Carolynne Poole

English singer-songwriter, actress and former model.
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Carolynne Willey is a British singer-songwriter, actress and former model from Leeds, England. She is a founding member of the Carolynne Good Band, based in Leeds and London. She is best known for finishing in third place on the second series of the BBC singing competition Fame Academy in 2003. In 2011, Willey was a contestant on The X Factor and made it to the judges' houses' stage of the competition. She returned to the show the following series in 2012 and made it to the live shows, but was eliminated after the first live show following a sing-off against Rylan Clark.

Carolynne Good was born in Leeds, Yorkshire. She attended Pudsey Grangefield High School.

She was previously married to footballer David Poole. In August 2015, Good announced that she was in a relationship with England cricketer David Willey, whom she married in November 2016. The couple has two children together.Since 2005, Poole has appeared on stage in pantomime and has also acted in short films. In August 2008, she began shooting her first feature film playing Frankie in The Last Days of Edgar Harding, which was released in 2011. In 2010, she played the role of Sue in Bill Kenwright's UK tour of Dreamboats and Petticoats, and had a minor role in the BBC film Eric and Ernie. In May 2012, Poole appeared in Emmerdale as the main character's girlfriend. She later played Justin Gallagher's new fiancée Talia Brice.

Date of Birth5th August 1980
Age44 Years
Zodiac SignLeo
CountryUnited Kingdom
Current CityLeeds
LanguageEnglish
ReferenceIMDB
Career Start1998 (27 years ago)