Loui Batley
{{Short description|English actress, singer (b. 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Loui Batley.jpg
| caption = Loui Batley in April 2009
| name = Loui Batley
| birth_name = Louie Anne Batley
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|6|9}}
| birth_place = Chorley, England, United Kingdom
| occupation = Actress
| known_for = Nighty Night (2005)
Hollyoaks (2005–2009)
| spouse = {{marriage|Simon Lawson|2013}}
| children = 2
}}
Louie Anne BatleyBirths, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984-2004 list name at birth as 'Louie Ann Batley' there is also another listed with the same details and name but the middle name spelt as Ann(e).{{cite web | url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/5752/peter-pan | title=Reviews – Peter Pan | publisher=The Stage | date=22 December 2004 | accessdate=5 February 2008 }} (born 9 June 1987) is a British actress, singer, and dancer. She is best known for her role as Sarah Barnes in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.
Early life
Louie Anne Batley was born in Chorley on 9 June 1987. She attended Rivington Primary School[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0061200/bio Loui Batley – Biography] and Westholme Upper School in 1998 to 1999, but left due to dance commitments.
Career
Batley had minor roles prior to her role in Hollyoaks, including a part as Angus Deayton's young girlfriend Natalie in the second series of Julia Davis' award-winning black comedy Nighty Night.
Batley played the role of Sarah Barnes on Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from 2005{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/H/hollyoaks/cast/girls/sarahbarnes/ |title=Hollyoaks – Sarah Barnes (played by Loui Batley) – E4.com |publisher=Channel 4 |accessdate=28 January 2012}} until 2009.
Batley was due to appear in the second series of the BBC show Just the Two of Us, but was dropped after her professional singing partner Russell Watson quit the show due to health problems. She also performed the opening song on 2007's BBC Children in Need, along with co-stars Kevin Sacre, Gerard McCarthy and Summer Strallen.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a78859/hollyoaks-cast-to-perform-for-children-in-need.html |title='Hollyoaks' cast to perform for 'Children in Need' – Hollyoaks News – Soaps |publisher=Digital Spy |date=31 October 2007 |accessdate=28 January 2012}}
Batley was once a singer in the band Verity.{{cite web|url=http://www.verityandviolet.com/#!the_story/c161y/ |title=The Girls |publisher=verityandviolet.com |accessdate=14 July 2013}}
=Television=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Year | Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Jake's Progress | Portia |
| 2005 | Nighty Night | Natalie |
| 2005–2009 | Hollyoaks | rowspan=2|Sarah Barnes |
| 2008–2009 | Hollyoaks Later'' |
=Movies=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Following Footsteps | Maria White |
| 2012 | Tower Block | Amy |
=Other=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Clover | Advert |
=Theatre=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Year | Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| ? | Broadway Theatre Project | rowspan=4|Soloist |
| ? | Submerged | |
| ? | The Waltz Medley | |
| ? | Six Feet Under | |
| ? | The Nutcracker | Sugar Plum Fairy |
=Modelling=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Year | Type | Designers |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | rowspan=5|Catwalk | Nolita |
| ? | Pimlico | |
| ? | Oska | |
| ? | Woom Xoom | |
| ? | Shirin Guild |
=Awards=
- Won
- British Freestyle Champion
- Lyrical Section
- European Theatrical Stage Dance
1st Place - Carlton TV – Britain's Best Dancer
2003 - Nominated
- IDTA Tap & Ballet Awards
- Le Classique de Danse Awards
- Representative
- NATD in the Grand Finals
Personal life
Batley and Simon Lawson, who played Simon Crosby in Hollyoaks, have set up an acting workshop for up and coming talent.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a89394/hollyoaks-couple-establish-acting-workshops.html |title='Hollyoaks' couple establish acting workshops – Hollyoaks News – Soaps |publisher=Digital Spy |date=14 February 2008 |accessdate=28 January 2012}} In 2009 they took on the lease of a public house, the Princess Victoria, in London's Earls Court Road.The Times, 10 July 2009 It was announced via Verity and Violet's Twitter account that Batley and Lawson had got married in July 2013.{{cite tweet|user=verityandviolet|author=Verity & Violet|number=354243388385677312|date=8 July 2013|title=Been a bit quiet cause Violet got married!! It was a beautiful day.}} She gave birth to the couple's first child in January 2019. On 4 October 2020, Batley announced that she was pregnant with her second child.
Her brother, Tobias Batley, is a professional ballet dancer.{{cite news|url=http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/theatre/Challenge-of-a-classic-.4043478.jp |title=Challenge of a classic – Theatre |work=Sheffield Telegraph|date=21 April 2008 |accessdate=28 January 2012}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0061200|name=Loui Batley}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071008092856/http://www.jackiepalmer.co.uk/management_resume_details.asp?id=74&col=B Loui Batley's agency]
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Category:21st-century English actresses
Category:British television actresses
Category:English stage actresses
Category:British soap opera actresses
Category:Actors from Chorley, Lancashire
Category:Actresses from Lancashire
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