Gemma Atkinson

Gemma Louise Atkinson (born 16 November 1984) is an English actress, television personality and glamour and lingerie 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); for starring on Soapstar Superstar (2007) and I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (2007); and for playing Tamzin Bayle on Casualty (2011–12, 2014) and Carly Hope on Emmerdale (2015–present).

Personal life

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.

Career

Television

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.
Other TV roles included appearing as herself in the pilot for Plus One, part of the pilot series Comedy Showcase in October 2009. In 2009, she appeared as Ria Crossley, the girlfriend of a drug dealer in The Bill.
In film, Atkinson has appeared in the British independent film Boogie Woogie, which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in June 2009.
In May 2011, Atkinson began filming for her part in the BBC medical drama Casualty. She played the part of Tamzin, a paramedic; appearing onscreen from 13 August 2011, but had confirmed on Twitter that she would only appear for ten weeks (10 episodes)She left the show on 1 October 2011, after her sixth appearance but later returned to the show as Tamzin in 2014.
Since 2015, Atkinson has played the role of Carly Hope in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.
In late 2014, Atkinson was one of several actresses who were considered for the role of Supergirl in the CBS TV series of the same name.

Film

She appeared in the 2010 horror film called 13Hrsin February 2009 and a UK gangster film called Baseline in March 2009.
In 2010, she appeared in the film The Sweet Shop, a romantic comedy about a Hollywood superstar and a small town sweetshop owner.
Atkinson played the role of Hannah in the 2011 romantic comedy film How to Stop Being a Loser. The film also starred Richard E. Grant, Jill Halfpenny and Pamela Anderson.
She played the role of Harriett in the 2012 film Airborne. In 2013, she starred in a remake of Night of the Living Dead, released in 3D. Also in 2013, she appeared in Devil's Pass in the US and The Dyatlov Pass Incident in the UK in March 2012, a film directed by Renny Harlin.
Atkinson's film The Dyatlov Pass Incident went on general release in the UK in August 2013.
Atkinson played the role of Rhea Wagner in the 2016 Bollywood film Fever.

Stage

Atkinson appeared in Peter Pan at the Manchester Opera House in December 2008. She took the title role alongside John Thomson who played Captain Hook.
Atkinson appeared in the West End production of Tim Firth's Calendar Girls at the Noël Coward Theatre, from 28 July to 17 October 2009 where she played the character of Elaine.Atkinson also went on tour with Calendar Girls, she played Celia aka Miss September in the production. The January to April 2010 tour of Calendar Girls also starred Lynda Bellingham, Judith Barker, Debbie Chazen, Letitia Dean and Jan Harvey.
Atkinson played the lead female role, Belinda in Neil LaBute's play This Is How It Goes at the King's Head Theatre in Islington, London from 7 September to 3 October 2010.

Glamour modelling

In early 2006, Atkinson underwent breast enlargement surgery, which took her bra size to a 34E. She said in an interview that she lost weight due to a fitness regimen and her bust size declined and that the surgery then gave them the original size and shape they once had.
Since launching her parallel career as a glamour model, Atkinson has appeared in provocative photoshoots in lingerie and swimwear, for men's magazines such as Arena, FHM, Loaded, Maxim, Zoo and Nuts. In October 2006, she appeared in three of the aforementioned magazines in one month, becoming one of the most prolific celebrity glamour models in the UK. She has also released calendars yearly since 2006, with the 2008 and 2009 being shot in Thailand.
Since 2006, she has appeared in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list, debuting at number 32 in 2006;following her appearance on the cover of FHM, she moved up to 23 in 2007; rising again to 18 in 2008and falling to 81 in 2009. She ranked number 46 in AskMen.com's 99 Sexiest Women of 2008.