Brooke Vincent was born in Manchester. At the age of 7, she decided she’d like to become an actress after becoming bored of swimming and dancing lessons so she signed to Laine Management. Her first TV appearance was in 2002 when she appeared as Casey Glass in the League of Gentleman.
In March 2004, she was invited to audition for the part of Sophie Webster in Coronation Street after previous actress Emma Woodward decided to leave the soap. Brooke won the role and made her first appearance on 12th May 2004.
Brooke attended Fairfield High School for Girls and later went on to study drama at college in Manchester. As well as her role in Coronation Street, Brooke got a Saturday job in a local hairdressers. On a 2009 interview with This Morning, Brooke said that she loved her Saturday job but she wasn’t allowed to answer the phones because she has a common voice!
