The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the
Channel 4
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soap opera
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''
Hollyoaks
''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes h ...
'' in 2006, in order of first appearance.
Amy Barnes
Mike Barnes
Mike Barnes is a fictional character from the
soap opera
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''
Hollyoaks
''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes h ...
'', played by famous ''
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...
'' actor,
Tony Hirst
Tony Hirst (born 21 January 1967) is an English actor, theatre director and narrator best known for playing Mike Barnes (Hollyoaks), Mike Barnes on the soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' and in ''Coronation Street'' as Paul Kershaw, the love interest of ...
.
Michaela McQueen
Ste Hay
Sean Kennedy
Willamina Webster
Willamina Webster also known as Mrs. Webster was the head teacher at Hollyoaks High School. She spoke to
Nancy Hayton when she was struggling in school due to her sister
Becca Dean's murder, and later when Nancy accused of sexual harassment. Mrs. Webster's son
Pete Webster worked as a teacher and sexually harassed
Tina McQueen in October 2007. Tina told Mrs. Webster, who made her son apologise. Pete later tried to force himself on Tina, fired her, and was humiliated by her sister
Jacqui McQueen. In January 2008, following
Michaela McQueen
Michaela McQueen (also Jones) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Hollie-Jay Bowes. Michaela was the first of the McQueen family to be seen on-screen in 2006, when she was credited as Michaela ...
's overdose, she performed a spot check of all the students' lockers for drugs. She almost uncovered Fletch's drugs in his locker, but was stopped by the fire alarm.
In June 2008 she was involved in the story about Josh and Michaela cheating in their coursework. They both eventually were suspended for a week. In addition,
Sasha Valentine and Fletch stole her laptop to sell for drugs but it was eventually returned. During both of these events, Mrs Webster never made an appearance.
Mrs. Wesbter was not seen on-screen again because, in November 2008,
Govinda Roy, the father of
Ravi Roy,
Ash Roy,
Anita Roy and
Leila Roy, debuted as the new headmaster at Hollyoaks High.
Mercedes McQueen
Myra McQueen
Warren Fox
Diane Valentine
Diane Valentine and her three children
Calvin,
Sonny and
Sasha Valentine bought the home of
Liz Burton and their arrival started off inauspiciously when they had to forcibly remove Liz's daughters
Sophie
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People with the name Born in the Middle Ages
* Sophie, Countess of Bar (c. 1004 or 1018–1093), sovereign Countess of Bar and lady of Mousson
* Soph ...
and
Mel Burton. Diane was proud of Calvin, although she was upset about his plans to leave home once he graduated from the police force. Sonny was involved in various criminal activities Diane knew nothing about. Sasha was the youngest of the family and coping with growing up.
Diane's stay in town was short-lived, on her way to her car, she dropped her keys. When she bent over to pick them up, she didn't see
Jake Dean's car driving towards her and she was hit and killed.
Diane's death shattered her family, as her husband
Leo Valentine showed up to try to pick up the pieces and keep the family together.
Calvin Valentine
Sasha Valentine
Sonny Valentine
Eddie Griffiths
Edward "Eddie" Griffiths was played by actor and musician Che Watson from 2006 to 2010
Eddie is a police officer and works alongside
Calvin Valentine. Eddie first appeared in 2006, when Calvin was going to move in with him. Calvin then decided not to after the death of his mother. In 2008, Eddie found drugs in Calvin's coat pocket after seeing him with Nige. The following day, Eddie confronted Calvin and told him that he was going to report him to Superintendent Lacey, but Calvin later convinced him not to.
He returned on 15 September 2008, during a routine search of The Loft. On 5 February 2009, it was revealed that he had been promoted to sergeant, although on 6 April 2010 he wore a Constable's uniform.
