Good. There's FAR too much potential for fun with this storyline to have it done and dusted within a few months.

 

I agree and this Niall character is the perfect excuse for them to have a week full of Late Night Episodes! :cheer:

:o Hollyoaks is proving they are the best Soap at the moment with the Leah has cancer and Ste turning psycho stprylines!! :o

GO EMMA RIGBY!

Is it true 4.8 million tune into 'Oaks nowadays? ... Thats what Warren (Jamie Lomas) said on the ITV2 Soap Awards Party.

Does anyone have recent figures? I just dont think thats correct.

Hmm I'll look into it. It'd be amazing if that was true though! :D

I think ive heard that Mandy, OB, and Cindy are coming back for a guest stint - Max and steph wedding I assume

Edited May 9, 200817 yr by Mikeyjosh

Ooh that'd be great! :o :D

The latter of those there are confirmed. Not sure about the first, although id LOVE that!

Oh know please don't let the first be true...she is so ANNOYING :puke:

I'd rather the re-appearance of the ghost of Mr C :(

Hollyoaks actor Matt Littler has quit the Channel 4 soap after more than ten years of playing mild-mannered Max Cunningham.

 

The 26-year-old, who first appeared in the Channel 4 soap in 1997, will bow out in July in a shock dramatic exit surrounding his wedding to Steph Dean (Carley Stenson).

 

Darren Jon Jefferies has returned to filming with the Chester-based soap as Max's best friend O.B. for his final scenes.

 

O.B. makes a fleeting visit to Hollyoaks in a bid to persuade Max to join him on one last adventure to New York. Owing to his heart condition, however, Max finds himself in casualty with chest pains on the morning of his nuptials, while Niall Rafferty (Barry Sloane) has recently found himself a love rival in Max as he attempts to woo Steph away from her husband-to-be.

 

The real reason for his exit is being kept under wraps by the soap's bosses, but however he leaves the village, the repercussions are sure to impact his friends and family in a huge way, not least his little brother Tom (Ellis Hollins).

 

Speaking of his exit, Matt Littler said: "I feel that I have grown up on Hollyoaks over the past eleven years and I’m not only leaving behind friends but also family. I wouldn't change a second of my time at Hollyoaks and working with Darren Jon Jefferies has been amazing – every second of it! I'd just like to thank everyone who has made my life at Hollyoaks a very happy one."

 

Producer Bryan Kirkwood added: "Matt, together with Darren Jon Jefferies have created a partnership in Max and O.B. that has been at the heart of Hollyoaks success for the last eleven years. Matt is a talented directed as well as a successful actor and although Max's exit marks the end of an era on screen, Matt's not going too far as he will be directing a few episodes of Hollyoaks in the not too distant future."

 

Littler films his final scenes at Lime Pictures, the home of Hollyoaks, next week and the scenes are due to air on Friday, June 27 at 6.30pm on Channel 4.

 

Last month, it was announced that Kev Sacre - Hollyoaks' Jake Dean - would also be leaving the soap after six years in the role.

 

Digital Spy

Shame. I wonder what the hell they're gonna do with Tom?!!!

Shame. I wonder what the hell they're gonna do with Tom?!!!

 

My guess is either Steph or Tony would take him on.

I agree and this Niall character is the perfect excuse for them to have a week full of Late Night Episodes! :cheer:

 

Yeah, it's been far too long since they last had late night episodes! The last ones were in 2006 I think. The ones with the drug rape storyline were really good.

Oh no, how sad that Matt Cunningham is leaving! Will be good to see OB back though :)

 

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Oh no :o I want Steph and Max to be happy!

Holyoaks really do need to have a week late nighters! Because at the moment there are so many potential storylines that could be involved! I am loving the Ste and Amy Abuse starting over storyline too! :o

:o This Jake storyline is being quite well acted from such a c**p actor! (JAKE!) Lol

He's really starting to creep me out now...with his beard and everything :lol:

It does quite well for a show where 90% of the cast can't act.

Edited May 14, 200817 yr by Rockferry