Leah Hackett
‘Why do I always try and please everyone?’
Plays Tina Reilly
Leah was born in 1985 and grew up in Tyldesley in Wigan, Greater Manchester. She went to local schools Tyldesley Primary and then Fred Longworth High School and later studied for 'A' Levels at Wigan's Winstanley College. Leah worked as a Saturday girl at her local library when she was 16.
After school Leah won a place at the prestigious Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts to study acting and she was snapped up by Hollyoaks as soon as she graduated. Leah's Hollyoaks audition was her second ever casting interview and Leah had no professional acting experience before she joined the show.
Outside of Hollyoaks, Leah has made a cameo appearance on the video for Maniac, the debut single of Manchester pop punk band Reemer.
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