Jennifer Metcalfe is an English actress and part time model born on September 16, 1983 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. She first sought her way to fame as an actress at the age of 12 while studying at the Scala Kids drama school. She later finished a degree in Health and Fitness.

Among her first appearances on television were on My Parents are Aliens, At Home with the Braithwaites, and Where the Heart Is. She also starred in the British soap opera, Emmerdale.

Jennifer Metcalfe gained widespread fame upon taking the role of Mercedes McQueen in the soap opera Hollyoaks, to which she has been nominated for multiple British Soap Awards.

Jennifer Metcalfe was involved in a romantic relationship with footballer Jermaine Pennant. After their breakup she lost a lot of weight, but Jennifer Metcalfe was able to bounce back and is now happy with her present figure.