List of Hollyoaks characters explained

Hollyoaks is a British television soap opera first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995.^[1] The following is a list of characters who currently appear in the programme, listed in order of first appearance. In the case that more than one actor has portrayed a character, the current actor portraying the character is listed last.

Present characters

Regular characters

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
		–present	^[2]
		–present
		–1997, 1999–2001, 2003–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–2019, 2024–present	^[3]
		–2008, 2012–2017, 2019–present	^[4]
		–2016, 2020–2022, 2024–present	^[5]
		–2019, 2021–present	^[6]
		–present
		–2013, 2018–2022, 2024–present	^[7]
		, 2024–present	^[8] ^[9]
		–2015, 2025–present	^[10]
		–2013, 2016–present
		, 2024–present	^[11] ^[12]
		–present
		–present
		–2016, –present	^[13]
		–2017, –present	^[14]
		–2014, 2016, 2019, 2022–present	^[15]
		–present
		–present	^[16] ^[17] ^[18] ^[19]
		–present
		–present
		–2022, –present	^[20]
		–present
		–2019, 2021–present	^[21]
		–present
		–present	^[22]
		–present	^[23]
		–present
		–2025	^[24]
		–present	^[25]
		–present	^[26]
		–present	^[27] ^[28]
		–present	^[29]

Recurring and guest characters

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
		−2016, 2021–2022, 2024–present	^[30]
		–present	^[31]
		–present	^[32] ^[33] ^[34]
		–present	^[35]
	Naeve Mullen	2014–2016, 2024–present
		−2020, 2022–present	^[36]
	Reuben Williams	2015–present
		–2017, 2024–present	^[37]
	Marnie Fletcher
		–2020, 2023–present	^[38] ^[39]
		, 2019–2020, 2022–present	^[40] ^[41] ^[42] ^[43]
		−2020, 2022–present	^[44]
		–present	^[45]
		–present	^[46]
		–present	^[47]
		–present	^[48]
		–present	^[49]
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–present

Cast changes

Departing characters

Former characters

2020s

Last appeared in 2025

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
		–2025	^[51] ^[52]
		–2025
		, 2024–2025	^[53] ^[54] ^[55]
		–2025	^[56]

Last appeared in 2024

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
		–2009, 2012–2024	^[57]
		–2024	^[58]
	Joshua McConville
		–2024	^[59]
		–2024
		–2024	^[60]
		–2011, 2016–2024	^[61]
		–2024	^[62]
		–2012, 2024	^[63]
		–2024	^[64]
		–2024	^[65]
	Isabella Hibbert	–2024	^[66]
	Blake Wood	–2024
		–2000, 2002, 2004, 2008–2024
	Laura Crossley
		–2024
			^[67] ^[68]
		–2024	^[69]
		–2024	^[70]
		–2024	^[71]
		–2024
		–2010, 2024	^[72] ^[73]
		–2024	^[74]
	Uncredited	2024	^[75]
		–2024	^[76]
		–2018, 2022–2024	^[77]
	Frank Kauer	–2024
	Lily Best	–2024	^[78]
		, 2023–2024	^[79]
	Ben Castle-Gibb	2024	^[80]
		–2024	^[81] ^[82]
		–2024	^[83]
		–2016, 2024	^[84]
		–2024
		2022–2024	^[85]
		–2024	^[86]
	Chris Gordon	−2024	^[87]
			, 2017–2024
		2022–2024	^[88]
		2023–2024	^[89]
		2023–2024	^[90]

Last appeared in 2023

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
		2006–2013, 2023	^[91]
	Matthew McGivern	2021–2023	^[92]
	Maddy Smedley	2023	^[93]
		–2023
	Tomi Ade	2021–2023	^[94]
		1999–2002, 2017–2023	^[95]
	Gabriel Clark	2018–2023	^[96]
	Aedan Duckworth
	Ijaz Rana	2017–2023
		1999–2005, 2021–2023	^[97]
	Jacob Roberts	2017–2023
	Charlie Hughes	2015–2023	^[98]
		2018–2023	^[99]
		2022–2023	^[100]
		2021–2023	^[101]
	Jayden Fox	2011–2013, 2018–2023	^[102]
	Jakob Chialton
	Matthew Clohessy	2012–2017, 2020–2023	^[103]
	Malachy and Connor Birchall
		2021–2023	^[104]
	Omar Malik	2021–2023	^[105]

