Wendi Peters
| Wendi Peters | |
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Wendi Peters on This Morning in 2011
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| Born |
29 February 1968 Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Known for | Role of Cilla Battersby-Brown |
| Notable work | Cilla Battersby-Brown in Coronation Street |
| Television |
Coronation Street (2003–2007, 2014) Celebrity MasterChef (2009) |
| Spouse(s) | Kenny Linden (m. 1993) |
| Children | Gracie Linden (b. 2000) |
Wendi Louise Peters (born 29 February 1968 in Blackburn, Lancashire), is an English actress. She is known for playing Cilla Battersby-Brown in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.
Peters is married to Kenny Linden and they have one daughter together called Gracie who was born in 2000.
In 1996, Peters appeared as Emily Rahn in the film In Love and War starring Sandra Bullock and Chris O'Donnell.
In 2008, she appeared in the Coronation Street spin-off film Coronation Street: Out of Africa.
In 2001, Peters played Pamela Jolly in the ITV series Bad Girls for two episodes.
In 2009, Peters was a finalist on Celebrity Masterchef with John Torode commenting on her version of Sticky Toffee Pudding being a "seriously sexy pudding". Her love of baking and cooking has led her to appearances on many cookery programmes including Market Kitchen, Christmas Cooks, This Morning and The F Word in 2008 with chef Gordon Ramsay.
In 2006, Peters appeared on BBC's Celebrity Mastermind where she finished runner up to Paul Ross . She also appeared on Celebrity Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? with Jamie Theakston. In December 2006, Peters spent a week with resident lexicographer, Susie Dent, in Dictionary Corner on Countdown.
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