Terri Dwyer
Encyclopedia
Teresa "Terri" Dwyer is an English
actress. She is best known for her role in the in the British soap opera
, Hollyoaks
as Ruth Osborne
.
and in 1995 won the part of Ruth Osborne in the British soap opera, Hollyoaks. After leaving Hollyoaks in 2001, she participated in the Channel 4
reality tv show, The Games and went on to win a gold medal.
In 2003, she briefly returned to Hollyoaks and also became a regular presenter on the ITV1
programme Loose Women
. In 2005, she joined the cast of Grange Hill
, playing the part of school teacher, Miss Adams. In June, 2006, Terri helped ITV Play
launch a new show: Rovers Return Quiz Night. She was one of the main presenters on the programme, alongside Paul Hendy.
Dwyer left ITV Play in June 2006, after accepting the job as main presenter on ITV's 60 Minute Makeover
, taking over from fellow Loose Women star Claire Sweeney
who left to join a theatre production. Terri has since left the show as part of a cost cutting exercise by ITV.
Terri co-presented 'Coronation Street/Emmerdale Confidential' on ITV
along with Jeremy Edwards
(who played the husband of Dwyer's character in Hollyoaks).
Dwyer also made a guest appearance on popular comedy Bo' Selecta in 2002.
Not widely publicised, Dwyer also starred in a one off episode (Episode 12) of the series "Mile High". Dwyer plays the role of a passenger within a group of people who share a fear of flying. She encounters an intimate moment with the character Captain Croker. Dwyer's character seduces the Captain onto the beach where she strips to her underwear and swims to a remote beach, where he shortly follows. It is inferred that the two characters attempted to have sex, but fail due to the Captain's inability to "get it up".
Terri has recently being regularly reviewing the newspapers on ITVs This Morning
.
village church, City of Edinburgh, on 5 September 2004. Dwyer gave birth to her first child, a son named Caiden Ajay Marley in Birkenhead
, Merseyside
, on 1 March 2006. Terri gave birth to her second son, Kylan Jones Marley on 3rd November 2009. She nearly missed her own wedding as she was stuck in traffic.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress. She is best known for her role in the in the British soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
, Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
as Ruth Osborne
Ruth Osborne
Ruth Osborne is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Terri Dwyer. She first appeared in 1995 as part of the Osborne family before leaving in 2001. Since then, she has made guest appearances between 2003–2004 and 2008. In 2009 Dwyer said she'd return...
.
Career
She began her career as a modelModel (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and in 1995 won the part of Ruth Osborne in the British soap opera, Hollyoaks. After leaving Hollyoaks in 2001, she participated in the Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
reality tv show, The Games and went on to win a gold medal.
In 2003, she briefly returned to Hollyoaks and also became a regular presenter on the ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
programme Loose Women
Loose Women
Loose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip...
. In 2005, she joined the cast of Grange Hill
Grange Hill
Grange Hill is a British television drama series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest running programmes on British television...
, playing the part of school teacher, Miss Adams. In June, 2006, Terri helped ITV Play
ITV Play
ITV Play was a 24/7 participation television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. The ITV Play name continued on the ITV Network until December 2007....
launch a new show: Rovers Return Quiz Night. She was one of the main presenters on the programme, alongside Paul Hendy.
Dwyer left ITV Play in June 2006, after accepting the job as main presenter on ITV's 60 Minute Makeover
60 Minute Makeover
60 Minute Makeover is a British popular daytime home interior design television programme broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom.-Overview:...
, taking over from fellow Loose Women star Claire Sweeney
Claire Sweeney
Claire Jane Sweeney is an English actress, singer and television personality best known for playing the role of Lindsey Corkhill in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside and her appearance on the first series of the Reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother.-Early Life:Sweeney was born in Walton, Liverpool...
who left to join a theatre production. Terri has since left the show as part of a cost cutting exercise by ITV.
Terri co-presented 'Coronation Street/Emmerdale Confidential' on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
along with Jeremy Edwards
Jeremy Edwards
Jeremy Edwards is an English actor and television presenter, who has appeared in the TV shows Hollyoaks and Holby City...
(who played the husband of Dwyer's character in Hollyoaks).
Dwyer also made a guest appearance on popular comedy Bo' Selecta in 2002.
Not widely publicised, Dwyer also starred in a one off episode (Episode 12) of the series "Mile High". Dwyer plays the role of a passenger within a group of people who share a fear of flying. She encounters an intimate moment with the character Captain Croker. Dwyer's character seduces the Captain onto the beach where she strips to her underwear and swims to a remote beach, where he shortly follows. It is inferred that the two characters attempted to have sex, but fail due to the Captain's inability to "get it up".
Terri has recently being regularly reviewing the newspapers on ITVs This Morning
This Morning (TV series)
This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...
.
Personal life
Terri has an older sister, an older brother and a younger brother. Terri nearly died in a car crash in 1991. Dwyer married Sean Marley at DalmenyDalmeny
Dalmeny is a suburban village and civil parish in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located on the south side of the Firth of Forth, east-southeast of South Queensferry and west-northwest of central Edinburgh; it falls under the local governance of the City of Edinburgh Council.The name Dalmeny is...
village church, City of Edinburgh, on 5 September 2004. Dwyer gave birth to her first child, a son named Caiden Ajay Marley in Birkenhead
Birkenhead
Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool...
, Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
, on 1 March 2006. Terri gave birth to her second son, Kylan Jones Marley on 3rd November 2009. She nearly missed her own wedding as she was stuck in traffic.
External links
- Terri Dwyer (official website)
- Terri Dwyer at IMDb