Gemma Atkinson

Gemma Atkinson
Atkinson outside the Manchester Opera House for a performance of the 9 to 5 musical
Born	Gemma Louise Atkinson (1984-11-16) 16 November 1984 (age 32) Bury, Greater Manchester, England
Modelling information
Hair colour	Blonde/Brown
Eye colour	Blue

Gemma Louise Atkinson (born 16 November 1984) is an English actress and ex-glamour model.

She is best known for playing Lisa Hunter on Hollyoaks (2001–2005) and on three spin-off series, Hollyoaks: After Hours (2004), Hollyoaks: Let Loose (2005) and Hollyoaks: In the City (2006); and for playing Tamzin Bayle on Casualty (2011–12, 2014) and Carly Hope on Emmerdale (2015–present).

Atkinson was born in Bury, Greater Manchester. She took her GCSEs at Castlebrook High School, Bury.

Atkinson has dated Cristiano Ronaldo and was once engaged to Marcus Bent. She then dated martial arts instructor Liam Richards; the two separated in 2013. She then dated personal trainer and former rugby player Olly Foster.

Atkinson rose to fame playing Lisa Hunter on the Channel 4 teenage soap opera Hollyoaks. Atkinson and Marcus Patric (who played the character Ben Davies) subsequently appeared in a spin-off series called Hollyoaks: Let Loose for E4, in which their characters started a new life together in Chester. This was followed by Hollyoaks: In the City, also screened on E4.