Zöe Lucker

Yorkshire-born Zoe Lucker has been on our screens a lot in recent years in TV dramas such as "Holby City", _Trial & Retribution: Trial & Retribution IV - Part One (2000)_ (qv), Barabara, _Brazen Hussies (1996)_ (qv) and _Coronation Street (1960)_ (qv), where she played Sonia Leech, owner of the beauty parlour where Raquel worked.But it's her role as Tanya Turner in _Footballers' Wives (2002)_ (qv) that she really loves. She adores her character ("We're both survivors, but I wouldn't use people the way she does to get on in life"), the stunning clothes, the dramatic scenes with screen husband Cristian Solimeno - and she's even learnt to live with her extra-long fake fingernails. The only part she hated was filming the opening sequence in a pool because, probably just like Tanya, she's not keen on swimming and prefers to keep her head above water. However, 28-year-old Lucker really is keen on football, and once bid successfully at a charity auction for a tour of Leeds United football ground.::Mark <mark_jones702@yahoo.co.uk>