Studious Lucy turned into a hormonal nightmare as soon as she approached her teens. She's strong-willed and determined to find her own way in the world, even if it means fighting her family tooth-and-nail.
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1993 Comes into the world with twin Peter two months premature.
1996 Mum Cindy runs away to Europe with Peter and Lucy’s half-brother Steven, leaving Lucy behind.
1997 Ian finds Cindy and brings home Peter and Steven.
1998 Cindy dies. Ian pretends Lucy has cancer to emotionally blackmail his fiancée Mel into staying with him.
2005 Led astray by teen tearaway Stacey Slater. Kidnapped by Phil Mitchell, who is on the run and wants money. Later makes life difficult for Ian’s latest flame Jane, but finally warms to her.
2006 Sneakily gets drunk with schoolfriend Lauren at Jane’s hen party.
2007 Gets involved with chippie assistant Craig, who is five years her senior, but soon realises she's out of her depth. Convinced she's having email conversations with her dead mum Cindy, until it turns out to be half-brother Steven Wicks.
Melissa was born on December 24 1992 in w0est London and is the eldest of three sisters. She has also appeared in children's drama Master Storyteller and in the TV detective drama Poirot.
Melissa took over the role of Lucy in 2004 from original actress Casey Anne Rothery.