Last appeared in 2022

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
		2021–2022
		2020–2022
	Trevor A. Toussaint	2018–2022
	Olly Rhodes	2022
		2019–2022
		2010–2012, 2016, 2020–2022
		2021–2022
	Benjamin O'Mahony	2020–2022
	Ki Griffin	2020–2022
	Chris Charles	2021–2022
		2018, 2022
		2021–2022
		2022
		2022
		2018–2022
		2001–2005, 2022
		2018–2019, 2022
		2021–2022
	Bobby Gordon	2019–2022
	Sabina Cameron	2020–2022
	Bethannie Hare	2020–2022
		2021–2022
		2016–2022
		2018–2022
	Andrea Ali	2019–2022
		2010–2012, 2021–2022
	Paula Wolfenden

Last appeared in 2021

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
		1996–2008, 2010–2011, 2017–2021
	Rishi Nair	2017–2021
		2021
		2020–2021
		2021
		2017–2021
		2021
		2020–2021
	Nathan Sussex	2018–2021
Sue Morgan		1999–2002, 2021
	Eve White
	Amy Conachan	2016–2021
		2015–2016, 2018, 2021
		2021
		2021
	Tom Benedict Knight	2021
		2020–2021
		2010–2011, 2020–2021
	Molly Jenkins	2020–2021

Last appeared in 2020

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
	Connor Calland	2019–2020
		2019–2020
		2014–2016, 2018, 2020
		1995–1999, 2020
	Imran Adams	2019–2020
		2015–2020
		2017–2020
	Jude Monk McGowan	2016–2020
	Maxim Baldry
	Isla	2017–2020
		2019–2020
		2016–2020
		2018–2020

2010s

Last appeared in 2019

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
	Keith Rice	2010–2011, 2013–2015, 2017, 2019
	Connor Wilkinson
		2018–2019
		2019
		2010–2015, 2018–2019
Harry Thompson		2007–<	-- Harry was recurring during these years -->2009, 2015–2019
	Harrison George Rhodes
	Daniel Seymour
		2018–2019
		2019
Max Owen	Gabriel Lawrence	2008–2009, 2018–2019
	Brayden Haynes-Mawdsley
		2004–2007, 2019
	Krupa Pattani	2017–2019
		2017–2019
	Samantha Mesagno	2019
	Harlow Mia Jones	2017–2019
		2015–2019
	Mollie Lambert	2018–2019
	Richard Linnell	2015–2019
	Jacqueline Boatswain	2015–2019
	Duayne Boachie	2015–2019
		1997–2000, 2002, 2004, 2008–2010, 2012–2019
	Wallis Day
	Lydia Waters
	Katie Hynes
	Karis Sharkey
		2015–2019

Last appeared in 2018

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
		2004–2009, 2018
	Bob Cryer	2017–2018
	Neil Roberts
		2010–2013, 2018
	Lizzie Stavrou	2016–2018
		2014–2018
	Jessica Ellis	2013–2018
		2018
		1995–1997, 2002, 2007, 2018
		2015–2018
	Nathan Morris	2017–2018
		2011–2014, 2018
	Jenny Lee	2017–2018
		2011–2018
Fran Hathaway	Donna Henry	2007, 2018
	Nitin Patel	2018
		2018
		2012, 2018
	Michael Parr
	Jimmy Essex	2016–2018
		2018
		2016–2018
		2011–2018
		2011–2014, 2017–2018
	Aisling Jarrett-Gavin	2017–2018
	Lucas Haywood	2017–2018
	Michael Salami	2017–2018
	Lanre Malaolu
		2014–2018
		1998–2002, 2015, 2017–2018
		2017–2018

