Alice Barlow
Barlow at the Inside Soap Awards 2011
Born (1991-08-09) 9 August 1991
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2008–present

Alice Barlow (born 9 August 1991) is an English actress and singer, best known for her role as Rae Wilson in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.[1]

Education

Barlow attended The Fallibroome Academy in Macclesfield.

Career

While a teenager Barlow won a national talent search Festival4Stars.[2] In 2008, Barlow took part 'The Stobart Factor' a talent competition, which was judged by The X Factor judge Louis Walsh. Walsh gave Barlow positive comments on her singing and told her she had 'style'. Alice went on to win the competition and won £10,000, in which she put towards an Invisalign to straighten her teeth.[3]

In October 2009, Alice made her television debut as Rae Wilson in Channel 4's soap-opera, Hollyoaks.[4] While at Hollyoaks, Barlow won an All About Soap award for "Best Love Triangle", along with Kieron Richardson and Emmett J. Scanlan.[5] In early 2011, Barlow decided to leave the serial and her character was killed off in the late night spin-off Hollyoaks Later, which aired in September 2011. Barlow's departure was kept a secret until her exit scenes were aired.[6] While starring in the show she also presented linked project The Hollyoaks Music Show. In 2012 Barlow secured the role of Bella in ITV drama series Crime Stories.[7]

On 15 February 2013, Digital Spy reported that Barlow had auditioned on the second series of The Voice UK[8][9] and had got through to the next round with Danny O'Donoghue as her coach.[10] Barlow was defeated in the battle rounds by Andrea Begley, the eventual winner of the show. Following her elimination from the talent contest Barlow vowed to continue her ambition of a career in music.[11]

On 10 July, Barlow's management announced that she had secured the role of Sara in a new E4's comedy titled Drifters.[12] In 2014, Barlow filmed a guest appearance for the medical drama Casualty.[12] For 2015, Barlow secured a recurring role in ITV comedy Benidorm and a guest role in Russell T Davies' series Banana.[13]

In 2018, Barlow secured the role of Kat in the Dusty Springfield musical "Son Of A Preacher Man".[14]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2009–2011 Hollyoaks Rae Wilson 89 episodes
2011 Hollyoaks Later 1 episode
2012 Crime Stories Bella Guest role
2013 The Voice UK Herself 2 episodes
2013–2016 Drifters Sara Recurring role
2014 Casualty Lucy Guest role
Staff Room Emma Guest role
2015 Benidorm Annie Redmond 3 episodes
Banana Harriet 1 episode
2017 Coronation Street Nancy Briers 2 episodes
2019 Doctors Sally Seaborn Guest role
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Bianca Percy 1 episode
2021 Betty 2 episodes
2022 Ten Percent Chloe (Estate agent) 1 episode

References

  1. ↑ "Alice Barlow IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Heat is on for talented". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 6 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Simpson, Oli (30 November 2009). "Alice Barlow: 'Louis said I have style'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "There's no business like showbusiness!". Manchester Evening News. 7 October 2009. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (27 March 2011). "'Enders triumphs in All About Soap awards". Digital Spy. (Hachette Filipacchi UK). Archived from the original on 2 May 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (9 September 2011). "Exclusive: 'Hollyoaks' Alice Barlow on Rae's exit, leaving soap and future plans: Interview". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  7. ↑ "Alice Barlow: True Crime". Sainou Talent Agency. 9 August 2012. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  8. ↑ "Former Hollyoaks star Alice Barlow wows The Voice judges". Independent. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  9. ↑ Fletcher, Alex (15 February 2013). "'The Voice' UK: Ex-'Hollyoaks' actress Alice Barlow auditions for show". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Alice Barlow". BBC. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  11. ↑ Miles, Tina (13 May 2013). "Alice Barlow vows to launch singing career after being ousted from The Voice". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  12. 1 2 "Alice Barlow films Drifters". sainou.com. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "Alice Barlow". sainou.com. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  14. ↑ "Alice Barlow and Michelle Gayle to join Son of a Preacher Man UK tour in 2018". sonofapreachermanmusical.com. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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