Loui Batley
Louie Anne Batley (born in Chorley, Lancashire) is an English actress, singer, and dancer best known for her role in "Hollyoaks" as Sarah Barnes. She attended Rivington Primary School and Westholme Upper School in 1998 to 1999, but left due to dance commitments. Career. Batley had minor roles prior to her role in "Hollyoaks", including a part as Angus Deayton's young girlfriend Natalie in the second series of Julia Davis' award-winning black comedy "Nighty Night". She played the role of Sarah Barnes on Channel 4 soap opera "Hollyoaks". She played the role from 2005 until 2009 . Loui was due to appear in the second series of the BBC show "Just the Two of Us", but was dropped after her professional singing partner Russell Watson quit the show due to health problems. She also performed the opening act/song on 2007's BBC Children in Need, along with co-stars Kevin Sacre, Gerard McCarthy and Summer Strallen. She currently sings in the band Verity and Violet alongside her friend, Jessica Dolman. Personal life. Batley and Simon Lawson, who played Simon Crosby in "Hollyoaks", have set up an acting workshop for up and coming talent. In 2009 they  took on the lease of a public house, the Princess Victoria, in London's Earls Court Road. It was announced via Verity and Violet's Twitter account that Batley and Lawson had got married in July 2013. She gave birth to the couple's first child in January 2019. On 4 October 2020, Batley announced that she was pregnant with her second child. On 15 March 2021, she announced the birth of her daughter, Dora. Her brother, Tobias Batley, is a professional ballet dancer.