Kirsty-Leigh Porter is an English actress who has played Leela Lomax since October 2013. Kirsty departed the show to go on maternity leave, but gave birth to a stillborn baby, Penny-Leigh, on 21st December 2018. She returned to the show in April 2019. Kirsty also secretly went on maternity leave in 2020 and gave birth in 2020.
Kirsty's other acting credits include Doctors, The Royal Today, Shameless, Coronation Street and Emmerdale.