Lucy Pargeter
Lucy Kate Pargeter (born 1 March 1977) is an English actress, known for her roles as Helen Raven in "Crossroads" (2002–2003) and Chas Dingle in "Emmerdale" (2002–present). She also finished third in the 13th series of the ITV reality show "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" in 2013. For her role in "Emmerdale", she won the 2019 British Soap Award for Best Actress. Early life. Pargeter was born in Nottingham. She trained at the Central Junior Television Workshop and New College, Nottingham. She was a member of the band Paperdolls, which toured with Boyzone  in the 1990s and took part in "Stars in Their Eyes" as Emma Bunton. Career. She has appeared in "Soldier Soldier", "Dalziel and Pascoe", and played the role of Brenda in the film "Anita and Me". However, it is for her roles as Helen Raven in "Crossroads" (2002–2003) and Chas Dingle, whom she currently plays in the long-running soap "Emmerdale" (2002–present), that she is best known. In January 2006, she appeared in the reality singing competition "Soapstar Superstar" and finished in third place. In 2007, the Irish channel TV3 hosted the TV Now magazine awards, in which Pargeter  and fellow "Emmerdale" actor Tom Lister won Best Couple for their portrayal of Chas and Carl. In 2011, she appeared on a celebrity edition of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", with her "Emmerdale" co-star Danny Miller. In November 2013, Pargeter entered the thirteenth series of "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!", where she finished in third place. In December 2017, she appeared in a celebrity edition of "The Chase", and won £5,000, out of the £15,000, for her selected charity, “Safe at Last”. In June 2019, Pargeter won the Best Actress award at  The British Soap Awards; she was also nominated for Best Female Dramatic Performance and Best On-Screen Partnership, alongside Dominic Brunt. Personal life. Pargeter has three daughters with her former partner, Rudi Coleano. She took maternity leave from "Emmerdale" in 2005 to have her first child, and another in 2017 to have twins. Coleano and Pargeter's relationship ended in 2019.