Tina Hobley

Tina Ellen Hobley (born 20 May 1971<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>) is an English actress and radio presenter, best known for her long-running role as Chrissie Williams in the BBC One medical drama series Holby City. Hobley left Holby City in November 2013 after 12 years.

Early life

Hobley was born in Hampstead. She was very shy as a child, and was sent to speech and drama classes in an attempt to counter her introversion. She grew up in the London suburb of Mill Hill and attended Bishop Douglass School in East Finchley. Hobley later transferred to the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.<ref name="drama">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Career

Television

After graduating from the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, where she trained from 1990 to 1993, Hobley had a number of roles in a variety of television dramas, including Coronation Street as Samantha Failsworth, Harbour Lights as WPC Melanie Rush and The Bill as Sue Booker.

Hobley is best known for her role as ward sister Chrissie Williams in BBC medical drama Holby City.<ref name="character">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Radio

On 3 October 2013, Smooth Radio announced that Hobley would become a presenter on the network, fronting a programme on Sunday mornings.<ref name=RT-2013-10-03>Template:Cite news</ref>

Hobley presented The Smooth Drive Home on Smooth London from January 2017 until July 2019.<ref name=RT-2016-12-20>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Tina Hobley leaves Smooth Radio’s London drive show Stuart Clarkson, Radio Today, 25 May 2019</ref>

Theatre

From January to July 2015 Hobley co-starred with Jamie Lomas, Rik Makarem, Michael McKell and Gray O'Brien in a touring production of Peter James's "Dead Simple".

Personal life

Hobley's first marriage was to graphic designer Steve Wallington in 1998. Their daughter Isabella, 'Bella', was born in April 1999; the couple divorced in 2001. Her niece at this stage, Alice Hobley, became estranged and would only get back in touch in 2022.<ref>https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-hobley-22b886204/</ref> Hobley is a third cousin of her former Holby City co-star Lauren Drummond, who played Chantelle Lane.

On 22 April 2006, Hobley announced her engagement to Oliver Wheeler, and they married later that year.<ref name="2ndmarriage">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Hobley gave birth to their daughter Olivia on 18 April 2008,<ref name="pregnancy">Template:Cite news</ref> and on 1 March 2010 to son, Orson.

Hobley is a supporter of the Starlight Foundation. She is also an Ambassador for Barnardo's, and supports the Terrence Higgins Trust and the White Hat Rally.

In February 2016 she withdrew from competing in the reality show The Jump after dislocating her shoulder, breaking her arm and rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament. Seven months after sustaining these injuries she still had not fully recovered. The damage to her body had limited her movement to the point where she has been unable to perform basic daily tasks by herself.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Filmography

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Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1994	The Knock	Estate Agent	Episode No. 1.2
1995	Pie in the Sky	Theresa Collins	Episode 'Hard Cheese'
	Bliss	Nurse Valerie	Mini-series
	Ghostbusters of East Finchley	Woman on doorstep	Episode No. 1.5
1996	The Bill	Sue Booker	Episode 'Judgment Call'
1996–1998	Coronation Street	Samantha Failsworth	(225 episodes)
1997	The Ruth Rendell Mysteries	Woman on train	Episode May and June Part 1
	Another Audience with Freddie Starr	On-screen Participant
1998	Noel's House Party		Episode No. 7.18
	The National Lottery Big Ticket		Episode No. 1.2
	Celebrity Ready Steady Cook		Episode dated 7 January
	Friday Night's All Wright		Episode No. 1.1
1999	Harbour Lights	WPC Melanie Rush
2001–2013	Holby City	Chrissie Williams	Series 3–16 (406 episodes)
2001	GMTV		Episode dated 9 October
	Richard & Judy	Guest	Episode dated 3 December
2003	Today with Des and Mel		Episode dated 11 March
	The Terry and Gaby Show		Episode dated 20 October
	GMTV		Episode dated 13 October
2004	The Afternoon Play	Gracie Leigh	Episode 'Venus and Mars'
	Making It at Holby
2014	Celebrity MasterChef	Contestant
2016	The Jump	Contestant

Guest appearances

• 2003 TV Moments (2003) - Audience member
• This Morning (18 May 2004, 16 November 2010, 14 February 2012)
• Hell's Kitchen (2004) - Episode No. 1.10
• The Paul O'Grady Show (2004) - Episode No. 1.22
• The Xtra Factor (13 November 2004)
• GMTV (22 October 2004)
• Comic Relief Does Fame Academy (2005)
• Test the Nation: The Big Entertainment Test (2005)
• School's Out (2007) - Episode No. 2.3
• The One Show (11 February 2009) - Guest
• All Star Mr & Mrs (23 May 2009) - Contestant with husband, Oli
• Lorraine (27 January 2012) - Guest
• Daybreak (28 January, 8 August 2013) - Guest
• Big Star's Little Star (2 October 2013) - Contestant with daughter, Olivia
• The Paul O'Grady Show (19 November 2013)
• Loose Women (30 April 2014)

External links

• Official website
• Tina Hobley on Smooth Radio
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