- Adele Silva
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birthdate = Birth date and age|1980|11|19|df=y
location =Croydon ,Surrey
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yearsactive = 1988-present
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notable role =Kelly Windsor on "Emmerdale "
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tonyawards =Adele Silva (born 19 November 1980 in
Croydon ,Surrey ) is an Englishactress andtelevision personality . She was educated at theSylvia Young Theatre School and has been on stage and television since she was a child.Career
Silva's first TV appearance was as Squeak in the 1989 "
Doctor Who " story "Survival". As a young girl she also appeared in "Mr Majeika ", "The Bill " and "EastEnders ".She is best known for playing the role of
Kelly Windsor in the televisionsoap opera "Emmerdale ". She first played this role from 1993 to 2000 before returning to the soap in 2005. Her plotlines have been amongst the most daring in the soap opera, including a relationship with her stepbrother and running off with one of her school teachers. When she returned in 2005, she promised to be the “biggest bitch” in British soap. During her period away from "Emmerdale", Adele Silva appeared on "Is Harry on the Boat? ", "Mile High ", "The Courtroom" and the independent film "Jam". However, Silva remained in the public eye more for modelling appearances than acting. She has appeared in men’s magazines like "Front", "Maxim" and "FHM ", sometimes alongside her friend and fellow modelJakki Degg . It is known she had breast implants during her period away from "Emmerdale" as she commented on them in a 2005 issue ofFHM . Silva has also made appearances in the reality television shows "Celebrity"Fear Factor ,The Salon ,I'm Famous and Frightened! and "Celebrity 5 Go Dating".She left "Emmerdale" in late 2007 to pursue other roles, initially promising fans that she would return to play Kelly in late 2008, Although it has been reported in January 2008 that Adele will not be returning to the show "in the immediate future."
She appeared in the third series of "Hell's Kitchen" where she came second to
Barry McGuigan .More recently she has been seen inKarma Magnet alongsideGary Kemp and it was announced in March 2008 that she would star in a new British filmMixed Up alongsideZara Dawson ,Lee Otway andAbi Titmuss . She also recently appeared on "Celebrity Weakest Link" and alongside her "Emmerdale" cast mates on a celebrity version of the TV show "Family Fortunes " in December 2006. In August 2007, she appeared as a celebrity guest on "Big Brother's Big Mouth ".On the personal front, her name has often been linked romantically to those of a number of footballers. Silva was linked in December 2004 with singer
Antony Costa from the groupBlue , but in November 2006 they split up. [http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/tm_headline=3am--simon-webbe-&method=full&objectid=18090546&siteid=94762-name_page.html Simon plans lad's night out for Costa] ]In September 2008, Silva released her own limited edition selection of wines as part of a new internet reality show "Mistress of the Vines", in association with wine merchants Stowells. [ [http://www.tellyzone.com/emmerdale/2008/09/002-adele-silva-is-a-wine-buff.html Adele Silva is a wine buff - Tellyzone] ]
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* [http://www.itv.com/Entertainment/reality/hellskitchen/thecelebrities/AdeleSilva/default.html Adele's Hell's Kitchen profile]
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