Tina Reilly
Leo Valentine
Carmel McQueen
Foz
"Foz" was the boyfriend of
Nancy Hayton. He is a tattooist and was working in a tattoo parlour when Nancy met him. Foz is a
counter-stereotype; although heavily tattooed and pierced, he is actually philosophical, peaceful and artistic. He painted a 'realistic' memorial to those who died in The Dog fire, to the dismay of the bereaved
Justin Burton
Justin Burton is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Chris Fountain. Justin arrived in 2003 and departed on 3 June 2009. Justin arrived in a family of six, however by September 2006, the Burton fam ...
. After losing the premises to his tattoo parlour, Foz decided to go back to college and he became a part-time lecturer and MA student at Hollyoaks Community College. He has a free spirited
New Age
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mother (Willow) who made a brief appearance. According to Willow, she spent Foz's childhood taking him touring round circus and women's camps.
As of 2 January 2007, Foz has left Hollyoaks as a result of a higher calling; to serve and assist the impoverished of
Goa
Goa (; ; ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is bound by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the ...
. Nancy had agreed to go with him, but changed her mind at the last minute. They said they loved each other, and Foz said maybe he'd run into her somewhere in the world someday. His final words were, "Take care."
Kris Fisher
Zoe Carpenter
Will Hackett
John Paul McQueen
Jacqui McQueen
Davey Thomas
"Davey Thomas" was the boyfriend of a con
Jacqui McQueen met in prison. He first appeared when he demanded £10,000 from Jacqui which she had got from a men's public bathroom after doing a favour for her mate in prison with help from her sister
Mercedes. On their way out they accidentally dropped the vase the money was in which meant them taking the money back to their house. When
Carmel McQueen
Carmel Valentine (also McQueen) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Gemma Merna. She debuted on-screen during episodes airing on 22 August 2006 and was introduced by series producer Bryan Kir ...
found out about the money she stole £4,000 of the money to get her boobs done. When Davey found out about this he demanded his other £6,000. Mercedes' boyfriend
Russ Owen
Russ Owen is a fictional character in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Stuart Manning. He first appeared in the episode first broadcast on 6 August 2004 with the Owen family and has been involved in storylines including being di ...
and Jacqui's mother
Myra McQueen
Myra McQueen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Nicole Barber-Lane. She made her first screen appearance during episode 1796, originally broadcast on 12 June 2006 and was introduced by produc ...
gave him what they had, but it was still not enough. Several months later, he returned, demanding Jacqui marry Albanian immigrant
Aleksander Malota. Jacqui refused, but eventually gave in. On her wedding day, she again changed her mind, but Davey showed up at the wedding. During a fight with Jacqui's boyfriend
Tony Hutchinson
Tony Hutchinson is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Nick Pickard. His first appearance on-screen occurred on 23 October 1995, the inaugural episode of the programme, and is the longest-serving ...
, Jacqui knocked Davey out, but when he woke up, he informed her that they were both now in debt to very powerful people who would hurt her and her family. Jacqui relented and married Aleksander. When they split up several months later, with Aleksander returning to Albania, there were no apparent consequences.
Ricky Bowen
Richard "Ricky" Bowen is the father of McQueen siblings
Carmel and
Michaela McQueen
Michaela McQueen (also Jones) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Hollie-Jay Bowes. Michaela was the first of the McQueen family to be seen on-screen in 2006, when she was credited as Michaela ...
. Ricky had a relationship with
Myra McQueen
Myra McQueen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Nicole Barber-Lane. She made her first screen appearance during episode 1796, originally broadcast on 12 June 2006 and was introduced by produc ...
and became stepfather to her three daughters
Jacqui,
Mercedes, and
Tina
Tina may refer to:
People
*Tina (given name), people and fictional characters with the given name ''Tina''
Places
* Tina, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran
* Tina, Tunisia, a town in Sfax Governorate, Tunisia
* Tina, Guadalcanal, Solom ...
