Shelley King (born 25 September 1955) is a British actress, known for her roles as Jay Harper on the BBC drama series Angels and Yasmeen Nazir on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.
In April 2018, during an interview on ITV's This Morning, King opened up about being a lesbian and discussed her own struggles and difficulties which she had with her own sexuality.
[6] King made her television debut in the BBC drama series Angels as Jay Harper in 1975.
[9] Her character began featuring in a high-profile coercive control storyline from May 2019 with her on-screen husband Geoff Metcalfe (Ian Bartholomew).
[10] It was announced in January 2025 that King had quit her role as Yasmeen, with her final scenes set to air later in the year.