Hollyoaks to bring back two former characters for funeral scenes
Hollyoaks is set to bring back two former characters for Juliet Nightingale's upcoming funeral scenes.
The character passed away earlier this month after being diagnosed with stage three Hodgkin lymphoma, an uncommon form of cancer.
It has now been confirmed that Ollie Morgan (Gabriel Clark) and Imran Maalik (Ijaz Rana) will both be returning to the soap – the latter just weeks after he exited.
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Speaking about coming back to film, Gabriel – who himself departed last year – said (via The Sun): “It was such a privilege to return to Hollyoaks for Juliet’s funeral episode.
"I’ve known Niamh [Blackshaw] since we were kids and her performance has been phenomenal. To be able to honour her character and her work was a no-brainer.
"The storyline has been so well done. Cancer really does affect everybody and bringing back Juliet’s friends shows how many lives one person can touch."
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The star added: "Going back to set really felt like no time had passed. It was so lovely to pop my head into the offices and give everyone a hug and catch up.
"I came out of my dressing room and ran straight into to Steph Waring and Nick Pickard and gave them a massive hug - we were chatting away and catching up like nothing had changed.
"And to top it off, I got to work with the brilliant director Bim Ajadi. His work is beautiful and I’m so pleased I got the chance to collaborate with him."
Hollyoaks streams first online via Channel 4, with new episodes dropping each weekday morning. The show airs Mondays to Fridays at 6.30pm on Channel 4, and at 7pm on E4.
Selected omnibus episodes are available via Prime Video.
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