Star Facts
- Jennifer is an experienced baton twirler
- She has degree in Health and Fitness
- She co-owns clothes boutique in Liverpool called The Closet with Hollyoaks co-stars Claire Cooper and Leah Hackett.
- Jen has said people confuse her with fellow Bradfordian Kimberley Walsh
- Jennifer appeared on Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack with Claire Cooper (Jaqui McQueen) and Gemma Merna (Carmel McQueen)
Biography:
Jennifer is best known for playing Mercedes McQueen in Hollyoaks. Although, we know her pretty well for looking amazing in a bikini and making us very jealous indeed.
Born in Bradford, Jennifer grew up acting, attending Scala Kids drama school in her hometown. She also starred in My Parents are Aliens, Where the Heart is and Emmerdale, before landing the role of the feisty McQueen sister in Hollyoaks.
In the past Jennifer has admitted to having insecurities about her body, confessing to having liposuction last year.
This is despite being voted the Sexiest Female in Soapland at both the British Soap Awards and the Inside Soap Awards in 2007, and then again in 2008. She has also been voted the 46th sexiest woman in the world by FHM readers in 2010.
She has since spoken about her surgery, which saw her drop from a size 10-12 to a tiny 6-8, saying:
'I did it for me and that’s it. I think surgery is a really personal decision only you can make. If there’s something on your body you really don’t like, it doesn’t matter if your mum doesn’t see it, your boyfriend doesn’t see it, or whoever, it’s what you feel comfortable with.'
Talking of boyfriends, Jen reckons she likes hers “big, hairy, raw and smelly” and has been romantically linked to boxer Amir Kahn, footballer Jermaine Pennant and Big Brother loser Ziggy. We have no idea if this means they were all smelly and hairy or not.
Jennifer reckons she’s only in this year’s Dancing on Ice for ‘tighter buns’, however she is shaping up to be a strong contender on the ice.
Inevitably Jen has already been linked to her dancing partner Sylvian. She has said: 'Oh he's gorgeous! I think you'd be stupid not to fancy him!'