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Who is Michelle Keegan?

Ann Oldenburg
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Michelle Keegan attends the Bora Aksu show during London Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2015/16 at Somerset House on Feb. 20, 2015.

Have you been seeing the name Michelle Keegan swirling around a lot lately?

It's because FHM magazine put at the very top of its 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2015 list.

Yes, Keegan, takes the No. 1 spot, beating out dozens of more well-known women — including Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Kendall Jenner, Margot Robbie, Emilia Clarke, Britney Spears, Beyonce, Sofia Vergara, Miley Cyrus, Mila Kunis, Emma Watson, Olivia Wilde, Kaley Cuoco, Kerry Washington, Christina Hendricks AND all three Kardashian sisters, Khloe, Kourtney and Kim!

FHM is a U.K. men's lifestyle magazine, if that helps. Last year, however, they put JLaw in the top spot.

So here's what you need to know about Keegan:

She's an actress.

She's 27.

Her big role was on long-running British soap opera Coronation Street.

She has won the title of "sexiest female" at the British Soap Awards five years running.

She used to work in Selfridges, Manchester, and at the check-in desks at Manchester Airport before finding fame on TV.

Why FHM loves her: "While many actors and actresses endure long, Joey Tribbiani-like struggles to the top, Manc minx Michelle Keegan hit the jackpot almost immediately. She attended a grand total of two auditions before finding fame and instant sex-symbolhood as Corrie's feisty Tina McIntyre ..."

She beat out 900 women for the job, according to the Daily Mail. And her character was killed off in 2014. She landed a role this year on BBC drama Ordinary Lies.

She's engaged to TV host Mark Wright.

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