Lisa Tamsin Faulkner

Lisa Faulkner is an English actress, TV personality and telly chef who won the 2010 edition of the Celebrity Masterchef. Born and raised in south west London, she was educated in Kingston. Lisa is best known for her role in Holby City, in which she played Victoria Merrick in 43 episodes (1999-2001). She has also appeared in several television series, including gritty drama Murder in Suburbia, New Street Law and Brookside. After winning Celebrity Masterchef in 2010, Lisa turned her focus to TV hosting duties, specifically cooking shows such as What’s Cooking? on Channel 4. She was married to Eastenders actor Chris Coghill (m. 2005–2011), with whom she adopted a fifteen-month-old girl, Billie.