Vicky Entwistle

Victoria Entwistle (born 15 September 1968) is an English actress. She is known for playing Janice Battersby in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.

Early life Entwistle grew up in Accrington; her father owned a newsagent's in Clayton-le-Moors. She attended Rhyddings High School in Oswaldtwistle, and at the age of sixteen, she commuted to Blackpool to study drama, whilst working nights at a local supermarket.

Since leaving Coronation Street, Entwistle has worked on the stage. She starred as the Wicked Queen in Blackpool's 2011 production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and in 2012 toured in Funny Peculiar, an award-winning play by Mike Stott, with Suzanne Shaw, Craig Gazey, Dominic Cazenove and Gemma Bissix.

From January to August 2013, she played the role of Madame Thénardier in Les Misérables on the West End.

On 22 August 2013, Vicky entered the Celebrity Big Brother house alongside former on-screen husband Bruce Jones to compete in the twelfth series. She was paid £150,000.

From 13 December 2017 until 7 January 2018, Entwistle appeared in the Christmas pantomime Sleeping Beauty at the Pavilion Theatre in Rhyl, North Wales. She played the character Carrabosse, which she also played in a Llandudno pantomime in 2013.

Personal life In January 2001, Entwistle was arrested after allegedly head-butting a fan of Coronation Street. The charges against her were dropped.

Filmography + Year Title Role Notes 1997–2011 Coronation Street Janice Battersby Series regular; 1557 episodes 1997 The Bill Sophie Edghill Episode: "A Policeman's Lot" 1999 Coronation Street: Through the Keyhole Janice Battersby Coronation Street spin-off 2013 Celebrity Big Brother Herself 26 episodes Big Brother's Bit on the Side 17 episodes 2017 Father Brown Frances Whittaker Episode: "The Eagle and The Daw" 2018 Ackley Bridge Sandra Turner Recurring role; 2 episodes 2019 Holby City Sandra Jackson Episode: "Sandra's Choice"

Stage The Importance of Being Earnest as Miss Prism (2019, Octagon Theatre, Bolton)