pounds 180,000 SQUARE DEAL FOR TAMZIN; BLONDE AMBITION: EASTENDERS BEAUTY IS HIGHEST-PAID SOAP STAR.EASTENDERS star Tamzin Outhwaite Tamzin Outhwaite (born on November 5, 1970) is an English actress best known for playing Melanie Owen in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Early careerOuthwaite attended the Stagestruck Theatre Company as a teenager. has become Britain's highest-paid soap star after signing a pounds 180,000-a-year deal to stay in Albert Square Albert Square is the fictional location of the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. It is ostensibly located in the equally fictional London borough of Walford in London's East End. . The blonde actress, who plays Melanie Healy, had been tapped by ITV (1) See interactive TV. (2) (iTV) The code name for Apple's video media hub (see Apple TV). , who tried to lure her away from Walford with a variety of projects. But Tamzin is staying put and last night she was said to be "thrilled and delighted" with her big-money BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. deal. A programme source said: "This will guarantee Tamzin stays at EastEnders for at least the next 18 months. "The viewers absolutely love her and there are plans for lots more fantastic storylines for Mel. "Of course she's had lots of offers but everone's ecstatic that she decided not to quit. It just shows how committed she is to the BBC and to the show." Until now Barbara Knox Barbara Knox (née Brothwood, sometimes credited by her first married name, Mullaney) is an English actress mainly known for playing 'Rita Sullivan' in the television soap opera Coronation Street. She was born on 30th September 1933. , who plays Rita Sullivan Rita Sullivan (née Littlewood, previously Fairclough and Bates) is a fictional character on Coronation Street. She is played by Barbara Knox. Character History Rita was introduced in 1964, although this was a one-off appearance. in Coronation Street Coronation Street is an award-winning British soap opera. It is the longest-running television soap opera in the United Kingdom, first broadcast on Friday, 9 December, 1960 in the Granada region of ITV. , was the top-earning female soap star with an annual deal worth pounds 172,000. The highest-paid EastEnders actress was Wendy Richard - Pauline Fowler - on pounds 160,000. But now 29-year-old Tamzin has leapfrogged them both. In just two years with the soap, she has become one of its most popular characters. When Tamzin first turned up in Walford, she was known as mysterious Melanie - it took a while to discover she was the long-lost sister of trendy vicar Alex Healy. And during her time on the show, Tamzin has had her fair share of sizzling siz·zle intr.v. siz·zled, siz·zling, siz·zles 1. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat. 2. To seethe with anger or indignation. 3. storylines. While engaged to slimy businessman Ian Beale - Adam Woodyatt - she slept with nightclub owner Steve Owen - Martin Kemp. She finally wed Ian but the marriage was over within hours in the soap's millennium special. Then barmaid Mel had a fling with desperate Dan - Craig Fairbrass - and now she's trying to throw off Steve once more. But Tamzin, who was born in the East End and spent years performing in West End musicals, would hate to be classed as a bimbo. The actress, who is due to marry long-term Scots boyfriend Marty Benson next year, once said: "I don't like being stereotyped. It upsets me that I can be regared as a dumb blonde just because that is the colour of my hair and I'm reasonably attractive." The Top Earners In Britain's Soaps 2 Barbara Knox Coronation Street pounds 172,000 3 Bill Roache Coronation Street pounds 167,000 4 Johnny Briggs Coronation Street pounds 166,000 5 Wendy Richard EastEnders pounds 160,000 6 Mike Reid Eastenders pounds 160,000 7 Barbara Windsor Eastenders pounds 150,000 |
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