Alison King Biography
Alison King born Alison Rosamund King is an English actress and model. She is well known for her television roles as Mrs Fanshaw and later as Carla Connor in Coronation Street and Lynda Block in the Sky One drama series Dream Team. She is also known for winning the Best Actress at the 2012 British Soap Awards.
She is the youngest of three daughters and a son born to Alex and June King, who were both nurses at the hospital. She was raised in the family home first in Ratby Lane, Markfield, Leicestershire. Alison was raised as a Christadelphian and attended the Christadelphian Church at Westleigh, Leicester, where she was baptised as a teenager. At the age of 18, King moved to Newquay, Cornwall, where she worked at Fat Willys Surf Shack. She surfed in her spare time, and spent four years as a dental nurse.
She went to Markfield Mercenfeld Primary School in Ratby Lane, Markfield, Leicestershire and was taught by Tracey Lee, mother of Sammy Lee, and Gillian Sykes, then in Kirby Muxloe. She attended South Charnwood High School, where she first took an interest in acting. She continued to act while attending Groby Community College, where a teacher would offer drama and dance classes to students in their free time. When she was 22, she enrolled at the North Cheshire Theatre School.
While at drama school, she got her first television role, playing Helen, a hair salon crimper, in two episodes of Brookside. Before the conclusion of her three-year diploma, she was cast in the major role of Lynda Block in Sky One’s Dream Team.
Alison King Age
She was born on 3rd March 1973 in Leicester, United Kingdom. She is 45 years old as of 2018.
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Alison King Husband – Alison King Partner
In 2006, she was engaged to Jim Alexander, an actor, the two co-starred in several series of Dream Team with and the Daz adverts. However, the two split in early 2007. She then began dating Adam Huckett in April 2007, on 11th February 2008. They engaged in September 2011 while on a trip to Paris, on 16 October 2012, the engagement was off as they had split up, the two have a daughter, Daisy Mae. She is currently dating Hollyoaks assistant director Paul Slavin since 2016.
Alison King Daughter
She has a daughter who she got in her second relationship with Adam, Daisy Mae Huckett who was born on 11 February 2009 in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Alison King Movies and TV Shows
Alison King Movies
- 2000 – Scooter Mum
- 2003 – Shanghai Knights
- 2004 – Fat Slags
- 2005 – Submerged
- 2006 – Final Contract: Death on Delivery
- 2007 – Back in Business
- 2007 – Save Angel Hope
- 2008 – All Day Breakfast
- 2008 – Last Chance
Alison King TV Shows
- 1998 – Brookside
- 1998–2002, 2003, 2005–2006, 2007 – Dream Team
- 2000 – Cold Feet
- 2001 – Urban Gothic
- 2001 – Coupling
- 2002 – Cutting It
- 2002 – Celeb
- 2003 – Holby City
- 2003 – Murphy’s Law
- 2003 – Doctors
- 2004 – Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
- 2004 – Coronation Street
- 2005 – Help
- 2005 – Mile High
- 2006– – Coronation Street
- 2018 – Sick Note
Alison King Coronation Street
What hasn’t Britain’s longest-running soap covered since its 1960 debut? Heck, even Prince Charles has appeared onscreen. The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class folk, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions — with the occasional soap-worthy murder plot thrown in for good measure.
First episode date: 9 December 1960
Theme song: Coronation Street Theme Song
Networks: ITV, STV, ITV Granada, UTV, ITV HD
Writers: Phil Collinson, Debbie Oates, Daran Little, Jan McVerry, MORE
Alison King Interview
Does Carla have genuine feelings for Ali, or is it just a bit of fun?
Alison King: Ali just pounced, she wasn’t looking for anything with him, but then she is apparently sex-starved and after the fling with Daniel there hasn’t been anyone else. Ali is good to talk to, he’s fit and she’s a red-blooded girl so she just gave in when it was on offer. Afterwards you could tell she actually really likes him, but once the repercussions sink in and the fact that Michelle could find out and be really hurt, then she tries to pull back.
Is Carla worried about Michelle’s reaction if she finds out?
Alison King: She’s trying to keep it under wraps but thinks that Ali’s a loose cannon, and maybe he’s trying to hurt Michelle which is why he did this in the first place. It’s not an ideal situation.
How does Michelle react when she catches them kissing?
Alison King: Ali chances it by kissing her in public outside Michelle’s flat, Carla reciprocates and Michelle comes out and sees them. Michelle’s shocked and hurt, she wants to know how far things have gone between them. She doesn’t give Carla much chance to explain, although there’s not much Carla can say apart from sorry. In Michelle’s mind that’s them done because Carla’s hurt her so much.
Does it bother Carla seeing how upset Michelle is?
Alison King: Yes it really does. Michelle’s her best friend, they’re like sisters so it couldn’t be any worse. Ali wants to take their romance further but this makes Carla pull back. Her relationship with Michelle is more important to her than a relationship with Ali.
Alongside this, Carla is also aware Robert has been taking steroids – is she worried for Michelle?
Alison King: She’s seen Robert buying steroids and acting in an aggressive manner, and also noticed bruises on Michelle’s arms so she’s worried. Although Carla’s upset over the Ali thing she still wants to tell Michelle about Robert, even though he’s said he’s stopped, so she can make up her own mind. Carla doesn’t believe the bruises are innocent.
How does Michelle react when Carla tells her about Robert’s steroid use?
Alison King: At first she doesn’t believe her, but then she asks her how long she’s known and Carla just tells her the truth and advises her to talk to Robert.
Can Carla and Michelle get their relationship back on track?
Alison King: Michelle tells Carla she’s not coming to her wedding, but hopefully Carla will put out her bottom lip and say sorry enough times that Michelle forgives her! I hope they don’t keep us apart too long because I’d miss working with Kym Marsh, she makes me belly laugh!
If Carla doesn’t end up with Ali, who else on the street could be paired with?
Alison King: There’s definitely unfinished business with Peter and their chemistry is undeniable. Carla needs a rugged male, maybe Nick should come back or perhaps Imran – but I’m not sure he’s rough enough for her!
Source: Radiotimes.com
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