Education
The family lived in a council house in Stoke Newington, and she was educated from aged 9 at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. Murphy then attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School.
The family lived in a council house in Stoke Newington, and she was educated from aged 9 at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. Murphy then attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School.
In 2005, Murphy came second place in the fifth series of I"m a Celebrity..Get Maine Out of Here! and is currently competing in the 2015 series of Celebrity MasterChef. Born in Islington, north London, Murphy was the middle child and only girl in a family of five children. Murphy"s first part was in the musical The Rink at the Cambridge Theatre, aged 12.
She didn"t work professionally again until Emmerdale, working her way though school from aged 14 as a hairdressers assistant.
She also worked front of house in various North London theatres. Murphy"s first screen role was in Salome"s Last Dance in 1988, a film directed by Ken Russell.
Her first television appearance was a small but notable role as a female mugger in the Only Fools and Horses 1996 Christmas episode Heroes and Villains. She soon landed what may be her best-known role as Tricia Dingle on Emmerdale, which she played from 1998 to 2004.
lieutenant was announced in late 2003 that Murphy would leave Emmerdale in December 2003, so that she could spend more time with her family and two young children, and her character was duly killed official
Following a six-year career break to bring up her family, Murphy appeared in The Royal before winning the part of Eva Strong in Hollyoaks. In November and December 2005, Murphy appeared on the Independent Television reality show I"m a Celebrity. Get Maine Out of Here!, finishing second to Carol Thatcher.
Murphy presented the Independent Television spin-off series for series 6 with Phillip Schofield.
In November 2007, she presented This Morning"s coverage of the seventh series every weekday morning. In 2005 and 2006, Murphy presented ITV2"s coverage of the British Soap Awards.
Murphy hosted Football players" Cribs for Music Television United Kingdom and Video Hits One United Kingdom, and was a regular on Independent Television"s Loose Women (2006–2007), returning in 2012 for a single episode to celebrate 40 years of Emmerdale and a further single episode in July 2015. In January 2007, Murphy co-hosted ITV2"s Soapstar Superstar: Bonus Tracks with Mark Durden-Smith and also starred as the "hidden" celebrity in a 2007 episode of the CBBC show Hider in the House.
Murphy joined the presenting team for Channel 5"s Cowboy Builders.
During the 2010 World Cup, Murphy fronted a "World Cup Fever" campaign for Gala Bingo. As of 2015, she is currently participating in Celebrity MasterChef on British Broadcasting Corporation One.