Gemma Ann Merna is an English actress. For her role in the British Channel 4 series Hollyoaks, which was Gemma Merna's first major TV role, she won Best Comedy Performance in the 2007 The British Soap Awards. In the same year's National Television Awards, she was nominated for Best Female Soap Actress.Gemma was a dancer for heavy rock musician Alice Cooper on his 2003 world tour. She has been dating her boyfriend Ian since 2007. Gemma Is engaged To Ian. He is not in the acting industry, but is friends with her co-stars, including on-screen husband Ricky Whittle.Gemma used to share a house in Liverpool with on-screen sister Jennifer Metcalfe, who plays Mercedes Fisher.