Faye McKeever (born 18 January 1985) is an English actress. Her notable works include playing Linda in

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sitcom ''

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'', Marie in '' Massive'' and Claire Olssen in ''

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''.

Early life

McKeever was born on 18 January 1985 in

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Career

McKeever first rose to prominence in 2006 playing Donna Marie in the spin-off series '' Hollyoaks: In The City''. This was McKeever's first major television role. In 2008, she landed a role as Lou in ''Torn Up Tales'' which first aired on 2 June 2008 on

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. Later on in 2008, McKeever played the role, Marie, in '' Massive'' on BBC Three again in September and October. Whilst on the set, she was acting with

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and Beverly Rudd, all actors on the cast of ''

''. In 2009, she appeared on

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'' as Hannah Whelan. She then featured in the 6th episode of Season 3 of ''

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'', playing Hannah. She played Susan in the 8th episode of the 7th season of '' Shameless''. McKeever's first appearance in 2011 came on Sky 1's '' Mount Pleasant'' as a checkout girl. Her second TV appearance came on ''Trollied'' as Linda in August 2011, which she portrayed until the show's end in 2018. In February 2017, she appeared in the two-part drama series, ''

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'' based on the

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and in April 2017 she appeared in ''

,'' a show based on the

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Filmography

Personal life

She had been in a relationship with X Factor winner and British singer

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since 2003 and was engaged to him on their 9th anniversary in September 2012. He proposed to McKeever whilst having dinner at the restaurant at the

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. In January 2014, the couple decided to split, not stating any reasons.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McKeever, Faye 1985 births 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Manchester English television actresses Living people