Last appeared in 2017

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
		2016–2017
	Colin Parry	1999–2000, 2017
		2002–2017
		2015–2017
Johnno Dean		2002–2005, 2017
	Mark Powley
		2005–2014, 2016–2017
		2016–2017
		2006–2010, 2016–2017
		2005–2008, 2017
		2016–2017
		2010–2013, 2017
		2006–2010, 2017
		2017
		2007–2008, 2017
	Juan Pablo Yepez	2015–2017
		2016–2017
		2015–2017
	Jared Garfield	2015–2017
	Cameron Moore	2014–2017
		2016–2017
		1997–2008, 2016–2017

Last appeared in 2016

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
		2016
	Sarah George	2014–2016
		2015–2016
	Jax and Danny Beswick	2014–2016
		1996–1998, 2016
		2013–2016
	Kiza Deen	2015–2016
		2015–2016
		2016
		2016
	Fernanda Diniz	2016
		2015–2016
		2015–2016
		2013–2016
		2013–2016
	Nick Rhys	2014–2016
		2015–2016
		2013–2016
	Nathan Whitfield	2015–2016

Last appeared in 2015

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
		2013–2015
		2014–2015
	Mitchell Hunt	2015
	Andrew Greenough	2014–2015
		2015
		2015
		2015
		2015
	James Fletcher	2015
		2015
	Sophie Wise	2015
	Joseph Cocklin	2015
	Tanya Robb	2015
		2012–2015
		2013, 2015
		2011–2015
		2013–2015
	Victor Gardener	2014–2015

Last appeared in 2014

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
		2014
		2006–2008, 2014
		2006–2014
	Aaron Fontaine	2006–2007, 2014
	Devon Anderson
		2014
	Alison Burrows	2009–2011, 2014
	Steven Roberts	2011–2014
	John Omole	2013–2014
	Lauren Gabrielle-Thomas	2010, 2014
	Lydia Lloyd-Henry
	Imaani Byndloss	2013–2014
		2005–2012, 2014
		2013–2014
		2013–2014
		2013–2014
	Ojan Genc	2014
		2013–2014
	Uncredited	2013–2014
		2012–2014
		2013–2014
		2011–2014

Last appeared in 2013

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
	Emma Rydal	2012–2013
		2012–2013
	Julia Montgomery-Brown	2012–2013
	Jessica Forrest	2010–2013
		2011–2013
		2010–2013
		2012–2013
		2005–2007, 2009, 2013
	Samantha Rowley
		2005–2010, 2013
		2009–2011, 2013
		2011–2013
		2013
	Lucy Gape	2013
		2013
	Jane Hogarth	2008–2009, 2012–2013
	Michael Dixon	2013
		2010–2013
		2013
	Tom Scurr	2011–2013
		2010–2013
		2013
	Gary Cargill	2010–2011, 2013
	James Farrar	2012–2013
	Amy Downham	2012–2013
	Patrick Miller	2012–2013
	Tom Turner	2013
		2009–2013
		2010–2013
	Fintan McKeown	2012–2013
		2012–2013
	Mikey Riddington-Smith	2012–2013
		2011–2013
		2011–2013
		2010–2013
	Carl Cieka	2012–2013

Last appeared in 2012

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
	Rachel Doherty	2010–2012
	Jay Duffy	2011–2012
		2012
		2012
	Georgia Bourke	2012
		2012
	Dylan Llewellyn	2011–2012
		2011–2012
		2011–2012
	Alan Turkington	2012
	Rob Norbury	2010–2012
		2009–2012
		2006–2012
		2005–2010, 2012
	George Evans	2012
	Victoria Pritchard	2011–2012
	Calvin Demba	2011–2012
	Dominic Rickhards	2012
		2009–2012
	As Himself	2011–2012
	As Himself	2011–2012
	As Himself	2011–2012
	As Himself	2011–2012
	As Himself	2011–2012
	Karl James Wilson	2012
	Montana Manning	2011–2012
		2012
		2012
	Darryl Fishwick	2005–2007, 2012

