Coronation Street star cast in Hollyoaks amid Rex and ‘J’ twist

Former Coronation Street prima Sonia Ibrahim has joined the formed of Hollyoaks arsenic the enigma individuality of ‘J’ has yet been revealed.

The actress, 35, played Mel Maguire successful the ITV soap betwixt 2016 and 2017, an subordinate of Nathan Curtis (Christopher Harper) who groomed Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon).

Mel lured Bethany into moving astatine Nathan’s salon, and aboriginal tried to halt her from giving grounds to the constabulary erstwhile they began investigating the paedophile.

At the clip she said: ‘Some of the scenes are precise acheronian – erstwhile we’re doing them it tin beryllium horrible but it’s besides bully to beryllium doing it honestly and tackling it due to the fact that the much it is brought to people’s attention, the much radical it will hopefully help.’

She aboriginal starred arsenic Jamilah Omar successful BBC school-based play Waterloo Road crossed 3 series.

Viewers tin present spot her successful a caller Hollyoaks role, which is airing present connected Channel 4’s streaming service.

Her caller character, Kat, has a mysterious transportation to Rex Gallagher (Jonny Labey).

Over the past fewer months we’ve seen Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson) go convinced that Rex was hiding his precocious hubby James (Gregory Finnegan)away.

James, arsenic viewers know, was controversially killed off during the stunt week that yielded successful a caller epoch of the long-running soap successful September.

A fig of notes were recovered successful his possessions signed ‘J’ – though we learnt contiguous that these were each blank but one, which had been sent from idiosyncratic called Jacob (Ethaniel Davy), who is being squirrelled distant successful a harmless location with Kat.

We’re not yet definite who the newbies are, but it seems that Rex is trying his champion to guarantee they’re protected.

Earlier successful the episode, Ste had held Rex captive successful Dee Valley Law, convinced that helium knew of James’ whereabouts. Clearly, his intelligence wellness is not successful a bully mode and lone lad Lucas (Oscar Curtis) could speech him round.

At the harmless house, Jacob protested: ‘I miss my friends Rex. I’m lonely here. I haven’t stepped ft retired of this spot since I got here.’

Kat past unopen down his requests, earlier Rex assured him that helium wasn’t being held captive and could permission the location whenever helium liked… though helium did pass of ‘the danger’ helium is successful ‘outside these walls.’

It won’t beryllium agelong earlier we find retired wherefore they’re kept there, arsenic Rex promised it wouldn’t beryllium agelong earlier they could leave.

What is helium hiding, and does the concern person a transportation to different villager?

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