"Because my mum is a very practical Yorkshire woman who hates waste, she bought boys' coats for me so that they could be handed down. By the same token, she wouldn't let me grow long, flowing hair. She said she didn't have time for it which, to be fair, was true. I was so dedicated to the pretend hair, I put ribbons in it and made them into pigtails."
"Born in 1979 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, Katherine Kelly studied at Rada before beginning her career with the Royal Shakespeare Company and going on to perform at the National Theatre and Manchester's Royal Exchange. Her first major television role came in 2006, when she joined Coronation Street as Becky McDonald, a part she played until 2012. Since then she has appeared in The Night Manager, Gentleman Jack, Mr Bates vs The Post Office and Inside No 9."
Katherine Kelly was born in 1979 in Barnsley, Yorkshire and trained at RADA before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company and performing at the National Theatre and Manchester's Royal Exchange. Her first major television role began in 2006 as Becky McDonald on Coronation Street, which she played until 2012. Subsequent screen work includes The Night Manager, Gentleman Jack, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Inside No 9 and the Channel 4 drama In Flight. Childhood memories include wearing a towel as pretend long hair, receiving hand-me-down boys' coats, being a quiet, observant child who absorbed adult company, and playing imaginatively in rural outdoor settings.
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