Loui Batley
'I am definitely off men'
Plays Sarah Barnes
Loui was born Louie Batley on January 2 1987 to dad Taff, a TV production designer and mum Elisabeth. Loui has an older brother, Toby, and she grew up in Chorley, Lancashire, attending Rivington Primary school and later the Heylings Music School in Chorley.
An accomplished dancer, Loui started dancing from the age of four and trained in both the UK and the US. At the age of 15 she won a scholarship to the prestigious London dance school the Doreen Bird Academy.
Loui appeared as the Sugar Plum Fairy on stage with the National Youth Ballet, as well as in the US as part of the Broadway Theatre Project. In 2003, Loui won the Best Young Modern Dancer award for Britain's Brilliant Prodigies, screened on ITV.
Before Hollyoaks Loui had several TV roles and was first seen on screen at the age of eight alongside actors Robert Lindsay and Julie Walters in Alan Bleasdale drama Jake's Progress. She also appeared in BBC black comedy Nighty Night.
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