Penrose starred as Gina Ward on the TV series Heartbeat from 1993 to 2009. She also had recurring roles on the TV series Coronation Street, The Royal, and Justice. In 2007 she was featured on the reality TV series Comic Relief Does Fame Academy. Tricia was also a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother 11 in 2013 and was featured in the TV series Big Brother’s Bit on the Side. She released an aerobics DVD in 2008. Tricia married Mark Simpkin in 2003.