. Ricky went on to have two more children with Myra, daughters
Carmel and
Michaela. While he was away with his band, Myra slept with Iain Naimsmith, before Iain began his transition to being a woman named
Sally St. Claire. When Rickey returned Myra lied to Ricky and
John Paul John Paul may refer to:
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* John Paul (given name), a list of bearers of the name, and equivalent names in other languages
* Pope John Paul I (1912–1978)
* Pope John Paul II (1920–2005)
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and said John Paul was Ricky's son. After youngest daughter Michaela was born, Ricky left Myra and the children for their next door neighbour, 17-year-old daughter Heather McCallister, who later gave birth to his son Richard. Ricky came in and out his children's lives. Carmel and John Paul learned not to trust their father, but Michaela wanted a chance to get to know him. She managed to get Ricky's number and he came to visit her. He told her he wanted to make up for the past, but while they were alone in the house, Ricky convinced Michaela to go out to the store. While she was gone, Ricky stole the family's Christmas gifts, liquor, and television, leaving Michaela heartbroken.
Charlie Dean
Charlie Dean (also Osborne) is the son of
Becca Hayton (
Ali Bastian) and
Justin Burton
Justin Burton is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Chris Fountain. Justin arrived in 2003 and departed on 3 June 2009. Justin arrived in a family of six, however by September 2006, the Burton fam ...
(
Chris Fountain), Becca gave birth to him after being sentenced to imprisonment after alleged under-age activity with Justin. After Charlie was born, it was unknown whether Justin or her husband
Jake Dean (
Kevin Sacre
Kevin Sacre-Dallerup (born Kevin Bignell on 23 March 1978), accessed 30 May 2007 is a British actor. He is most famous for his performance as Jake Dean in the Channel 4 British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', a role he played from 2002 to 2010.
Ear ...
) was his father. Becca originally gave Charlie to Jake, but when Justin firsts meets Charlie after stealing Jake's car Justin realizes he is the father. Jake's sister
Steph Dean (
Carley Stenson) convinced Jake to take a paternity test in January 2007, but Jake destroys the results and assumed the role of Charlie's father, along with his wife and Becca's sister,
Nancy Hayton (
Jessica Fox). In February 2007, Becca was stabbed in prison, and dies afterwards, and Charlie never got a chance to see her.
In May 2006, Becca discovered that she was pregnant but was unaware of whether the father was Jake or Justin, whom she had been having an affair with. She initially kept the pregnancy from Justin, and let Jake believe that he was Charlie's father. However, in July 2006, Becca and Justin's affair was revealed and Jake realised that he may not be the father.
Becca chose Justin over Jake, but later changed her mind and went back to Jake, deciding that Jake would be the father, regardless of the paternity. Justin reported Becca to the police for their affair, and lied that they had begun a sexual relationship when Justin was 15. Becca was arrested and imprisoned, but in December 2006, she went into labour at her sentencing and gave birth to a son in hospital. She named the baby Charles, nicknaming him Charlie. Charlie stayed with Becca in prison. Justin eventually admitted to lying, and Becca was released. However, in February 2007, on the day she was released, Becca was stabbed by Fran Hathaway and she died in hospital.
In June 2008, Nancy took Charlie to the hospital, worrying about his high temperature. Charlie was diagnosed with
leukaemia
Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia; pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and produce high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or '' ...
, and Jake was tested to see if he was a match for Charlie. Jake discovered that he was not a match, meaning that Justin was Charlie's father. Charlie underwent chemotherapy, which was delayed when he developed an infection. When Nancy left Jake after he attempted to rape her on their wedding night, Jake withdrew Nancy's visiting rights to Charlie, which lead Nancy to seek Justin's help to win custody of Charlie from Jake.
After Jake and Justin had a fight, Justin decided to help Nancy with the custody case, not wanting Charlie to be raised by Jake. Nancy and Jake continued to argue and fight, which resulted Nancy throwing Jake out of the flat, and Jake making Nancy appear to be an unfit parent. Outside the court room, Jake goaded Nancy into exploding at him and causing a scene. Jake was awarded custody, and revoked Nancy's visiting rights.
