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Victoria Temperley (
née Hawkins), also known as Vicky Hawkins, (born on 24 September 1983) is an English actress known for her
Geordie roles. She played the role of
Sharon Lambert in the
ITV
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Emmerdale
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''.
Victoria Hawkins was born in
Gateshead, in the northeastern part of England whose residents are often called "Geordies."
Her father is a
plumber
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hairdresser
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Her first acting job was in
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Byker Grove
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'', a teen drama set in a Geordie youth club. Hawkins auditioned for a part as an extra, to earn pocket money.
She joined the show at the age of fifteen, playing a tomboy and disc jockey named Claire.
After playing the role for four years, she left the show in 2002.
From 2002 until 2004, Hawkins worked at her local radio station, Century Radio in Newcastle/Gateshead, as Husky Hawkins reading the travel.
She also appeared in ITV's ''
Steel River Blues'', a fire-fighting drama set in
North Yorkshire
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, which played for a single season, in 2004.
Her role as control room officer Sandra Harris was described by the ''Yorkshire Chronicle'' as "a starring role ... playing a tart with a heart."
When not performing, Hawkins has worked for the
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-based bank
Northern Rock
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and Newcastle Nightclub 'Blu-Bambu'.
In 2019, under the name Victoria Temperley, she was cast in a leading role for gangster drama ''Moreland's Firm''.
References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
English television actresses
Actors from Gateshead
Actors from County Durham
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