Who is Victoria Ekanoye? The X Factor: Celebrity and former Coronation Street star

VICTORIA Ekanoye is best known for her role as Angie Appleton on  Coronation Street but now the former soap star will be singing her heart out on The X Factor: Celebrity.

Here's all you need to know about the actress as she prepares to face the judges on the ITV show.

What's Victoria Ekanoye's background?

Victoria Ekanoye was born on December 11, 1982 making her 36 years old.

Born in Lancashire, the actress studied musical theatre at Oldham College before following her dream of becoming an actress.

Victoria joined the cast of Coronation Street in August 2017, playing Angie Appleton.

She remained in the role until January 2019 when her character was seen leaving the cobbles to return to South Africa with her son George after splitting from her husband Jude.

Does Victoria Ekanoye have singing experience?

Victoria has a whole heap of stage experience that will come in handy for The X Factor with parts as Queen Sarabi The Lion King and a part in The Blues Brothers.

The actress has starred alongside Liz Hurley in The Royals and has had parts in films such as Untitled Krysten Resnick Project and As Bad As Me.

Victoria is set to star in the upcoming remake of The Worst Witch airing on Netflix.

She tweeted: "Delighted to say that I will be joining the coven of The Worst Witch and playing the fabulously flamboyant Mistress Nightshade."

Does Victoria Ekanoye dating anyone?

According to her social media, the star has a long-term boyfriend named Jonny Lomas.

The pair keep their relationship somewhat private but we know they like to travel the world together.

The self-proclaimed foodie also likes to share updates about her relationship, work and life with her 19,000 Instagram followers.

When does The X Factor: Celebrity start?

The start date for the celebrity version of X Factor has not yet been confirmed by ITV, however it is thought to start in October.

It's likely to begin the weekend after Britain's Got Talent: The Champions ends – with this in mind it could be Saturday October 12, 2019.

The usual X Factor series would have already began by now – but has been replaced by the BGT spin-off show.

Find out more about The X Factor: Celebrity line-up here.

Source: Read Full Article