LUCY Gaskell is an actress who has appeared on several of the UK’s biggest shows. 

Her husband, Mark Bonnar, will be appearing on the celebrity version of The Traitors alongside many famous faces - including a Hollywood actress and an Olympian. 

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Becoming an actress

Lucy was born on July 10, 1980, and studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 1998. 

She made her professional debut in a production of The Cherry Orchard which toured the UK over the summer of 2003. 

The actress met Mark Bonnar on the set of her debut play and started dating him that year. 

Lucy became known for her role in the BBC drama Cutting It, where her portrayal of Ruby Ferris earned her the Best Newcomer award from the Royal Television Society. 

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She rocketed to fame as Kirsty Clements in Casualty and has continued to land roles in Holby City, Being Human and Doctor Who.

Lucy’s life off-screen

Lucy married Mark on December 28, 2007, and shares two children with him. 

Martha, their first child, was born in July 2011 and Samuel was born in June 2015. 

Outside of her work on-screen, Lucy is an ambassador for Women’s Aid - a charity that supports survivors of domestic violence. 

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Lucy’s celebrity husband

Richard Mark Bonnar is one of the most prolific actors of British TV and is most known for his roles as Max in the drama Guilt and Duncan Hunter in Shetland. 

He has also appeared in Vera, Grantchester, Case Histories, Doctor Who and Paradox. 

The star is known to lend his voice to video games too and has appeared in Battlefield 1 and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. 

Mark will appear in the first series of Celebrity Traitors in 2025, alongside fellow actors Tameka Empson and Celia Imrie. 

They will be joined by singers Paloma Faith, Cat Burns and Charlotte Church, as well as Olympian Tom Daley and broadcasters Stephen Fry, Kate Garraway, Clare Balding and Jonathan Ross. 

A slew of comedians including Nick Mohammed, Joe Wilkinson, Niko Omilana, Alan Carr and Lucy Beaumont have also signed onto the show. 

Sports star Joe Marler and historian David Olusoga are both scheduled to appear on the show too. 

Celebrity Traitors will begin broadcasting in the Autumn and will begin filming over the summer.

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