Amy Victoria Walsh (born 27 March 1987) is an English actress, known for her role as Tracy Metcalfe on the

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soap opera ''

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''.

Early life

Walsh was born on 27 March 1987 in Bradford,

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. The youngest of four children born to John and Diane Walsh. She is the younger sister of

Kimberley Walsh Kimberley Jane Scott (née Walsh; born 20 November 1981) is an English singer, fashion designer, model, variety performer, television presenter, actress and dancer. She rose to fame in late 2002 when she auditioned for the reality series '' Po ...

, a member of the pop group

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, and Sally Walsh, who played the character of

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on the soap opera ''

'' between 1997 and 2000. They were raised with brother Adam in Allerton.

Career

As a child, Walsh appeared as Emily in the short film ''Past Memoirs'' (1995). Her first television role came in 2011, portraying the character Jennifique McQueen in the fourth series of the

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soap opera ''

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'' spin-off, ''

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''. In January 2014, Walsh appeared on the

game show ''

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'' as a member of her sister Kimberley's family. In July 2014, Walsh joined the cast of the

soap opera ''

'' as Tracy Metcalfe. She was introduced as the girlfriend of established character

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(

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) and made her first appearance in the show on 7 July 2014. Walsh had previously auditioned for the role of

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, which ultimately went to

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. In June 2023, Walsh was announced as one of the contestants competing in the eighteenth series of ''

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''.

Personal life

Walsh has been in a relationship with former '' EastEnders'' actor

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since 2020. Their daughter was born in December 2021. They announced their engagement in August 2022.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walsh, Amy 1987 births Actresses from Bradford English television actresses English soap opera actresses Living people