Sherrie Hewson

Sherrie Hewson
Hewson in 2009
Born	Sherrie Lynn Hutchinson (1950-09-17) 17 September 1950 (age 73) Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England
Education	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupations	Actress television personality novelist
Years active	1971–present
Spouses	Hector Blamey ​ ​ (m. 1972; div. 1974)​ Ken Boyd ​ ​ (m. 1983; div. 2011)​
Partner	Robert Lindsay (1970-1972)
Children	1
Relatives	Garry Birtles (cousin)

Sherrie Lynn Hutchinson (born 17 September 1950),^[1] known professionally as Sherrie Hewson, is an English actress, television personality and novelist. She is known for her roles as Maureen Holdsworth in Coronation Street (1993–1997, 2006), Virginia Raven in Crossroads (2001–2003), Lesley Meredith in Emmerdale (2004–2006), Joyce Temple-Savage in Benidorm (2012–2018) and Martha Blake in Hollyoaks (2024–present).

Hewson was also a main panellist on lunchtime chat show Loose Women (2003–2017) and came sixth place in Celebrity Big Brother in 2015. She has also appeared as Doreen Nesbitt (1979-1980) and Mary Henshaw in In Loving Memory (1984–1986) and as Jean in Barbara (1999–2003) on television, and has starred in the films Carry On Behind (1975), The Slipper and the Rose (1976) and Hanover Street (1979). Hewson has also written three books including a fiction book and a cookery book.