Stephanie Louise Waring (born 19 February 1978) is an English actress, known for her roles in the Australian soap opera Crash Palace (2001–2002), the BBC1 drama series Nice Guy Eddie (2001–2002), and Channel 4's Hollyoaks (1996–2024), where she appeared for almost three decades as Cindy Cunningham. Her other television work includes guest appearances on Merseybeat, Holby City, Doctors, and Coronation Street, as well as competing in the tenth series of Dancing on Ice in 2018.
Stephanie Waring | |
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 Waring in 2011 | |
| Born | Stephanie Louise Waring 19 February 1978 Urmston, Greater Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Known for | Role of Cindy Cunningham in Hollyoaks |
| Spouse | Tom Thornton-Brookes (2024–present) |
| Children | 2 |
Personal life
editWaring was born in Urmston, Greater Manchester on 19 February 1978 and attended Flixton Girls' High School.[1] Waring has two daughters, Mia,[2] born 2005, and Lexi Grace, born 2010.[3] Waring was in a relationship with Dan Hooper who is Lexi's father.[4] Waring suffered with post-natal depression after having daughter Lexi.[5] After dating Tom Brookes for one year, the couple became engaged on 19 December 2021[6] and married in 2024.[7] As of 2024, Waring now owns a wellness/life coaching business.[citation needed]
Career
editWaring has appeared in various British television series since 1999, including Nice Guy Eddie, Merseybeat and Holby City. She has also acted overseas, playing the lead in the Australian television drama series, Crash Palace in 2001. Waring auditioned for the characters of Tracy Barlow and Claire Peacock, both of Coronation Street, but lost out to Kate Ford and Julia Haworth respectively. Waring appeared in Coronation Street as Emma, a character who had given birth to Jason Grimshaw's child after a one-night stand, initially on Christmas Day in 2006 and then the following Easter when the character discovered the child's father was actually the late Charlie Stubbs.[8]
Waring is known for portraying Cindy Cunningham in Hollyoaks, taking over the role from Laura Crossley in 1996. She initially played the role until 2000 and returned briefly in both 2002 and 2004.[9] In May 2008 it was announced Waring would return to the serial on a regular basis after executive producer Bryan Kirkwood felt the serial needed to bring back some established characters.[10] Cindy's return aired on 9 June 2008.[11] Waring appeared as her character in the second series of Hollyoaks Later.[12] In March 2010 it was announced Waring would leave the role temporarily for maternity leave;[2] her exit aired on 24 September 2010,[13] and she returned to the serial 9 March 2011.[14] On 8 April 2024, Waring announced that she had been axed from the soap as part of the show's cast reduction, but was assured that Cindy would not be killed off. Her final scenes aired in September 2024.[15] In 2018, she was a contestant on series 10 of Dancing on Ice and was second to be eliminated.[16]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–2000; 2002; 2004; 2008–2024 | Hollyoaks | Cindy Cunningham | Series regular |
| 1999 | Brookside: Double Take! | Sally's PA | DTV special |
| 2001 | Always and Everyone | Linda | Episode #3.10 |
| 2001–2002 | Nice Guy Eddie | Laura McMullen | 7 episodes |
| Crash Palace | Tina Clark | Series regular | |
| 2002; 2005 | Doctors | Kim Landor / Cathy Shaw | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Merseybeat | Lisa Solomon | Episode #3.7 |
| Sweet Medicine | Jodie | Episode #1.7 | |
| 2003; 2007 | Holby City | Megan Hunter / Claire James | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | The Royal | Georgie Wells | Episode #4.8 |
| 2006–2007 | Coronation Street | Emma | 5 episodes |
| 2008 | The Royal Today | Lorna | Episode #1.27 |
| 2009; 2020 | Hollyoaks Later | Cindy Cunningham | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Dancing on Ice | Herself / Contestant | 11th place |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Bitch | Nominated | [17] |
| 2010 | Best Wedding (shared with Nick Pickard) | [18] | ||
| Best Dramatic Performance | [18] | |||
| 2013 | The British Soap Awards | Best Actress | [19] | |
| 2014 | 19th National Television Awards | Serial Drama Performance | [20] | |
| Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress | [21] | ||
| 2015 | 20th National Television Awards | Serial Drama Performance | [22] | |
| Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress | [23] | ||
| 2018 | 23rd National Television Awards | Serial Drama Performance | [24] | |
| Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress | [25] | ||
| 2022 | [26] |
References
edit- ^ Vine, Katherine (13 March 2009). "Hollyoaks star's smoke-free plea". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ a b Kilkelly, Daniel (2 March 2010). "'Hollyoaks' star expecting second baby". Digital Spy (Hachette Filipacchi UK). Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ Love, Ryan (17 September 2010). "'Hollyoaks' Stephanie Waring gives birth". Digital Spy (Hachette Filipacchi UK). Retrieved 14 July 2012..
- ^ Millar, Paul (9 February 2012). "'Hollyoaks' star Stephanie Waring: 'I'm not ready to marry boyfriend'". Digital Spy (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ Millar, Paul (16 March 2012). "'Hollyoaks' Stephanie Waring speaks out over post-natal depression". Digital Spy (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ "Hollyoaks star Stephanie Waring announces engagement". Digital Spy. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Devine, Kenzi; Bryant, Tom (20 July 2024). "Ex-Hollyoaks star Stephanie Waring marries abroad as daughter sobs over FaceTime". The Mirror. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Nick Pickard and Stephanie Waring". OK!. Northern & Shell. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (25 September 2009). "Waring: 'I handle Hollyoaks better now'". Digital Spy (Hachette Filipacchi UK). Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ Green, Kris (20 May 2008). "Bryan Kirkwood (Producer, 'Hollyoaks')". Digital Spy (Hachette Filipacchi UK). Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ Green, Kris (2 June 2008). "2316: Amy struggles with her violent life". Digital Spy (Hachette Filipacchi UK). Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ Green, Kris (30 September 2009). "Stephanie Waring (Cindy Cunningham, 'Hollyoaks Later')". Digital Spy (Hachette Filipacchi UK). Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (14 September 2010). "2915: Steph and Gilly tie the knot". Digital Spy (Hachette Filipacchi UK). Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (1 March 2011). "3033: Cindy returns to Hollyoaks". Digital Spy (Hachette Filipacchi UK). Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Stephanie Waring 'very confused' at Dancing On Ice elimination". Irish News. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Inside soap awards nominations". 8 July 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ a b Wightman, Catriona (13 July 2010). "In Full: Inside Soap Awards 2010 Nominees". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (11 March 2013). "British Soap Awards 2013 voting opens, nominations revealed". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (17 September 2013). "Corrie, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks stars up for NTAs - full list". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ Dainty, Sophie (29 July 2014). "Inside Soap Awards 2014 longlist revealed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (14 October 2014). "National Television Awards 2015 - Which soap stars made the long list?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ Dainty, Sophie (14 July 2015). "Inside Soap Awards 2015 longlist revealed: Who's in line for Best Actor, Actress and Newcomer?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ McCreesh, Louise (10 October 2017). "Here are all the nominees for the National TV Awards 2018". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ Davies, Megan (24 July 2018). "Inside Soap Awards 2018 full longlist revealed: Which Corrie, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks stars are up?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ Harp, Justin (18 July 2022). "Inside Soap Awards announces nominations and new category for 2022 event". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 19 July 2022.