Jill Halfpenny
Jill Halfpenny (born 15 July 1975) is an English actress. She is best known for portraying the roles of Rebecca Hopkins in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (1999–2000), Kate Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders (2002–2005), Izzie Redpath in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road (2006–2007), and Diane Manning in the BBC One drama series In the Club (2014–2016). In 2004, she won the second series of the television dance contest Strictly Come Dancing.