Sherrie Hewson

Sherrie Hewson is an English actress, writer and television personality. Born near Nottingham and raised in a show business family, she started dance and drama lessons as a young child. She made her screen debut in Z-Cars and later joined the Carry On team for Carry On Behind (1975). Her other films include The Slipper and the Rose (1976) and Hanover Street (1979). On television she became known for comedy, spending over ten years with Russ Abbot's Madhouse, and for soap roles such as Maureen Holdsworth in Coronation Street, Virginia Raven in Crossroads, Lesley Meredith in Emmerdale, and Joyce Temple-Savage in Benidorm. She was a regular panelist on Loose Women from 2003 to 2017 and came sixth on Celebrity Big Brother in 2015. She has written three books and later appeared in Hollyoaks as Martha Blake.