Jake held Charlie's christening the next day, choosing Steph and
Darren Osborne
Darren Osborne is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. He was introduced by executive producer Phil Redmond as part of the Osborne family, making his first screen appearance on 18 November 1996, portraye ...
(
Ashley Taylor Dawson
Philip Ashley Taylor Dawson, known as Ashley Taylor Dawson, is an English actor and singer. He is known for portraying the role of Darren Osborne in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', as well as being a member of the pop group allSTARS*. ...
) to be Charlie's godparents. Nancy later revealed that Jake had tried to rape her on their wedding night, and her friends
Sarah Barnes
Sarah Barnes is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Loui Batley. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 6 October 2005. Sarah was introduced by executive producer David Hanson as part ...
(
Loui Batley
Louie Anne Batley (born 9 June 1987) is a British actress, singer, and dancer. She is best known for her role as Sarah Barnes in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''.
Early life
Louie Anne Batley was born in Chorley on 9 June 1987. She attende ...
) and
Hannah Ashworth
Hannah Ashworth (also Osborne) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Emma Rigby. Hannah first appeared on-screen on 27 September 2005 and her last appearance was on 12 February 2010. It was annou ...
(
Emma Rigby
Emma Rigby (born 26 September 1989) is an English actress and model. After rising to prominence for her role as Hannah Ashworth in ''Hollyoaks'' (2005–2010, 2024), she later played Gemma Roscoe in the BBC One drama series '' Prisoners' Wives ...
) convinced her to go to the police. Jake was arrested for attempted rape, but released. However, Steph backed up Nancy's story and Jake was exposed. Jake took Charlie in his car and drove to a remote location, attempting to kill himself and Charlie by gassing them in his car. Nancy was able to track them down and saved Charlie, but left Jake to die. However, Jake survived and came after Nancy. He attempted to take Charlie to
France
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, but was arrested and admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Jake later confessed to the murder of
Sean Kennedy (
Matthew Jay Lewis) in exchange for Justin giving his parental rights to Jake's mother,
Frankie Osborne (
Helen Pearson).
In July 2009, Justin later went on the run, taking the blame for the fire at The Loft, saying goodbye to Charlie before his departure. Jake was later released from the psychiatric hospital, but Frankie was worried about Jake's mental health and decided to give Nancy parental rights. Charlie went missing in the care of Nancy's boyfriend,
Kris Fisher (
Gerard McCarthy
Gerard McCarthy (born 31 March 1981) is an actor from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Biography
McCarthy was born in Belfast and attended St. Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast, St. Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School. They ca ...
), and everyone worried that he might have been with Jake, which he had not.
Darren and Nancy later got together, and married in a surprise ceremony in February 2012, meaning that Charlie was reunited with Jake's side of the family. In October 2012, Nancy also gave birth to a son,
Oscar Osborne (Ralph & Zach Norman). In December 2012, Nancy began to struggle, however, and exploded at Charlie. Charlie, believing he was unwanted, ran away. Whilst out in the woods, Charlie slipped and knocked himself unconscious when he fell onto a tree branch. He was later discovered by
Seamus Brady
The following is a list of characters that first appeared or will appear in the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' in 2012, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the series' producer, Emma Smithwick. The first cha ...
(
Fintan McKeown
Fintan McKeown is an Irish actor best known for his guest appearances on '' Star Trek: Voyager'', ''Merlin'', and ''Game of Thrones'', and for his supporting roles in the films ''Immortal Beloved'' (1994) and '' Waking Ned Devine'' (1998).
Sinc ...
) and rushed to hospital. However, Charlie had only minor injuries and was discharged not long later.
Darren and Nancy hired a nanny,
Sienna Blake
Sienna Blake (also Bradley) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Anna Passey. The character made her first appearance on 21 November 2012 and was introduced as the estranged twin sister of est ...
(
Anna Passey
Anna Passey (born 28 August 1984) is an English actress, known for portraying Sienna Blake in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. For her role as Sienna, she won the award for Villain of the Year at the 2014 British Soap Awards.