Last appeared in 2011

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
		2000–2011
	Daisy Turner	2011
		2010–2011
		2010–2011
		2005–2011
		2008–2011
	Danielle Malone	2011
		2010–2011
		2001–2005, 2010–2011
	Richard Windsor	2011
		2009–2011
	Sikander Malik	2010–2011
	Peter Mitchell	2011
	Law Thompson	2011
		2011
	Elizabeth Henstridge	2011
		2006–2011
	Neil Toon	2010–2011
	Sandy Hendrickse	2010–2011
		2008–2011
		2010–2011
		2001–2005, 2011
	Amy Gavin	2010–2011

Last appeared in 2010

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
		2010
		2010
		2010
	Shaun Blackstock	2010
	Travis Yates	2010
	Helen Russell-Clark	2010
	Chris Overton	2010
		2008–2010
	Andonis Anthony	2010
	Gemma Craven	2009–2010
		2007–2010
		2006–2010
	Garnon Davies	2007–2010
		2010
	Terence Harvey	2010
		2009–2010
	Elliot James Langridge	2009–2010
		2006–2010
	Brian Bovell	2006–2010
		2007–2010
		2008–2010
		2007–2010
	Jacqueline Leonard
	Kent Riley	2004–2010
		2002–2010
		2009–2010
		2010
	Rudi Dharmalingham	2010
	Emily Corselli	2010
		2009–2010
		2005–2010
		2007–2010
	Beverly Denim	2008, 2010
	Oliver Watton	2010
	Stephen Beard	2008–2010
	Che Watson	2006, 2008–2010
		2009–2010
		2009–2010
		2009–2010
	Jeronimo Best	2009–2010
		2008–2010
	Laura Fletcher	2009–2010
		2009–2010

2000s

Last appeared in 2009

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
	Meryl Hampton	2009
	Paul Clarkson	2007–2009
		2009
	Danny Tennant	2009
		2005–2009
	Ray MacAllan	2009
		2008–2009
	Nila Aalia	2008–2009
	Antony Bunsee	2008–2009
	Junade Khan	2008–2009
		2009
		2009
		2007–2009
	Phil Howe	2009
	Richard Lawrence	2009
	Michael Ryan	2009
		2008–2009
		2003–2009
		2008–2009
	Sam Townend	2007–2009
Matt Crosby	Chris Hall	2008–2009

Last appeared in 2008

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
		2005–2008
		2002–2008
		2007–2008
		2007–2008
	Colin Connor	2007, 2008
		2007–2008
		2008
		2005–2008
		1996–2001, 2003–2004, 2008
	Derek Halligan	2008
		1995–2008
	Ben Sheriff
	Liz Stooke	1995–1999, 2004, 2006, 2008
		2007–2008
DI Tyler		2008
	William Rushton	2007, 2008
	Lauren Varnfield	2007, 2008
	Quentin Tibble	2008
		2007–2008
		2007–2008
	Christine Macki	2006–2008

Last appeared in 2007

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
		2005–2007
	Simon Lawson	2007
	Gemma Langford	2007
		2007
		1998–1999, 2007
		2000–2004, 2007
	Joe Marsden	2005–2007
		2007
	Andrew Forbes	2007
		2007
		2004–2007
		2006–2007
		2006–2007
	Alex Preston	2006–2007
		2001–2007
	John Jardine	2005–2007
		2006–2007

Last appeared in 2006

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
	Simon Cassidy	2006
		2000–2005, 2006
		2002–2006
	Jaq Croft	2004–2006
		2004–2006
		2003–2006
	Rochelle Gadd	2005–2006
	Matt Milburn	2003–2006
	Louis Tamone	2004–2006
		2003–2006
	Pauline Black	2006
	Simon Cole	2005–2006
		2003–2006
Tommy MacIntyre	Ash Tandon	2006
DI Vicky Green		1998, 2005, 2006
	Francesca Ryan
	Unknown	2005–2006
	Ash Newman	2005–2006
	Ben Gerrard	2002–2006
	Sarah Lawrence	2003–2006
		2005–2006

