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Victoria Ekanoye
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Ekanoye in Elle Fatale 2013
Born (1981-12-11) 11 December 1981 (age 43)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2010–present
Television The Royals
Coronation Street
The X Factor: Celebrity
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Victoria Ekanoye (born 11 December 1981), is a British actress from Bury, England. Her credits include Coronation Street (2017–2019), The Royals (2015–2018), Almost Never (2019), Doctors (2020), The Worst Witch (2020), Christmas in Paradise (2020), and Death in Paradise (2022).

Career

In 2017, Ekanoye played Angie Appleton in the ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, for 94 episodes over three years.

She has also played Rachel in The Royals, and has appeared in The Chase: Celebrity Special, The Big Quiz and The X Factor: Celebrity.

She also appeared in series two of Almost Never and two episodes of Doctors as Kate Bennett.

In 2022, she appeared in the fourth episode of Series 11 of the BBC crime drama series Death in Paradise, as Miranda Priestley. The same year, she starred as Megan in Lionsgate Films' Christmas in Paradise, with a cast that included Kelsey Grammer, Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus.

Personal life

Ekanoye has sickle cell anaemia. On 8 November 2021, Ekanoye announced that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. After undergoing a double mastectomy, and a year out, she was able to resume acting, returning to television in 2022, as Miranda Priestley in Death in Paradise.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Dormant Girl Short film
2013 Elle Fatale Elle Short film
2013 Adots Apprentice Brenda TV Mini Series
2015 Mop, Bucket and Cape Ms. Magnificient Short film
2017 Last Laugh Tilly Lewis Film
2015–2018 The Royals Rachel 23 episodes
2017–2019 Coronation Street Angie Appleton 94 episodes
2019 Almost Never Ashley 1 episode
2020 Doctors Kate Bennett 2 episodes
2020 The Worst Witch Narcissus Nightshade 2 episodes
2022 Death in Paradise Miranda Priestley 1 episode
2022 Christmas in Paradise Megan Film
2023 Vera Liv Masters 1 episode
2023 The Real Full Monty Herself 2 episodes
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