Victoria Ekanoye
Victoria Ekanoye is an English actress. She began her career in theatre. On television, she is best known for her roles in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street and the E! drama The Royals.
Early life and education
Ekanoye was born in Bury, Greater Manchester and grew up in Stockport and Rochdale. She is of Nigerian, English and Irish descent, the latter through her maternal grandmother. Ekanoye studied musical theatre at Oldham College.Career
In 2017, Ekanoye played Angie Appleton in the ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, for 94 episodes over three years.She has also played Rachel in The Royals, and has appeared in The Chase: Celebrity Special, The Big Quiz and The X Factor: Celebrity.
She also appeared in series two of Almost Never and two episodes of Doctors as Kate Bennett.
In 2022, she appeared in the fourth episode of Series 11 of the BBC crime drama series Death in Paradise, as Miranda Priestley. The same year, she starred as Megan in Lionsgate Films' Christmas in Paradise, with a cast that included Kelsey Grammer, Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus.