Tricia Penrose (born 9th April 1970 in Kirkby, Liverpool) appeared on Coronation Street as a Receptionist at the hotel in the Cotswolds where Ken Barlow and Alma Sedgewick booked in for New Year's Eve, 1991. Best known for playing Gina Ward (later Bellamy) in the ITV comedy-drama Heartbeat, she has also been credited for roles in Boon, Brookside, Coasting, Medics, Emmerdale, The Royal, Justice and Crime Stories. Married to the actor Mark Simpkin since 2003, the couple have two sons.