Katherine Kelly stars in new Channel 4 crime drama In Flight, but what else has the actress starred in? Take a look...
11:39, Tue, Aug 12, 2025 Updated: 11:43, Tue, Aug 12, 2025
Katherine Kelly stars in new Channel 4 crime drama In Flight (Image: Getty)
Katherine Kelly shot to fame as Becky McDonald in Coronation Street, with the soap role proving to be a launchpad for the actress' career in TV and film.
She's gone on to star in several hit shows, such as Happy Valley, and is now gracing screens in new Channel 4 thriller In Flight, which launches on Tuesday, 12 August.
Katherine leads the cast as Jo, a flight attendant and single mum, who finds herself involved in the world of drug smuggling. She's joined by the likes of Babylon's Stuart Martin and Top Boy's Ashley Thomas in the new six-part crime drama.
Here, we take a look into Katherine's life, including her incredible career and love life...
Who is Katherine Kelly?
Katherine is an actress from Barnsley (Image: Getty)
Katherine is an actress, hailing from Barnsley in South Yorkshire. She grew up in both Barnsley and the United States.
Katherine has a younger sister, Gracie Kelly, who is also an actress. Gracie has starred in the likes of Anne, Love, Lies and Records, and To Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters.
Their father John established The Lamproom Theatre in Barnsley in 1998 and Katherine has regularly supported fundraising events held at the venue over the years.
The star trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2001. She attended the school alongside the likes of Anna Hope, Meredith MacNeill and Elliot Cowan.
What has Katherine Kelly starred in?
Katherine as Becky McDonald in Coronation Street (Image: ITV)
Katherine shot to fame in the ITV soap Coronation Street, in which she portrayed Becky McDonald from 2006 until 2012. During her time in Weatherfield, Katherine won several awards, including a National Television Award.
Following her exit from Coronation Street in 2012, Katherine went on to star in theatre productions and numerous television shows.
She portrayed Lady Mae in Mr Selfridge as well as DI Jodie Shackleton in Happy Valley and Miss Andrea Quill in Class. TV fans will also recognise her as Jane Lowry in Strike Back and DCI Natalie Hobbs in Criminal: UK.
In more recent years, Katherine has played Sally Wright in Innocent and Angela van Den Bogerd in ITV's Mr Bates vs The Post Office.
Earlier this year, she starred in The Crow Girl and is now gracing screens in Channel 4's In Flight.
Katherine Kelly's dating history
Katherine with partner Tony Pitts (Image: Getty)
Katherine is in a relationship Tony Pitts, who she began dating in November 2022. The loved-up couple regularly share photographs on social media together and have made appearances at red carpet events, such as the BAFTAs.
Tony is an actor, best-known for playing the role of Archie Brooks in ITV's Emmerdale from 1983 until 1993. His character was killed in the famous Emmerdale plane crash.
He's also starred in the likes of The Bill, EastEnders, Heartbeat, Peaky Blinders and Line of Duty. Tony is also a screenwriter.
Prior to finding love with Tony, Katherine was married to Ryan Clark. The pair wed in Las Vegas in 2013, but sadly announced their split in August 2020.
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Katherine shares two daughters with ex Ryan.
In Flight begins airing on Channel 4 on Tuesday, August 12 at 9pm