Georgia May Foote (born 11 February 1991) is an English actress and model. She is known for playing Alison Simmons in the BBC school drama series Grange Hill from 2005 to 2008 and Katy Armstrong in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2010 to 2015. In 2015, she was a runner-up on the BBC celebrity talent show Strictly Come Dancing. She also came 98th in FHM's Sexiest Women of 2015.
Early life Foote attended Elton High School in Bury and then Bury College. She has an older sister named Katie.
Career Foote has been appearing on British television since 2004. She has played two different murder victims: Angela Fairley in the psychological thriller Conviction, and as Charley Witham in Life on Mars. Other roles are Rosie in Sorted, Katy Barnes in Doctors, Jennifer Thurber in the BBC drama Casualty (20 September 2008), Julie Tinniswood in the ITV drama Heartbeat (3 May 2009), Bryony in Emmerdale (April 2010), and Gemma in This Is England 86. She played the role of Lauren in the short film Cotton Stones. She also appeared in two domestic abuse television adverts. She made a guest appearance in Coronation Street as Jess Burrows (18 January 2010), but was re-introduced as a new, regular character in July 2010, playing Katy Armstrong. She left the show in 2015 to pursue other acting roles, interests, projects, and her modelling career. The character was killed off off-screen in early-2017, reported to have died in a car accident in Portugal, where she was living in the script.
In 2013, Foote was nominated for the Sexiest Female Award at the British Soap Awards, but lost out to fellow Coronation Street actress Michelle Keegan. In 2014, she was nominated for the same award but again lost out to Michelle Keegan who portrayed Tina McIntyre in the show. In 2015 she came 98th on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women, she featured alongside Keegan who came first, the first time two stars from the same British soap had been in the Top 100 public poll.
Foote was signed to a modelling contract with Select Model Management in October 2014. Foote has appeared as a guest and contestant on shows such as Fake Reaction, All Star Family Fortunes, BBC Breakfast, Celebrity Juice and Loose Women. She has been a self-employed nail technician since 2021.
Strictly Come Dancing
On 13 August 2015, it was announced that Foote would be participating in the thirteenth series of the BBC celebrity talent show Strictly Come Dancing from September 2015. She was partnered with professional dancer Giovanni Pernice. The couple eventually reached the final where they received the maximum 40 points for their Charleston. They ended as joint runners-up along with Kellie Bright and Kevin Clifton, losing out to Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani who won the competition.
Week #Dance / SongJudges' scoresResultHorwoodBussellGoodmanTonioliTotal1Jive / "Dear Future Husband"677727No elimination2Waltz / "Georgia on My Mind"666725Safe3Rumba / "Writing's on the Wall"776727Safe4Quickstep / "Reach"778830Safe5Salsa / "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"788831Safe6Tango / "Ghostbusters"8999Safe7Samba / "Volare"899935Safe8Charleston / "Hot Honey Rag"9101010Safe9American Smooth Viennese waltz / "I Have Nothing"991010Safe10Paso doble / "The Final Countdown"888933Safe11Foxtrot / "Beauty and the Beast"999936Bottom two12Cha-cha-cha / "I Will Survive"Viennese waltz / "Runaway"8981081091033Safe13Rumba / "Writing's on the Wall"Freestyle / "Fix You"Charleston / "Hot Honey Rag"99109910991099103636Runner-up
Filmography Year TV series Role Notes2004 ConvictionAngela Fairley3 episodes 2006 Sorted Rosie2007 Life on Mars Charley Witham1 episode Doctors Katy Barnes 2005–2008 Grange Hill Alison Simmons Series regular 2008 Casualty Jennifer Thurber 1 episode2009 Cotton Stones Lauren Short film Heartbeat Julie Tinniswood 1 episode2010 Emmerdale Bryony Gregson 1 episode This Is England '86 Gemma 2 episodesCoronation Street Jess Burrows 1 episode2010–2015 Katy Armstrong Series regular 391 episodes 2012, 2013 Loose WomenHerselfGuest panellist: 2 episodes2013 All Star Family FortunesContestant/panelist2013, 2016 Celebrity Juice2014 Fake Reaction2015 Strictly Come Dancing Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two2016 Saturday Kitchen 1 episode2016 Trollied Holly4 episodes2019 Queen of Diamonds KittyShort Film 2020 Doctors Gracie Bradshaw Episode: "A Day in the Life..." 2020–2021 Falista 14 Episodes 2022 We Are Not Alone Elodie
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result 2011 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Newcomer 2013 British Soap Awards Sexiest Female 2013 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest Female 2014 2014 British Soap Awards Sexiest Female 2014 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest Female
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