Faye McKeever

Faye McKeever (born 18 January 1985) is an English actress. Her notable works include playing Linda in Sky 1 sitcom Trollied, Marie in Massive and Claire Olssen in Little Boy Blue.

Faye McKeever
Born (1985-01-18) 18 January 1985
Manchester, United Kingdom
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Notable work
Trollied
Massive
The Moorside
Little Boy Blue
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Partner(s)Shayne Ward (2003–14)

Early life

McKeever was born on 18 January 1985 in Manchester, United Kingdom. Before their careers started, McKeever began a relationship with future The X Factor 2005 winner Shayne Ward in 2003.

Career

McKeever first rose to prominence in 2006 playing Donna Marie in the spin-off series Hollyoaks: In The City.[1] This was McKeever's first major television role. In 2008, she landed a role as Lou in Torn Up Tales which first aired on 2 June 2008 on BBC Three.[2] Later on in 2008, McKeever played the role, Marie, in Massive on BBC Three again in September and October. Whilst on the set, she was acting with Carl Rice, Lorraine Cheshire and Beverly Rudd, all actors on the cast of Trollied. In 2009, she appeared on ITV's Unforgiven as Hannah Whelan. She then featured in the 6th episode of Season 3 of The Street, playing Hannah.[1] She played Susan in the 8th episode of the 7th season of Shameless. McKeever's first appearance in 2011 came on Sky 1's Mount Pleasant as a checkout girl. Her second TV appearance came on Trollied as Linda in August 2011, which she portrayed until the show's end in 2018. In February 2017, she appeared in the two-part drama series, The Moorside based on the Kidnapping of Shannon Matthews and in April 2017 she appeared in Little Boy Blue, a show based on the murder of Rhys Jones.

Filmography
Film and television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2006Hollyoaks: In The CityDonna Marie2 episodes
2008Torn Up TalesLouTV movie
2008MassiveMarie6 episodes
2009UnforgivenHannah WhelanTV mini-series, 3 episodes
2009The StreetHannah1 episode: "Loss of Control"
2010ShamelessSusanSeries 7, 1 episode
2010A Passionate WomanFairground womanTV mini-series, 1 episode
2011In with the FlynnsSmoker woman1 episode: "The Hardest Cut"
2011Mount PleasantCheckout girl1 episode
2011–18TrolliedLinda StubbingsMain role, 65 episodes
2015No OffenceMichelle WebbSeries 1, 1 episode
2016Holby CityMelissa Peters1 episode: "Where We Belong"[3]
2017The MoorsidePetra JamiesonTwo-part BBC drama mini-series
2017BrokenCaroline Powell3 episodes
2017Little Boy BlueClaire OlssenFour-part ITV drama mini-series
2017OvershadowedLouiseTV mini-series, 2 episodes
2018Pond LifeTracey CollettFilm
2019Moving OnSueSeries 10, episode 4: "A Walk in My Shoes"
2020DesLinda JayITV mini-series
2020Death in ParadiseDanielle Mackenzie1 episode

Personal life

She had been in a relationship with X Factor winner and British singer Shayne Ward since 2003 and was engaged to him on their 9th anniversary in September 2012. He proposed to McKeever whilst having dinner at the restaurant at the OXO Tower in London, United Kingdom.[4] In January 2014, the couple decided to split, not stating any reasons.[5]

References
  1. "Faye McKeever".
  2. "BBC Three - Torn Up Tales". Bbc.co.uk. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  3. "BBC One - Holby City, Series 18, Where We Belong".
  4. "Shayne Ward | Shayne Ward engaged to Faye McKeever". Contactmusic.com. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  5. Ken Sweeney – 11 January 2014 (11 January 2014). "Singer Shayne Ward splits from partner of nine years". Independent.ie. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
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