Sophie Austin

Sophie Austin (born 5 January 1984) is an English actress who started her career out in theatre once she left drama school but later moved to screen. She is best known for portraying Lindsey Butterfield in the British soap opera Hollyoaks, a role she held from June 2013 until her departure in May 2016. She is also known for portraying the wife of footballer Geoff Hurst, Judith, in ITV drama Tina and Bobby. Her work has included roles in Casualty, Moving On and Call the Midwife.

Sophie Austin
Born (1984-01-05) 5 January 1984
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Spouse(s)
Graeme Rooney
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(m. 2015⁠–⁠2016)​
Partner(s)Shayne Ward (2016–present; engaged)
Children1

Personal life

In 2015, she married fellow actor Graeme Rooney,[1] but the couple split the following year. In 2016, she began dating singer and Coronation Street actor, Shayne Ward. On 2 August 2016, Austin and Ward both announced that they were expecting their first child.[2] On 2 December, Ward announced that Austin had given birth to their daughter Willow May .[3] In December 2017, Ward announced his engagement to Austin.[4]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Paria Girl in the Train Station Film
2009 The Demon Within Debbie Film
2010 Partygirl Lucy TV film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011 EastEnders Jools 2 episodes
2012 Misfits Sarah Guest role
Hollyoaks Sapphire 1 episode
2013–2016 Lindsey Butterfield Series regular
2016 Casualty Tanya Duffin[5] 2 episodes
2017 Tina and Bobby Judith Hurst Main role
2017 Moving On Ms. Samfield
2018 Call the Midwife Marjory Chivvers
2018 Doctors Katie Barrett
2019 Casualty Susie[6] 1 episode

References
  1. "Hollyoaks star Sophie Austin marries Graeme Rooney: 'Most amazing day of my life'". 27 July 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  2. "Shayne Ward to be a first-time dad". Xpose.ie. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. Davies, Megan (3 December 2016). "Shayne Ward and Sophie Austin welcome a baby girl l". Digital Spy. United Kingdom: Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. Fitzpatrick, Katie (26 December 2017). "Shayne Ward announces his engagement to actress Sophie Austin". Manchester Evening News. United Kingdom: Trinity Mirror. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  5. "Thirty Years". BBC Online. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  6. Warner, Sam (6 April 2019). "Here's where Casualty viewers recognise new character Susie from". Digital Spy.
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