Career
...
). Sienna became obsessed with taking Nancy's place in the family. She managed to drive a wedge between Darren and Nancy, and Darren chose Sienna over Nancy. However, Charlie and Oscar preferred Nancy over Sienna. After Sienna framed Nancy for a fire at The Dog in the Pond, Nancy was seen as a danger to Charlie and Oscar.
In August 2013, Sienna later told Nancy to take Charlie and Oscar and leave. Nancy sped off with them in the car, whilst Sienna injured herself and told Darren that Nancy had attacked her and kidnapped Charlie and Oscar. Nancy panicked when she saw a police car and lead a police chase into the car park of the hospital. Nancy collided with another car, swerved and crashed through the brick wall. She managed to get both Charlie and Oscar out of the car before it fell, narrowly killing them. Nancy was arrested, upsetting Charlie.
Darren and Sienna decided to move out of 1 Stockton Lane, and tried to take Charlie with them. Frankie and her husband
Jack Osborne (
Jimmy McKenna
James Stephen McKenna is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Jack Osborne in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' and Don Brady in ''A Touch of Frost''.
Personal life
McKenna lives in Sheffield, England with his wife and four ...
) tried to stop them, but Sienna blackmailed Frankie over her knowledge of her affair with Darren's half-brother
Ziggy Roscoe (
Fabrizio Santino). In December 2013, Sienna later kidnapped Charlie, Oscar and Frankie's foster son
Tom Cunningham
Tom Cunningham is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Ellis Hollins. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 28 December 1999. With Tom being a young child for most of his ten ...
(
Ellis Hollins
Ellis Hollins (born 14 November 1999) is an English actor. He is known for portraying the role of Tom Cunningham in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. In 2006, he appeared in ''Alpha Male'', a family film released in the United Kingdom.
A ...
) when Nancy was released. She tried to gas them all in her car, but the police arrived and Sienna crashed whilst trying to flee. She was then arrested and Darren and Nancy eventually reconciled.
In October 2015, at the gay pride parade, Charlie witnessed
Lindsey Roscoe (
Sophie Austin
Sophie Austin (born 5 January 1984) is an English actress who started her career out in theatre but later moved to screen. She portrayed Lindsey Butterfield in the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', a role she held from June 2013 until May 2016. ...
) give
Dr. Charles S'avage (Andrew Greenough) a fatal injection. Charlie was left traumatised and began having nightmares. Lindsey threatened Charlie, and he refused to speak to anyone. Nancy and Darren were concerned when Charlie began drawing dead people, and in January 2016, they eventually managed to get him to admit that he witnessed Lindsey murder Charles. However, in May 2016, Lindsey was murdered by
Silas Blissett
Silas Blissett is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Jeff Rawle. Rawle's casting was announced in December 2010 and it was revealed that he would portray a serial killer. Rawle was approached by ...
(
Jeff Rawle
Jeffrey Alan Rawle (born 20 July 1951) is a British actor from Birmingham, England. He is known for playing Billy in ''Billy Liar (TV series), Billy Liar'' (1973–1974), and for portraying George Dent in the news-gathering sitcom ''Drop the Dea ...
) before facing prosecution.
In March 2017, Charlie discovered that Nancy had been researching
multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease resulting in damage to myelinthe insulating covers of nerve cellsin the brain and spinal cord. As a demyelinating disease, MS disrupts the nervous system's ability to Action potential, transmit ...
, and worked out that she was ill with the disease. Charlie researched the disease and told Oscar that Nancy was dying, and also told Darren. Darren revealed to Nancy that Charlie knew about the illness, and Nancy told them the truth, leading to them all reconciling.
In September 2017, Darren was later arrested for drug dealing and served a prison sentence. Despite his insistence, Tom took Charlie to see Darren. In October 2017, Frankie died of a stroke, and in November 2017, Charlie and Oscar read out a eulogy at her funeral. In February 2018, whilst exploring the school, Charlie and
Leah Barnes (Elà-May Demircan) almost discovered Lindsey's sister
Kim Butterfield
Kim Butterfield is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Daisy Wood-Davis. The character made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 7 October 2014. The character and Wood-Davis' casting were an ...
