She is known for her role as Nicola Rubinstein in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2017–2019), as well as her contributions to the newspaper Metro and the programmes This Morning, and Talk Today.
[citation needed] In 2018, Thorp competed for ITV in Sport Relief's "Clash of the Channels" boat race,[4] and started writing a regular column for freesheet Metro.co.uk, her first focusing on period poverty for women.
[citation needed] In 2018, Thorp joined 26 other celebrities at Metropolis Studios, to perform an original Christmas song called Rock With Rudolph, written and produced by Grahame and Jack Corbyn.
[7] The petition gained support from the media and members of parliament, including Margot James, Caroline Dinenage, and Tulip Siddiq.
[citation needed] Thorp later appeared in front of a Parliamentary select committee to discuss the issue,[9] and wrote articles in newspapers laying out her stance that she is not anti-high heels, but merely that it should not be necessary for certain jobs.
[19][20] In January 2024, they announced the arrival of their daughter and highlighted the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, sharing a link to the United Nations Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency (UNFPA).