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Michelle Gayle

Michelle Gayle

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 02, 1971 (54)
Birthplace London, England, UK
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 07, 2025
Entry Date Apr 20, 2024
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Biography

Michelle Patricia Gayle (born 2 February 1971) is a British recording artist, songwriter, actress and author. Gayle had success as a Soul and R&B singer in the 1990s. She achieved seven Top 40 singles in the UK Singles Chart, her two biggest hits to date being "Sweetness" (Number 4, September 1994) ... and "Do You Know" (Number 6, February 1997). She released two Top 40 albums through RCA Records but they parted company in 1997, and although Gayle has recorded other albums, they have not been released. As an actress, Gayle is best known for her work on television, in particular playing Hattie Tavernier in BBC's EastEnders from 1990-1993. She has also had various roles in film and theatre and played Belle in the West End musical Beauty and the Beast in 1999. She has taken part in several celebrity based reality television shows, and, in June 2007, she became a panellist for ITV's topical chatshow Loose Women. Gayle branched into writing and the rights to her first novel were acquired by Walker Books in 2010. The book, Pride and Premiership, was published on 5 May 2011. She was married to ex-footballer Mark Bright for 10 years but the couple announced their separation in 2007. Gayle is to remarry in "summer 2011". Description above from the Wikipedia article Michelle Gayle , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

The Naked Poet

The Naked Poet

2016

as Joanne

Joy Division

Joy Division

2006

as Yvonne

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

EastEnders

as Hattie Tavernier

Episodes: 2046

First Aired: Feb 19, 1985

Wolfblood

as Imara Cipriani

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Feb 25, 2013

Grange Hill

as Fiona Wilson

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Feb 08, 1978

The Games

as Self

Episodes: 27

First Aired: Sep 01, 2003

Reborn in the USA

as Self

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Mar 08, 2003

Dancing on Wheels

as Self - Contestant

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Nov 02, 2010

Richard Osman's House of Games

as Self - Contestant

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 04, 2017

Diddy TV

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 14, 2016

Top of the Pops

as Self - Host

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 01, 1964

Surprise, Surprise

as Self - Performer

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 06, 1984

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 18, 2011

Live & Kicking

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1993

Parallel 9

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 25, 1992

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 12, 1996

Celebrity Juice

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2008

Loose Women

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1999

Big Brother's Bit on the Side

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2011

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