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Who is Zoe Lucker and how old is she? Footballers’ Wives’ Tanya Turner and star of EastEnders and Hollyoaks

ZOE Lucker rose to fame playing Tanya Turner in Footballers' Wives from 2002 - 2006.

So 12 years after the leaving the show, where is she now? Here's everything you need to know...

 Zoe at the 2016 British Soap Awards
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Zoe at the 2016 British Soap AwardsCredit: Getty Images - Getty

How old is Zöe Lucker?

Zoe was born on April 11, 1974, making her 44 years old.

Raised in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, she studied acting at Oscars Academy of Performing Arts in Huddersfield and the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester.

She landed her first role, playing Busty Babs in series Brazen Hussies, in 1996.

She came tenth on the seventh series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2009.

 Zoe with the Footballers' Wives cast
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Zoe with the Footballers' Wives castCredit: Alamy

What happened to Tanya on Footballers' Wives?

Zoe's role as Tanya Turner in Footballers' Wives is her most famous to-date.

She played the ringleader of the wives, and was known as the evil character after two of her three husbands died.

She made a crossover appearance in ITV's Bad Girls for series 4, leading to a dip in ratings for Footballers' Wives.

Tanya returned to the main show in series 5 to face-off with Joan Collins.

 Zoe in EastEnders
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Zoe in EastEndersCredit: Handout

Where else would I have seen Zoe Lucker?

Following the end of Footballers' Wives, Zoe played Max Branning's scorned lover Vanessa Gold in EastEnders from 2010 to 2011.

In 2012, she joined the cast of Waterloo Road, where she played Carol Barry until 2014.

She played Reenie McQueen on Hollyoaks from February 2015 to June 2016.

Zoe also took part in Strictly Come Dancing in 2009.

She was partnered with James Jordan but was eliminated in week seven.

Does Zoe Lucker have any children?

Zoe announced she was pregnant with fiance James Herbert's baby in March 2008.

Her daughter, Lilly Alabama Herbert, was born on September 2.

: “Part of me feels I should have more children but I don’t know if that is pressure I am putting on myself because everyone is supposed to have a sibling."

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