Last appeared in 2005

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
	Greg Kelly	2005
	Chris Grierson	2005
	Alistair Southey	2005
	Louise Howell	2005
	Richard Calkin	2003–2005
Andrea Mason		2005
	Katherine Dow Blyton	2001–2005
		2001–2005
		2000–2001, 2005
	Danann Breathnach	2005
	Alex McGettigan	2005
	Suzette Llewellyn	2005
		2004–2005
		2003–2005
		2005
	Kevin McGowan	2005
	Jemma Keys	2004–2005
	Billy Geraghty	2000–2005
	Barny Clevely
	Sarah Baxendale	2002–2005
Stuart Harding	Dan Cryer	2004–2005
Paula Fitzpatrick	Beth MacDonald	2005
	Laura Handley	2004–2005
	Daniel Hyde	2001–2005
		2000–2005
	Kim Bourelle	2004–2005

Last appeared in 2004

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
		2001–2004
		1995–1998, 2004
James Walker		2004
	Bernard Latham	1996–2004
	Darren Bransford	2001–2004
	Danielle Calvert	1996–1997, 2004
Alison Davies	Natalie Forbes	2003–2004
	Jamie Luke	2001–2004
		2003–2004
		2004
		2000–2004
	Kristian Ealey	2000–2004
		2002–2004
		2003–2004
Patty Cornwell		2003–2004
		2003–2004
	Kathryn George	1997–2004

Last appeared in 2003

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
Lillian Hunter		2002–2003
Roger Cornwell		2002, 2003
		2001–2003
	Henry Luxemburg	2001–2003
		2003
	David Brown	1999–2003
Linda Mills	Wendy Roe	2003
	David McAllister	1997–1998, 2002–2003
Roxy Maguire	Harriet Green	2003
		2001–2003

Last appeared in 2002

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
	Lesley Crawford	2000–2002
Anna Green	Lisa M. Kay	1999–2002
		2001–2002
	Andrew Somerville	2001–2002
		1999–2002
	Elizabeth O'Grady
		1999–2002
Eve Crawford	Natasha Lund	2001–2002
	Martino Lazzeri	1999–2002
		2000, 2002
Alyson	Sarah Jayne Steed	2001–2002
		2001–2002

Last appeared in 2001

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
		2001
		1999–2001
		1999–2001
Bob Bridges	Peter Faulkner	2001
		1995–2001
Mrs. Green	Hazel McBride	2000–2001
Emily Taylor	Lorna Pegler	1998–2001
		1997–2001
	Michael Price	2000–2001
		1997–2001
	Frankie Hough	2000–2001
	Abbie Pethullis

Last appeared in 2000

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
		2000
	Natasha Symms	1997–2000
Eric Finnigan		1998, 2000
	Peter Alexander
		1996–2000
	Lynda Rooke	1997–2000
		1999–2000
		1999–2000
Sean Tate	Daniel Pape	1997–2000
		1999–2000
		1995–2000

1990s

Last appeared in 1999

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
	Warren DeRosa	1996–1999
Kerri		1999
Joe Johnson	James McKenzie Robinson	1999
	Elly Fairman	1998–1999
Wayne Clark		1998–1999
	Martine Brown	1995–1999
	James Quinn	1995–1999
Ty	Garry Grant	1999
Kevin Daniels	Robert Weatherby	1995–1999
Sash Marwan	Mark Arends	1997–1998
Janice Bolton		1996–1998

Last appeared in 1997

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
	Lisa Williamson	1995–1997
	Toby Sawyer	1995–1997
Spike		1997
	Paul Leyshon	1995–1997
	Nathan Valente	1996–1997
Jeff Bolton	Stephen MacKenna	1996–1997
		1995–1997
Lisa Bolton	Isabel Murphy	1997
Emily Bolton	Beth MacDonald	1996–1997
Jake Bolton	Luke Henwood	1996–1997
Anita Groves	Tara Moran	1997
	Carol Noakes	1996–1997
Susi Harrison	Deborah Chad	1996–1997
	Tom Hudson	1996–1997

Last appeared in 1996

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
Tom Jenkins	Charles Youlten	1995–1996
	Lauren Beales	1996
		1995–1996
Vinnie Williams		1996
Louise Taylor	Brett O'Brien	1995–1996
		1995–1996
		1995–1996
	Anna Martland	1995–1996
		1995–1996