(
Daisy Wood-Davis
Daisy Wood-Davis is a British singer and actress. She has appeared in several stage productions, including '' Dreamboats and Petticoats'' as Tansy, cousin of Poppy in ''EastEnders'' as Laura and ''The Rocky Horror Show'' as Janet Weiss. From 201 ...
), who had been kidnapped by
Ryan Knight (
Duncan James
Duncan Matthew James Inglis (born 7 April 1978) is an English singer, actor and television presenter. He became widely known in 2001 as a member of the boy band Blue and later for playing Ryan Knight in the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks''.
E ...
), but were interrupted by Leah's adoptive father
Ste Hay (
Kieron Richardson
Kieron Mark Richardson (born 12 January 1986) is an English actor and television presenter. He plays the role of Ste Hay in ''Hollyoaks'', having previously appeared in ''Heartbeat (British TV series), Heartbeat'' as Ricky Smith. He won the Bri ...
).
In September 2018, Nancy and Darren split when Darren's affair with
Mandy Morgan (
Sarah Jayne Dunn
Sarah Jayne Dunn (born 25 September 1981) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Mandy Richardson on the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' from 1996 until 2021. In November 2021, Dunn was dropped from ''Hollyoaks'' after she ...
) was revealed. Charlie eventually forgave Darren and tolerated Mandy's daughter,
Ella Richardson (Erin Palmer). Meanwhile, in January 2019, he took a liking to Nancy's new boyfriend
Kyle Kelly (
Adam Rickitt
Adam Peter Rickitt (born 29 May 1978) is an English actor and singer. He portrayed the part of Nick Tilsley on the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 1997 to 1999, and again from 2002 to 2004. He later joined the New Zealand soap '' ...
). In October 2019, Charlie and Ella sneaked into the underground tunnels during the construction of Cunningham's Grande Bazaar, and were left trapped when the crane collapsed. However, they managed to escape. Charlie discovered that Nancy and Darren had slept together when they were trapped in the tunnels looking for Charlie and Ella, but Nancy confessed to Mandy not long afterwards in December 2019.
In January 2020, Charlie began to feel ignored by Nancy and Kyle when they had relationship problems following Nancy's miscarriage. Charlie began secluding himself, opting to spend all of his time playing video games. Charlie would occasionally play with
Sid Sumner (
Billy Price). However, unknown to Charlie, Sid's drug dealing cousin,
Jordan Price (Connor Calland), would use Sid's account to get Charlie to think that he and Sid were friends.
In May 2020, Jordan later befriended Charlie, and asked him to hold onto a package. He then started getting Charlie to hold onto drugs, but Charlie found out and confronted Jordan. To Jordan's surprise, Charlie agreed to hold onto drugs for him, for a higher price. Kyle eventually discovered what Charlie was doing, and was torn between telling Nancy or trying to help Kyle secretly. Nancy and Kyle began having problems in their marriage and ended up splitting. In June 2020, Charlie was left distraught when Kyle took his own life following years of depression, which he had managed to keep hidden from his family. Under pressure from Jordan, Sid used the situation to manipulate a reluctant Charlie into dealing drugs for him. In October 2020, Charlie later helped
Juliet Nightingale (
Niamh Blackshaw
Niamh Kate Blackshaw (born 19 November 1998) is an English actress. She made her television debut in a Mr Kipling advert before joining the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (2017) as List of Coronation Street characters (2017)#Lara Cutler, ...
) convince Ella to also deal drugs. On New Year's Eve 2020, Ella refused to smuggle drugs inside her body for dealer
Victor Brothers (Benjamin O’Mahoney), so she and Charlie hid in The Hutch. They were found by Jordan, unaware that he was planning to help Juliet and Sid escape from Victor. Charlie grabbed Jordan's knife and stabbed him to defend himself, but Ella grabbed a knife from the kitchen and fatally stabbed Jordan.
