Kelly-Marie Stewart (born 1984) is a British actress, best known for playing
Hayley Ramsey
Hayley Ramsey is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Kelly-Marie Stewart. She made her first on-screen appearance on 28 January 2009 as the sister of already established character Zak Ramsey (Kent ...
, the younger sister of already established character
Zak Ramsey
Zak Ramsey is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Kent Riley. Zak first appeared in 2004, when he was credited as 'Zak Barnes'. After only four months, Riley was dropped from the programme. The ch ...
in
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 ...
's teen
soap opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...
''
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 ...
''. Stewart voices the Beano Character Ruby Von Screwtop for the CBBC hit show Dennis and Gnasher Unleashed.
Career
After attending the Liverpool Theatre School, Stewart appeared in several TV adverts before landing her big break on the soap.
Stewart is the first
disabled
Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. Disabilities may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, se ...
actress to act as a main character in ''Hollyoaks''. She has
Guillain–Barré syndrome
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rapid-onset muscle weakness caused by the immune system damaging the peripheral nervous system. Typically, both sides of the body are involved, and the initial symptoms are changes in sensation or pain often ...
– an
autoimmune
In immunology, autoimmunity is the system of immune responses of an organism against its own healthy cells, tissues and other normal body constituents. Any disease resulting from this type of immune response is termed an "autoimmune disease". P ...
disorder affecting the
peripheral nervous system
The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is one of two components that make up the nervous system of bilateral animals, with the other part being the central nervous system (CNS). The PNS consists of nerves and ganglia, which lie outside the brain ...
which usually exhibits as an ascending paralysis noted by weakness in the legs. Stewart lost the use of her legs when she was twenty-one. She left ''Hollyoaks'' in 2010 when she became pregnant with her eldest child.
Stewart has worked on various projects since having her daughter and voices the character Rubi Von Screwtop for the Beano show ''Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed'' on CBBC & Uk Netflix. Stewart also voices the U.S. Netflix version of the show.
Personal life
Stewart is a campaigner for specialist advice and support for disabled mothers in caring for young children. She is also the official ambassador for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
"Hollyoaks actress Kelly-Marie Stewart becomes our official ambassador". Muscular Dystrophy Society
. Muscular-dystrophy.org. Retrieved on 27 September 2015. and a patron of Disabled Parents Network.
References
External links
Kelly-Marie Stewart Official website
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1984 births
Actresses from Liverpool
People with Guillain–Barré syndrome
English soap opera actresses
English people with disabilities
Living people
Date of birth missing (living people)
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