'Hollyoaks' star Alex Fletcher is worried about portraying her role in the Finn O'Connor rape storyline. The actress's alter-ego Diane O'Connor is currently unaware that her son Finn (Keith Rice) sexually assaulted his teacher John Paul McQueen (James Sutton) and she admits she's concerned about how her character will react when the truth finally comes out. Speaking to SoapSquawk.com, the 38-year-old star said: ''It's going to be tough because how do you begin to research how Diane would fell when all that comes out? ... Hopefully when all that comes out they will get someone in to help me...
- 7/11/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
Hollyoaks' Diane O'Connor will be left furious when police ruin her wedding. Diane (Alex Fletcher) recently called off her engagement to Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard) after he got involved with shady character Trevor Royle (Greg Wood), but when she realises she still loves him she decides to go ahead with the ceremony - only for disaster to strike when her daughter Sinead (Stephanie Davis) gets the police involved. She explained: ''Sinead overhears a conversation between Ste and Tony about the drugs, which Tony has brought back to the flat accidentally. ''Sinead now knows that there are drugs in the flat,...
- 3/20/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
Nick Grimshaw failed to master a Liverpool accent during his 'Hollyoaks' cameo. The Radio 1 'Breakfast Show' host has filmed a small part in the Channel 4 soap as an official involved in the naming ceremony of Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard) and Diane O'Connor's (Alex Fletcher) twins, but he didn't manage to perfect the local Scouse patter. A show insider said: ''He tried to give his character a Scouse accent after talking to Alex Fletcher, who plays Diane, all morning, but he couldn't master it.'' Despite his accent issues, he also struggled to open a door on set but is said...
- 11/28/2013
- Virgin Media - TV
Nick Grimshaw failed to master a Liverpool accent during his 'Hollyoaks' cameo. The Radio 1 'Breakfast Show' host has filmed a small part in the Channel 4 soap as an official involved in the naming ceremony of Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard) and Diane O'Connor's (Alex Fletcher) twins, but he didn't manage to perfect the local Scouse patter. A show insider said: ''He tried to give his character a Scouse accent after talking to Alex Fletcher, who plays Diane, all morning, but he couldn't master it.'' Despite his accent issues, he also struggled to open a door on set but is said...
- 11/26/2013
- Virgin Media - TV
Hollyoaks' Diane O'Connor is to discover she's pregnant. The feisty former school worker - who is portrayed by Alex Fletcher - will learn she is pregnant with Tony Hutchinson's (Nick Pickard) baby following a 'friends with benefits' arrangement. The news comes as a shock to Diane, who was told she couldn't have kids of her own. A show insider said: ''Diane has been so desperate for a baby of her own, she famously almost pinched one, so the news is amazing. She's secretly over the moon but doesn't know how to deal with the tony aspect of it.'' Diane is faced with the...
- 4/3/2013
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
Hollyoaks newcomer Alex Fletcher has admitted that she still feels lucky to be part of the soap's cast. The actress made her debut as devoted stepmum Diane O'Connor on the Chester-based soap earlier this year, having previously been best known for playing Jacqui Dixon on Brookside. Speaking to Ok magazine about her new role, Fletcher commented: "I have to keep pinching myself, and I'm so grateful. It's come at the right time. Brookie finished seven years ago and my life took a different direction, and then I had my daughter Yasmin, who's now five. "I began working again a few years ago and it's all very well going on theatre tours around the country and being away from your family, (more)...
- 11/30/2010
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Hollyoaks newcomer Alex Fletcher has revealed that she lost her way in acting when she became a mother. The actress, who will play Diane O'Connor in the Channel 4 soap, admitted that her daughter became her priority but that she is excited to finally return to her job. Speaking to Holy Soap, she said: "I kind of lost my way a bit in the way I became a mum. Yasmin will always be my priority but you shelve yourself and I kind of forgot what I was good at. Any work I was getting was south or away. Yasmin was only a baby and I thought I wouldn't get the time back so I decided to have a bit of time out, see what I want to do, go from there. "I qualified as a fitness instructor because I've danced since (more)...
- 8/21/2010
- by By Colin Daniels
- Digital Spy
Hollyoaks newcomer Alex Fletcher has revealed that she is excited about joining the show. The former Brookside star, who recently took part in Celebrity MasterChef, will play Diane O'Connor in the soap and admitted that she has complete confidence in show producer Paul Marquess. Speaking to Pa, she said: "Paul is an amazing producer, and I'm not just saying this to get brownie points. He is the guy who did the live episode of The Bill and was the chief exec on Footballers' Wives - he just knows how (more)...
- 7/31/2010
- by By Colin Daniels
- Digital Spy
Former Brookside actress Alex Fletcher and Over The Rainbow contestant Stephanie Davies have been cast as part of Hollyoaks's third new family. The O'Connors - a four-member Liverpudlian tribe - descend on the fictional Chester village in the summer and bring with them a hoard of heartache and family baggage. Fletcher - who played the role of Jacqui Dixon in Brookside - has signed to play the part of Diane O'Connor, a step-mother of two who's desperate for a child of her own. However, with her biological clock counting down by the day - and her second round of IVF apparently destined for failure - her need for a baby quickly spirals out of control. Her drastic attempts to secure a child of her own, however, poses a threat to the family unit she's already part of. Meanwhile, Diane's husband Rob - played by Gary Cargill (more)...
- 6/16/2010
- by By Kris Green
- Digital Spy
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