Jennifer Metcalfe has said that she would like Leah Hackett to return to Hollyoaks. The Mercedes McQueen actress said she hopes her on-screen sister Hackett will have a second spell on the soap, despite the fact the character Tina Reilly was killed in 2008. "I'd love Leah Hackett to return. I saw her for dinner recently and really miss working with her," she told Inside Soap. Praising her former co-star, Metcalfe added: "She's been going to (more)...
- 10/25/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
Jennifer Metcalfe wants Leah Hackett to return to 'Hollyoaks'. The actress - who plays Mercedes in the long-running Channel 4 soap - admits she would be keen for her former co-star, who played her sister Tina, to return to the show, despite her previously dying. She said: ''I'd love Leah Hackett to return. I saw her for dinner recently and really miss working with her. ''She's been going to lots of auditions and appeared in 'good Cop'. I'm proud of her, she's just as great as ever.'' However, she admits she is not sure how long her evil character will carry...
- 10/24/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
Jennifer Metcalfe wants Leah Hackett to return to 'Hollyoaks'. The actress - who plays Mercedes in the long-running Channel 4 soap - admits she would be keen for her former co-star, who played her sister Tina, to return to the show, despite her previously dying. She said: ''I'd love Leah Hackett to return. I saw her for dinner recently and really miss working with her. ''She's been going to lots of auditions and appeared in 'good Cop'. I'm proud of her, she's just as great as ever.'' However, she admits she is not sure how long her evil character will carry...
- 10/22/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
'Hollyoaks' stars Claire Cooper and Jennifer Metcalfe are launching their own fashion business next month. The soap beauties - who portray sisters Jacqui and Mercedes McQueen in the Channel 4 show - and their former co-star Leah Hackett (Tina McQueen) will open designer boutique The Closet over the next few weeks in a new venture which will allow members of the public to hire glamorous outfits which have previously been worn by celebrities. Customers will be able to scour the website to find their perfect frock, before heading into the store for a fitting and nibbles. Claire explained: ''We want it to be a ..
- 3/3/2010
- Virgin Media - TV
Hollyoaks actress Claire Cooper has revealed that she is teaming up with co-star Jennifer Metcalfe for a new business venture. The pair, who play sisters Jacqui and Mercedes McQueen, are setting up their own dress agency which will allow ordinary members of the public to hire outfits worn by celebrities. Cooper and Metcalfe will launch the business, which they have named The Closet, next month by putting their new website live and opening a showroom base at Liverpool's Albert Dock. Their former soap colleague Leah Hackett, who played Tina McQueen, is also part of the project. Metcalfe first discussed the designer boutique plan last month, but Cooper has not spoken publicly about (more)...
- 3/3/2010
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Hollyoaks actor Stuart Manning has decided to quit the soap after five years, Digital Spy can confirm. The 29-year-old, who has played school teacher Russ Owen since August 2004, will bow out of the Channel 4 teen soap in an emotional storyline which sees him attempt to kidnap his baby son Max. Following Max's mother Tina McQueen's (Leah Hackett) death at the end of last year in the church blast, guardianship was passed to her sister Jacqui (Claire Cooper). However, Max's biological father Russ finds himself becoming increasingly sidelined in his son's life over the coming weeks and is constantly denied access. Wanting to play a prominent role in Max's life, Russ is pushed to the edge and resorts to snatching him from Jacqui's care. Speaking of his decision to leave, Manning said: "I've had a great time at Hollyoaks over (more)...
- 4/3/2009
- by By Kris Green
- Digital Spy
New Hollyoaks producer Lucy Allan has made her first couple of regular cast signings in the form of two 'blonde bombshells' from Hollyoaks Later. Both Loretta (left) and Cheryl (below) - played by Melissa Walton and Bronagh Waugh, respectively - impressed producers so much that they have been signed up to appear as regulars in the main weekday show. Despite Dom's (John Pickard) wife Tina's (Leah Hackett) death, lap dancer Loretta made a firm impression on him from the moment he met her and he hasn't been able to think about anyone else since. In his eyes, she's the whole package; sexy, intelligent and sophisticated. When Ste (Kieron Richardson) plays the role of cupid, Dom realises that Loretta's the one for him and the pair bond over the unlikely pastime of bird watching. Meanwhile, Malachy's (Glen Wallace) bubbly (more)...
- 1/13/2009
- by By Kris Green
- Digital Spy
Hollyoaks star Gemma Merna has admitted that she wants to have smaller storylines in 2009. The actress claimed that her character Carmel McQueen deserves a break after being at the centre of high drama on the Channel 4 soap for months. Carmel has tied the knot with Calvin Valentine (Ricky Whittle) this year but later faced heartbreak after being caught up in a church explosion which killed her sister Tina (Leah Hackett). "This last year has been mental for me," Merna told the Daily Star. "The McQueens have had a huge year and I have been in the middle of it. It's been great, don't (more)...
- 12/27/2008
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Hollyoaks' McQueen family is thrown into turmoil tonight when one of their number dies in the aftermath of the church blast. Niall's (Barry Sloane) twisted revenge on his unassuming family saw him detonate a chain of explosives rigged around the church with his entire family trapped inside. When Tina (Leah Hackett) becomes trapped under a pile of rubble it's a race against time (more)...
- 10/17/2008
- by By Kris Green
- Digital Spy
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