Sally Armstrong in 2007, and departed in late 2009. In 2009, Bastian was a contestant on the seventh series of ''
Strictly Come Dancing ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (informally known as ''Strictly'') is a British dance contest show in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly ballroom and Latin dance. Each couple is scored by a panel of usually 4 ...
'', departing in the semi-final, where she was partnered with
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. In week 11, she severely bruised the bones of her foot while training, but the medical team gave her the all clear to go ahead and perform. Bastian and Fortuna finished in third place out of sixteen couples. The pair danced again in the ''Strictly Come Dancing'' Christmas Special in 2009 and won, having scored 40/40 for their
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. In 2011, Bastian starred in the UK touring version of
Bill Kenwright William Kenwright, CBE (born 4 September 1945) is an English West End theatre producer and film producer. He has also been the chairman of Everton Football Club since 2004. Kenwright was born in Liverpool and attended Booker Avenue County Prima ...
's production of ''
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'' by
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, playing alter-ego Helen Rollander. In late 2018, it was announced that Bastian had joined the cast of the
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daytime soap opera ''
Doctors Doctor or The Doctor may refer to: Personal titles * Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree * A medical practitioner, including: ** Physician ** Surgeon ** Dentist ** Veterinary physician ** Optometrist *Other roles ** ...
'' as Becky Clarke. Her first episode as Becky aired on 5 February 2019. Bastian made an unannounced departure from ''Doctors'' in the episode broadcast on 6 November 2019 and confirmed after the episode had aired that she had left the series.


Personal life

Bastian became engaged to musician Tom Clay in 2013. In February 2019, she married actor David O'Mahony. In October 2019, she announced she was pregnant with their first child, and as a result, left the cast of ''Doctors''. Bastian explained that she had made the decision to leave ''Doctors'' to reduce her workload so that she could concentrate on getting pregnant in real life. She felt that her body "was crying out for a break" and said that her exit had helped her to conceive a baby. On 17 March 2020, she announced the birth of their daughter. In October 2022, she announced that she is pregnant with her second child.


Filmography


Stage


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bastian, Ali 1982 births 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Berkshire English soap opera actresses English television actresses Living people People from Windsor, Berkshire