About Melanie
Mel hails from Preston, Lancashire but now lives in Horwich with her partner (fellow actor Will Travis) and their son. As a child she appeared on kids TV show 'Wac 90' and also 'Come Dancing' - by the age of 15 she was dancing professionally and was British Open and Closed Latin American Formation Champion training at 'Dancers' in Preston. She also trained in Ballet, Tap and Modern at The Margaret Bagshaw School Of Dance, and was a founder member of the original Preston Youth Theatre back in 1988. She attended Ashton High School and became an accomplised musician in the band, playing alto sax and violin and touring Holland on three occasions. She took her A levels at Preston College before attending Manchester Metropolitan University where she gained a BA Hons in Creative Arts (Acting and Directing).
Her first professional job after graduating was at 'Butlins' as a Redcoat followed by work as a professional dancer and then singer/musician. Several 'theatre in education' shows later she was eventually spotted by an agent and signed up, her first TV job being a TV commercial for conservatories! Mel now works as a 'jobbing' actor, and teaches acting at her own school where she also runs an agency securing work for pupils at Mel@drama.
When not working Mel can be found walking and cycling with her man and son around the Rivington area. She likes eating out, and cooking romantic meals (as romantic as you can get with a 2 year old!) and seeing friends and family for loud and tasty but drunken dinner parties. Ambitions and dreams incude being a 'regular' on a soap. She'd like to appear at The Royal Exchange, Oldham Coliseum and Bolton Octagon and also star in a West End musical. She would also like to expand the schools to cover the whole of the north west, and see her pupils appearing regularly on TV, film and the stage. On a personal level she wants to be a great mum, stepmum and get Will to put the ring on her finger - once we've done the decorating!