In the aftermath, Charlie made an immediate false confession to
PC George Kiss (
Callum Kerr
Andrew Callum Kerr (born 11 May 1994) is a Scottish actor, model, and musician. He gained prominence through his role as PC George Kiss in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' (2020–2021). After a recurring role in the Fox series ''Monarch ...
) and arrested. In January 2021, Charlie was not released on bail, and was informed by solicitor
James Nightingale (
Gregory Finnegan) that he could be facing seven years imprisonment. In March 2021, Charlie wrote a letter to Ella, explaining that he planned to tell the truth. The letter was used by Nancy as evidence to have Charlie released and Ella arrested. Charlie, however, omitted Mandy's involvement in his detaining. In August 2021, Ella was given a non-custodial sentence for Jordan's death, she moved into the Osborne’s house due to her strained relationship with Mandy. In September 2021, bonding over spending time in prison, Charlie and Ella began to grow close and embarked on a secret relationship, later exposed when Nancy mistakenly believed that Leah was Charlie's girlfriend. The pair ended up sleeping together, giving Ella a pregnancy scare. However, after babysitting
Faith
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According to the Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, faith has multiple definitions, inc ...
, Ella thought that she and Charlie were ready for a baby. She discovered that she was pregnant in December 2021 and informed Charlie at Christmas.
Nancy was furious at Charlie and Ella deciding to have a baby, but came round after trying to scare them off with a training doll. In March 2022, at her first scan, Ella was informed that her baby had no heartbeat and she had miscarried. Charlie struggled to cope with the news, blaming Ella, breaking up with her and destroying their memorial tree. Charlie eventually put things right, but rejected a reconciliation. In April 2022, feeling infantilised by his family and teachers, Charlie ended up confiding in
Eric Foster (
Angus Castle-Doughty), but turned on him when Eric attempted to indoctrinate him into his incel-ideologies.
Charlie soon befriended
DeMarcus Westwood (Tomi Ade) but began bullying
Mason Chen-Williams (Frank Kauer). In July 2022, after finding DeMarcus armed with a knife, intending to use it as defence against
Joseph Holmes' (Olly Rhodes) gang, Charlie warned
Saul Reeves (Chris Charles). In August 2022, DeMarcus ended up in prison when Joseph used the knife to stab Saul, but Charlie defended him and DeMarcus was eventually released. In December 2022, in order to raise funds for DeMarcus' girlfriend
Vicky Grant's (Anya Lawrence) trip to Margate to visit her mother, DeMarcus threw a party at Charlie's house. Mason ended up leaking it on social media, and publicly shamed himself when he lied that he had slept with a drunken Leah.
In January 2023, Charlie's bullying of Mason escalated and he attempted to get Mason expelled from school. After learning that Mason had posted inappropriate photos of Leah online, he confronted Mason in the park and beat him unconscious. In February 2023, Charlie planned a leaving party for DeMarcus and Vicky when they planned to move to Margate, sneaking off into the woods. Vicky ended up overdosing on ecstasy from a drink Charlie and Leah had spiked to share, resulting in Vicky being moved away by social services and DeMarcus turning on the pair.
In March 2023, after Leah also rejected Charlie, he became enraged at being isolated from his friends and began purchasing weed from a drug dealer. He began acting up in school, leaving Nancy incensed as she became headteacher and was forced to expel him. In the heat of the moment, Nancy compared Charlie to Justin, leaving Charlie curious about him.
