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Gaynor Kay Mellor (born 26 August 1971), better known as Gaynor Faye, is an English actress and writer, best known for playing Judy Mallett in Coronation Street from 1995 until 1999 and Megan Macey in Emmerdale from 2012 until 2019.[1]

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Gaynor Faye
Faye and Matt Evers on the Dancing on Ice tour in 2010
Born	Gaynor Kay Mellor (1971-08-26) 26 August 1971 (age 51) Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Actress
Partner	Mark Pickering
Children	2
Parent	Kay Mellor (mother)

Career

Faye has played the roles of Holly Quinn in Playing the Field; Lauren Harris in Fat Friends; Georgia Lovett in Between the Sheets and Julie in Stan the Man. She has also written two episodes of Fat Friends.

In 2006, Faye appeared in ITV's Dancing on Ice. Her skating partner was Daniel Whiston. On 4 March 2006, she was crowned the inaugural Dancing on Ice champion.

From 2006 to 2007, Faye starred as Anna Williams Bedford in The Chase, a television series co-written with her mother for BBC One.

She has also brought out a video based on the exercise routine she followed during Dancing on Ice.

Faye appeared in the stage adaptation of Calendar Girls alongside Lynda Bellingham at London's Noël Coward Theatre in 2009.[2] This was written by Juliette Towhidi and Tim Firth.

In September 2010, she was a guest panellist on ITV's Loose Women.

In 2011, Faye played Zarina Wix in children's programme, Dani's House.

In October 2011, it was announced that Faye would join the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, playing Declan Macey's ambitious half-sister Megan Macey. Megan first appeared on-screen on 21 February 2012. Faye left the role in 2019.

On 11 November and 16 December 2011, she guest presented the ITV Breakfast programme Lorraine.

In March 2021, Faye appeared in the BBC One drama The Syndicate as Cheryl Armitage.

Personal life and family

Gaynor Faye was born in Leeds to TV scriptwriter Kay Mellor[3] and Anthony Mellor.[4] Her maternal grandmother was Jewish.[5] She has one sister, Yvonne.

Faye lives with long-term partner Mark Pickering in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The couple have two children.[6]^{[better source needed]}

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2006	12th National Television Awards	Most Popular TV Contender	Dancing on Ice	Nominated	[7]
2012	Inside Soap Awards	Best Newcomer	Emmerdale	Nominated	[8]
2012	Inside Soap Awards	Best Bitch		Nominated	[8]
2013	Inside Soap Awards	Best Bitch		Nominated	[9]
2014	Inside Soap Awards	Best Bitch		Nominated	[10]

References

External links

• Gaynor Faye at IMDb

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