Katie Louise McGlynn (born 16 July 1993) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Jodie "Scout" Allen in Waterloo Road (2011–2013), Sinead Tinker in Coronation Street (2013–2020), and Becky Quentin in Hollyoaks (2021–2022). In 2021, she was a contestant on the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing.

Katie McGlynn
Born
Katie Louise McGlynn

(1993-07-16) 16 July 1993 (age 31)
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Television
PartnerRicky Rayment (2024–present)

Life and career

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Katie Louise McGlynn was born on 16 July 1993 in Rochdale, Greater Manchester to Ruth (née Carter) and Trevor McGlynn.[1] The family lived in Littleborough, where she attended Wardle High School and studied A-levels in drama, English literature and media studies, during which time she made her acting debut as Gemma Gooch in an episode of Moving On was later cast as Jodie "Scout" Allen in the seventh series of the BBC school drama Waterloo Road.[2][3][4][5] McGlynn left the show at the end of the eighth series, and subsequently joined the cast of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Sinead Tinker, a role she went on to play for six years until the character was killed off in a storyline that saw her die from cervical cancer in October 2019. McGlynn made her final appearance as Sinead in March 2020 when she appeared via video footage, and later that year won the award for Best Serial Drama Performance at the National Television Awards.[6][7][8]

In 2021, McGlynn joined the cast of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Becky Quentin, in a storyline which saw her as a new mother who grows close to Diane Hutchinson (Alex Fletcher). She departed in February 2022.[9] In 2021, McGlynn took part in the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing. She was partnered with Gorka Márquez and the couple were second to be eliminated from the competition in week 3.[10]

McGlynn and Ricky Rayment, from the ITVBe reality television series The Only Way Is Essex, made their relationship public knowledge via Instagram[11] on Valentine's Day 2024.[12]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Moving On Gemma Gooch Episode: "Skies of Glass" [2]
2011–2013 Waterloo Road Jodie "Scout" Allen Regular role [3][4][5]
2012 Leonardo Lucia Rossi Episode: "The Fugitive" [13]
2013–2020 Coronation Street Sinead Tinker Regular role [6]
2018 Mission Christmas Katie Video short [14]
2021 Celebrity Catchphrase Herself Contestant [15]
2021 The Syndicate Georgina Clarke 3 episodes [16]
2021–2022 Hollyoaks Becky Quentin Regular role [9]
2021 Strictly Come Dancing Contestant Series 19 [17]

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Award Work Result Ref(s)
2013 Inside Soap Awards Best Newcomer Coronation Street Longlisted [18]
2019 The British Soap Awards Best Female Dramatic Performance Shortlisted [19]
TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actress Longlisted [20]
Inside Soap Awards Best Actress Longlisted [21]
RTS North West Awards Best Performance in a Continuing Drama Nominated [22]
The Digital Spy Reader Awards Best Female Soap Actor Second [23]
2020 25th National Television Awards Best Serial Drama Performance Won [24]

References

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  1. ^ Hannam, Laura. "Katie McGlynn in The Syndicate: Does the ex Coronation Street star have a boyfriend?". Entertainment Daily. Digitalbox. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Jimmy McGovern's Moving On - Skies of Glass". BBC. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Waterloo Road". BBC Media City. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b Millar, Paul (17 April 2012). "Waterloo Road star talks Scout marriage". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b Gray, Lisa (29 June 2011). "Katie scouts out star role in hit show Waterloo Road". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. ^ a b Kilkelly, Daniel (22 February 2013). "Corrie role for 'Waterloo Road' actress". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Katie McGlynn Set for 'Coronation Street' Deal". www.femalefirst.co.uk. 25 May 2013. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Coronation Street set for minibus crash horror". ITV News. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 25 June 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  9. ^ a b Slade, Alison (1 June 2021). "Former Coronation Street star Katie McGlynn joins cast of Hollyoaks". What's on TV. Future plc. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Katie McGlynn is second celebrity to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing". Independent.co.uk. 10 October 2021.
  11. ^ McGlynn, Katie; Rayment, Ricky (14 February 2024). "Every day is like Valentine's Day with you ♥️ #valentinesday". Instagram. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  12. ^ Mellin, Hannah (19 April 2024). "TOWIE's Ricky Rayment: his age, fishy job and Coronation Street girlfriend". Closer. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  13. ^ Lindsay, Duncan (31 May 2021). "Hollyoaks casts award winning Coronation Street star in major role". Metro. DMG Media. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Corrie Stars Help Make Christmas Extra Special For Families At Infamous Diner Charity Bash". I Love Manchester. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  15. ^ Bell, Richard (10 January 2021). "Celebrity Catchphrase contestant Richard Ayoade divides viewers as some call him 'most annoying ever'". Entertainment Daily. Digitalbox. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  16. ^ Hannam, Laura (30 March 2021). "Katie McGlynn in The Syndicate: Does the ex Coronation Street star have a boyfriend?". Entertainment Daily. Digitalbox. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  17. ^ Warner, Sam (10 August 2021). "Strictly Come Dancing confirms seventh and eighth celebrities joining 2021 line-up". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  18. ^ Dainty, Sophie (22 July 2013). "Inside Soap Awards 2013 – longlist nominees in full". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  19. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (30 April 2019). "British Soap Awards 2019 shortlist revealed as EastEnders and Hollyoaks top the nominations". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  20. ^ "TVCA Long List 2019". TV Choice. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  21. ^ Harp, Justin (1 July 2019). "Inside Soap Awards 2019 longlist revealed – which Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks stars are up?". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  22. ^ "RTS North West Awards 2019". Royal Television Society. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  23. ^ Robinson, Abby (28 December 2019). "It's (nearly) a clean sweep for Hollyoaks in the Digital Spy Reader Awards for soaps 2019". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  24. ^ Harp, Justin (7 January 2020). "National Television Awards 2020 shortlist is in – with Line of Duty, Peaky Blinders and Ant & Dec in the running". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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