he prepares to take to the dancefloor tomorrow night   

, by Laura Ikeji


Ray Burmiston/BBC/PA Wire

Strictly Come Dancing: Who is Georgia May Foote?
23:22, 25 SEP 2015BY KATIE FITZPATRICK
Everything you need to know about the former Coronation Street star as Ray Burmiston/BBC/PA Wire
Strictly Come Dancing contestant Georgia May Foote
The nerves are kicking in as formerCoronation Street star Georgia May Foote prepares to take to the Strictlydancefloor for the first time tomorrow night.
Georgia, who played Katy Armstrong in the soap for five years, will compete for the coveted Glitterball with her dance partner Giovanni Pernice and they will dance the jive to Dear Future Husband by Meghan Trainor.
Before she struts her stuff tomorrow from 6.15pm on BBC One here is everything you need to know about Georgia...
TV Background
BBC
Georgia as Alison Simmons in Grange Hill
Before Coronation Street 24-year-old Georgia, from Bury, had racked up a number of TV roles. Just some of the shows she appeared in include Life on Mars, Casualty, This Is England 86’ and Doctors. And she played Alison Simmons in Grange Hill until it was cancelled in 2008. Before playing Katy Armstrong in Corrie she had a small role as Jess Burrows – a young girl who viewed number 8 Coronation Street with her parents but was talked out of buying it by David Platt.
Coronation Street
ITV
Georgia as Katy with son Joseph and Chesney in Coronation Street
Georgia was cast as headstrong Katy Armstrong in Corrie in 2010 – the daughter of Owen Armstrong and sister of Izzy Armstrong.
Through her character the show tackled the issue of teen pregnancy when she dated Chesney Brown and fell pregnant with their son Joseph. Katy, who was cast as Mary, gave birth during the local Christmas nativity play and Joseph was delivered by Anna Windass.
After becoming a young mum she had an affair with Ryan Connor. In March this year Katy decided to leave with Joseph to live with her mum in Portugal, leaving the door open for her return.
Dance Background
Ray Burmiston/BBC/PA Wire
Strictly Come Dancing contestant Georgia May Foote
After it was announced that Georgia was joining Strictly she disclosed that she used to dance – but she isn’t sure if freestyle hip-hop will come in handy on the show.
She said: “I started dancing first before I started drama, but it was freestyle hip hop so it wasn’t as technical as ballroom.
“I’m looking forward to learning all the different dance styles - and all the dresses.
“I’ve already come home with sequins in my shoes.”
Romance
Jon Baxter
Georgia with her Coronation Street star boyfriend Sean Ward
Georgia is dating her former Coronation Street co-star Sean Ward who played evil drug dealer Callum Logan until he was murdered by Kylie Platt in the spectacular live episode to mark ITV’s 60th anniversary.
The handsome couple, who met on set, confirmed their relationship in a romantic Instagram post in May. In a black and white picture as she leaned in for a kiss on what looked like a train with the message: “Grab a coat... Leave a note... And run away with me @seanjward”
Dance Partner
Georgia May Foote with her dance partner Giovanni Pernice
Georgia – the youngest member of the Strictly line-up - is paired with Italian dance champion Giovanni Pernice in her bid to win the coveted Glitterball trophy.
The 25-year-old was born in Sicily and moved to Bologna when he was 14 to pursue a career in dance.
Giovanni, who says his ‘weakness is the ladies’, has the date that he won the Italian championships tattooed on his wrist, along with Nato per Vincere meaning Born To Win written on his arm.
His favourite dance style is the jive because he feels it reflects his cheeky character

0 comments:

INFINIX ON JUMIA