Just after the New Year, in January 2024, Charlie, Ella and their friends all decide to go to a rave, but Ella tries to tell Charlie that she still loves him. His girlfriend
Shing Lin Leong (Izzie Yip) witnessed the two having a moment and accused her of trying to kiss him, but Ella was just holding his hands. Charlie doesn't defend Ella, which upsets her and she leaves after an argument with them and Leah, who is highly intoxicated. Charlie and his friends find Ella in the woods drinking alone. After a confrontation with Leah, Charlie tries to tell Ella that he does feel the same way about her but she tells him that it is too late and that they can never be friends again and she walks away. As Charlie tries to find Ella when she leaves the woods, unbeknownst to him, a car accident takes place near the ring road around the corner from the woods. Ella is involved and has been severely injured and killed. Her father
Warren Fox (
Jamie Lomas
James Lomas (born 21 April 1975) is an English actor, known for his soap opera roles as Warren Fox in ''Hollyoaks'' and Jake Stone in ''EastEnders''.
Early life
Jamie Lomas was born on 21 April 1975 in Manchester.
Career
Before joining ''Ho ...
) learns from
Leela Lomax (
Kirsty-Leigh Porter), who was at the scene that Ella is dead and he breaks down in tears, devastated. Charlie and the rest of the village soon learn of Ella's death and he grieves for her. Upon the arrival of Darren’s long-lost children
JJ (Ryan Mulvey) and
Frankie Osborne (Isabelle Smith), Charlie finds it difficult to grieve for Ella and moves out of the Osborne house temporarily. He continues with his apprenticeship and working for
Dave Chen-Williams (
Dominic Power) by repairing guttering in the village. In February 2024, when he learns that Frankie has accused Jack of inappropriately touching her, Charlie refuses to believe her and is disgusted with Darren for supposedly taking Frankie’s side. It soon becomes apparent that Jack never touched her and Frankie soon admits this to everyone but Charlie is not convinced and is still cold towards her and JJ.
The next few months pass and Charlie visits the Osbornes often. He manages to sell some of his stuff to earn some extra money as he wants to put towards some savings to go away on holiday for his 18th birthday later in the year. In May 2024, Frankie needs some new ballet shoes for her dance recital and Nancy can't afford to replace them, so Charlie, who feels bad for her, gives her some of the money he got from selling his stuff to replace the ballet shoes. Charlie and Frankie begin to develop a close friendship, as she wonders why he would want to help her after the way she treated everyone, including Jack. Charlie tells her that if Jack can move on then so can he and the two start hanging out occasionally. Charlie learns that Frankie is supposed to attend a dance audition at an academy in
Manchester
Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...
. Frankie has doubts that she might not be good enough but Charlie reassures her and encourages her to go to the audition. He reluctantly signs the consent form, forging Darren's signature as Frankie doesn't want Darren and her mother
Suzanne Ashworth (
Suzanne Hall) to know about the audition because they will stop her from going.
Towards the end of the summer, in August 2024, Charlie, the Osborne family and the rest of the village find out that Frankie has been sexually abused by JJ and Charlie realises that the abuse was the reason why Frankie accused Jack of doing what JJ had been doing to her for years. Charlie doesn't hold any grudges and doesn't treat Frankie any different after finding out the truth. Instead, he supports and protects her from JJ. In September 2024, when a motorbike accident caused by
Cleo McQueen (
Nadine Mulkerrin
Nadine Rose Mulkerrin (born 23 June 1993) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Cleo McQueen in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' from 2015 until 2022 and since 2024. For her portrayal of Cleo, she has been nominated for ...
) leads to Suzanne’s death, Charlie is there for Frankie as she grieves, while JJ has nobody.
A year later in September 2025, Charlie is briefly mentioned although not shown since the events of the motorbike accident by Leela when Leah, who is heavily pregnant, goes into labour. It is hinted that Charlie could most likely be the father of Leah's baby, but he is not present at the birth. Unbeknownst to him, Leah gives birth to a son with Leela by her side, just as Ste wakes up from a year long coma. Leah has revealed to Ste that she is giving the baby up for adoption, but upon learning that James, who is Ste’s husband, died in a car explosion a year ago, which Ste was involved in himself, Ste won't allow for the baby to be adopted.
Other characters
References
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2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...