Michelle Gayle

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1971-02-02 (53 years old)

Place of Birth London, England, UK

Michelle Gayle

Biography

Michelle Patricia Gayle (born 2 February 1971) is a British recording artist, songwriter, actress and author. Gayle had success as a Soul and R&B singer in the 1990s. She achieved seven Top 40 singles in the UK Singles Chart, her two biggest hits to date being "Sweetness" (Number 4, September 1994) and "Do You Know" (Number 6, February 1997). She released two Top 40 albums through RCA Records but they parted company in 1997, and although Gayle has recorded other albums, they have not been released. As an actress, Gayle is best known for her work on television, in particular playing Hattie Tavernier in BBC's EastEnders from 1990-1993. She has also had various roles in film and theatre and played Belle in the West End musical Beauty and the Beast in 1999. She has taken part in several celebrity based reality television shows, and, in June 2007, she became a panellist for ITV's topical chatshow Loose Women. Gayle branched into writing and the rights to her first novel were acquired by Walker Books in 2010. The book, Pride and Premiership, was published on 5 May 2011. She was married to ex-footballer Mark Bright for 10 years but the couple announced their separation in 2007. Gayle is to remarry in "summer 2011". Description above from the Wikipedia article Michelle Gayle , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Actor

2017
Richard Osman's House of Games

as Self - Contestant

2016
The Naked Poet

as Joanne

2013
Wolfblood

as Imara Cipriani

2010
Dancing on Wheels

as Self - Contestant

2008
2006
Joy Division

as Yvonne

2003
The Games

as Self

2003
1999
Loose Women

as Self

1993
1985
EastEnders

as Hattie Tavernier

1984
Surprise, Surprise

as Self - Performer

1978
Grange Hill

as Fiona Wilson

1964
Top of the Pops

as Self - Host

Writer