Millie Gibson

Amelia Eve Gibson (born 19 June 2004) is an English actress. She is known for her role as Kelly Neelan in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2019–2022). For her portrayal of Kelly, Gibson won the British Soap Award for Best Young Performer in 2022. In November 2022, it was announced Gibson would join the cast of Doctor Who as new companion Ruby Sunday.

Gibson was born on 19 June 2004 in Greater Manchester. She developed a scar on her left eyebrow from falling down a set of stairs as a baby. From the Tameside village of Broadbottom, she attended the Blue Coat School in Oldham. She took drama classes at Oldham Theatre Workshop, where she was spotted by Manchester Media City talent agency Scream Management, who began representing her.

Gibson made her acting debut as Indira Cave in the CBBC television series Jamie Johnson. Gibson went on to star in the second and third series, appearing in a total of 17 episodes. In November 2017, she appeared as Mia in the third episode of the BBC One drama series Love, Lies and Records. In October 2018, she appeared in the three-part ITV drama series Butterfly as Lily Duffy.

In June 2019, Gibson joined the cast of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Kelly Neelan. She originally appeared in five episodes, before returning as a regular character in April 2020. For her portrayal of Kelly, she won the award for Best Young Actor at the 2022 British Soap Awards. She was also nominated for Best Actress at the Inside Soap Awards later that year. In August 2022, it was announced Gibson had decided to leave the soap and that she would depart later in the year.

In November 2022, it was announced during the BBC's annual Children in Need telethon that Gibson would join the cast of Doctor Who in 2023 as Ruby Sunday, the companion of the Fifteenth Doctor, portrayed by Ncuti Gatwa. She will make her debut in the 2023 Christmas special titled "The Church on Ruby Road".

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