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Carley Stenson (born 22 September 1982) is an English actress and singer. She is known for her roles as
Steph Cunningham in the
Channel 4
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Hollyoaks
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Harriet Shelton in the
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Doctors
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''. For her role as Steph, she received numerous nominations at the
British Soap Awards
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.
Stenson left ''Hollyoaks'' in 2010 to focus on musical theatre acting and has since played roles such as
Elle Woods
Elle Woods is the protagonist of Amanda Brown's 2001 novel ''Legally Blonde'' and the 2001 film of the same name as well as the 2003 sequel, '' Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde''. Woods is also the protagonist of the 2007 Broadway adapt ...
in ''
Legally Blonde: The Musical'' and
Fantine
Fantine (French pronunciation: ) is a fictional character in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel ''Les Misérables''. She is a young '' grisette'' in Paris who becomes pregnant by a rich student. After he abandons her, she is forced to look after their chil ...
in ''
Les Misérables
''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century.
In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its origin ...
''. In 2023, she is set to compete in the
fifteenth series of ''
Dancing on Ice''.
Early and personal life
Stenson was born on 22 September 1982 in
Billinge Higher End
Higher End or Billinge Higher End is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
Governance
Billinge was a civil parish lying within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire on 2 February 1837 it was divide ...
,
Wigan
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. As a child, she competed in talent competitions hosted by the ''
St Helens Star
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''.
Whilst starring in ''
Legally Blonde: The Musical'', she met actor
Danny Mac
Danny Mac (born 26 February 1988) is an English actor, best known for playing the role of Dodger Savage in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' from 2011 to 2015.
Early and personal life
Mac was born in Bromley, London, but then grew up in ...
. The pair began dating in 2011, and got married in 2017. In March 2021, the pair announced that they were expecting their first child together. She gave birth to a daughter in June 2021.
Career
Stenson auditioned for the
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service ...
soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', for the role of a friend of the character
Zara Morgan
Zara Morgan is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Kelly Condron. The character initially appeared from 1 April 1999 to 22 December 2005. In July 2021, 15 years after her initial departure from
th ...
(
Kelly Greenwood
Kelly Condron is a British television and voice actress. She is known for her role as Zara Morgan in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' (1999–2005, 2021–present). Prior to 2006, Condron used her previous surname "Greenwood" professionall ...
). The audition was successful, but the casting team told her to audition for the role of
Steph Cunningham instead, which she received. Stenson joined the cast after leaving secondary school, aged 17. In 2010, she announced that she would be leaving to pursue musical theatre. She recorded versions of "
If I Could Turn Back Time
"If I Could Turn Back Time" is a song by American singer and actress Cher from her 1989 nineteenth studio album '' Heart of Stone''. It was released as the album's lead single in July 1989, by Geffen Records. The song was written specifically f ...
" and "
About You Now", both of which were featured in separate episodes of ''Hollyoaks'' to coincide with the death of her character.
Stenson's theatre work has included London
West End theatre
West End theatre is mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres in and near the West End of London.Christopher Innes, "West End" in ''The Cambridge Guide to Theatre'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998), pp. 1194–1 ...
appearances as
Princess Fiona
Fiona is a fictional character in DreamWorks' ''Shrek'' franchise, first appearing in the animated film ''Shrek'' (2001). One of the film series' main characters, Fiona is introduced as a beautiful princess placed under a curse that transforms ...
in ''
Shrek: The Musical'';
Elle Woods
Elle Woods is the protagonist of Amanda Brown's 2001 novel ''Legally Blonde'' and the 2001 film of the same name as well as the 2003 sequel, '' Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde''. Woods is also the protagonist of the 2007 Broadway adapt ...
in ''Legally Blonde: The Musical''; and as The Lady of The Lake in ''
Spamalot
''Spamalot'' (also known as ''Monty Python's Spamalot'') is a musical comedy with music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, and lyrics and book by Idle. It is adapted from the 1975 film ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''.
Like the motion pictu ...
''. In 2015, she independently released a self-titled
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. .
Stenson then played Christine Colgate in the 2015 to 2016 UK tour of ''
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'', as well as
Fantine
Fantine (French pronunciation: ) is a fictional character in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel ''Les Misérables''. She is a young '' grisette'' in Paris who becomes pregnant by a rich student. After he abandons her, she is forced to look after their chil ...
in ''
Les Misérables
''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century.
In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its origin ...
''. In April 2021, she joined the cast of the
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