Who is Victoria Ekanoye? Meet the Corrie star and X Factor Celebrity 2019 contestant

1 November 2019, 14:22 | Updated: 7 November 2019, 09:48

Victoria Ekanoye is best known for her role as Angie Appleton in Coronation Street, but she's also starred in other TV series and films – including The Royals and Last Laugh.

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Victoria Ekanoye is best known for her role in Coronation Street as Angie Appleton, Mary Taylor’s daughter-in-law. But she's also been in a variety of other TV programmes and films, including The Royals, and has even appeared in the West End production of The Lion King.

Here's some facts about Victoria:

1. Can Victoria sing?

   

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   Victoria studied musical theatre at Oldham College, which led to her becoming an actress.

   Along with roles in TV programmes and films, she's also starred in the West End production of The Lion King, where she played the role of Queen Sarabi.

   So we imagine she's got a good set of vocals...

2. How old is she?

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   A post shared by Victoria Ekanoye (@victoriaekanoye) on Oct 9, 2019 at 3:46pm PDT

   Victoria was born on 11 December 1982 – making the Corrie actress 36 years old.

3. Is Victoria single?

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   Today was a good day 🥰 #homesweethome #newbeginnings #chillipot

   A post shared by Victoria Ekanoye (@victoriaekanoye) on Jul 31, 2019 at 12:45pm PDT

   From her social media channels it seems that Victoria has been in a long-term relationship with her boyfriend Jonny Lomas.