Has two children with husband Jeff Hordley; daughter Violet Ava (b. November 2004) and son Stan (b. April 21, 2008).
Delivered her children Violet and Stan naturally at home in a water birth.
Her Emmerdale Farm (1972) character Rhona Goskirk became the 23rd woman on the soap opera to give birth. Rhona had a son Leo (played by Theo Tasker), born on 31 May 2011.
She gained a BA (Hons) Theatre Arts (Acting) degree in 1997 from
Manchester Metropolitan University School of Television & Theatre. She
met her husband Jeff at drama school in 1994.
She scooped the Manchester Evening News `Best Actress in a leading
role' title in the Manchester Metropolitan University School of
Theatre's production of "Pygmalion" for Eliza Doolittle, a hit in
February 2002.