Siobhan Hayes
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| Born | Siobhan Hayes 23 April 1975 (age 33) |
| Occupation | Actress, Presenter |
| Years active | 1982-present |
Siobhan Hayes (born 23 April 1975) is an actress best known for her role as Abi Harper in the British television series My Family.
Hayes portrayed Abi Harper as a dimwitted and clumsy student in the British sitcom My Family, a role she has reprised since 2002to 2008 when the charater was written out of the programme as becoming a nun. She played office trainee Sandy in the radio version of Absolute Power. She has also made guest appearances in Little Britain, Paul Merton: The Series, Marple: Murder at the Vicarage and Birds of a Feather. Early appearances included playing a pupil of class 5C from 1991 onwards in the series Up the Garden Path
In 2005 she appeared on the third series of the BBC's prime-time pro-celebrity dancing show, Strictly Come Dancing, dancing with professional Matthew Cutler. The couple were the first to be eliminated.
On 1 February 2008, it was announced that Hayes would be playing new character Melinda in EastEnders. Melinda is the partner of the shows returning Ricky Butcher played by Sid Owen. [1] This is Siobhan's second role in EastEnders as she also played a character called Jane on 4 July 1991.
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- ^ "'My Family' star joins 'EastEnders'", Digital Spy, 2008-02-01. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
