from heartthrob turned builder to Strictly scandal & pop legend’s tragic death
I'm A Celeb's Nick Pickard has played Tony Hutchinson on Hollyoaks for the last 28 years - here we take a look at what his original co-stars are up to now.
Will Mellor first appeared as Jambo when he was just 19 - and is probably the biggest star from the original cast, gaining recent fame on Strictly.
Jeremy Edwards played Kurt Benson for three years until his character rode off on a motorbike in 1999, later dying offscreen. He also became a builder in 2011 but is now a drama teacher.
The Dog in the Pond landlord was originally Greg Anderson, played by pop legend Alvin Stardust. In 2014 he sadly died of prostate cancer aged 72.
He’s now more well-known as Owen Armstrong in Corrie, having played the builder from 2010 to 2015, but Ian Puleston-Davies started out on Hollyoaks as conman Terry Williams.
Shebah Ronay (Natasha Andersen) became the first Hollyoaks regular to be killed off in 1996. She now works as a model, presenter and journalist.
Dawn, played by Lisa Williamson, was the first member to appear on the soap. Since leaving Hollyoaks, Lisa's more well-known for voicing adverts and being a published author.