Lists of characters by year of introduction

• 1995–1996
• 1997
• 1998
• 1999
• 2000
• 2001
• 2002
• 2003
• 2004
• 2005
• 2006
• 2007
• 2008
• 2009
• 2010
• 2011
• 2012
• 2013
• 2014
• 2015
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022
• 2023
• 2024

Notes and References

1. News: Kilkelly . Daniel . Hollyoaks broke with tradition in nostalgic and emotional 25th anniversary episode . 11 September 2021 . . (Hearst Magazines UK) . 21 October 2020 . 21 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210121112844/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hkollyoaks/a34438842/hollyoaks-25th-anniversary-episode-review/ . live .
2. Web site: Hollyoaks cast guide and character pictures: Who plays who? How are they all related? And who's leaving?. Kilkelly. Daniel. 2 February 2018. Digital Spy. 29 November 2021. 30 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211130013320/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/g25096/hollyoaks-cast-guide-character-pictures/. live.
3. Web site: Hollyoaks confirms two McQueen returns this Christmas. Rowan. Iona. 13 November 2024. Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 13 November 2024.
4. News: James Sutton to return to Hollyoaks as John Paul McQueen . 29 November 2021 . . 24 July 2019 . 30 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211130013323/https://www.irishnews.com/magazine/entertainment/2019/07/24/news/james-sutton-to-return-to-hollyoaks-as-john-paul-mcqueen-1669695/ . live .
5. News: Lamacraft . Tess . Jorgie Porter returns to Hollyoaks as Theresa McQueen for THIS very special reason . 29 November 2021 . . 7 September 2020 . 30 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211130013324/https://www.whattowatch.com/news/hollyoaks-theresa-mcqueen-jorgie-porter-633927 . live .
6. News: Francis . Katie . Hollyoaks boss confirms sexuality storyline for Ste's son Lucas after recast . 19 January 2023 . . (Hearst Communications) . 19 January 2023 . 19 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119212512/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a42573538/hollyoaks-sexuality-storyline-for-lucas-after-recast/ . live .
7. News: Harp . Justin . Hollyoaks recast confirmed for Liberty Savage as Jessamy Stoddart takes over the role . 4 March 2021 . . . 21 May 2018 . 19 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210419200344/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a857705/hollyoaks-recast-liberty-savage-jessamy-stoddart/ . live .
8. Web site: Hollyoaks airs huge cliffhanger after deadly explosion . Harp. Justin. 11 September 2024. Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 11 September 2024.
9. Web site: Hollyoaks casts Darren Osborne's twins for huge storyline. Kilkelly. Daniel. 23 November 2023. Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 23 November 2023.
10. Web site: Hollyoaks brings back Strictly Come Dancing star Danny Mac in big return. Soni. Divya. 28 October 2024. Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 28 October 2024.
11. Web site: Hollyoaks role revealed for ex-EastEnders star Rita Simons. Lewis. George. 15 July 2023. Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 16 July 2023.
12. Web site: Hollyoaks finally reveals who EastEnders star Rita Simons will be playing. Lewis. George. 15 January 2024. Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 15 January 2024.
13. Web site: Freddie and Grace are BACK! But they're not the only duo to be stirring up trouble this Spring! . . 2 April 2024.
14. Web site: Hollyoaks confirms return of major character for huge story as Charlie Clapham reprises role as Freddie Roscoe . . 12 January 2024 . 12 January 2024.
15. Web site: Hollyoaks 2025 preview: 12 spoilers for the year ahead. Hughes. Johnathon. 2 January 2025. Metro. 9 January 2025.
16. Web site: Hollyoaks to explore gender identity in new storyline for Rose Lomax. Alexander. Susannah. 26 February 2024. 10 May 2024. Digital Spy.
17. Episode 5413. Hollyoaks. Hollyoaks. Executive producer: Bryan Kirkwood; Director: Daikin Marsh; Writer: Jayshree Patel. Channel 4. 25 May 2020.
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