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Lisa Riley
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'''Lisa Riley''' is a former female presenter and actress on
British television UK television. She is famous for her attractiveness, despite criticisms from the media of being 'obese'. As such, Riley became an ardent public defender of women's rights to be attractive without having to resort to being extremely thin, such as a stereotypical model.
Lisa was born in Burnley, Lancashire, to parents Cath and Terry. Her nickname is Ermintrude. She trained at the
Oldham Theatre Workshop from the age of 9, and was signed by an agent 3 years later.
Image:Mandy dingle.JPG right|thumb|200px|Lisa Riley's cast card as Mandy Dingle in Emmerdale.
Her first breakthrough role in the UK television world was playing the character ''Mandy Dingle'' in the television series, ''
Emmerdale''. The character appeared for a few years in the soap before she left the character behind in 1998. Due to the popularity of the character, Riley has agreed to appear as Mandy Dingle on a couple of occasions since she character left regular appearances, but despite rumours and showbiz gossip that the character will one day return to the soap, no such event has occurred.
Riley went on then to present the popular ''
You've Been Framed'' show, taking over from the former presenter,
Jeremy Beadle. Riley eventually moved onto other things and left during late 2002, after the show had been drafted to an afternoon slot with declining ratings.
Riley also had a role in ''
Fat Friends''.
Riley has also acted in various pantomime / stage performances.
Category:British television presenters
Category:British actors Riley, Lisa
Category:Emmerdale actors Riley, Lisa