Hollyoaks finally confirm J's identity as two characters with sinister secret revealed

EXCLUSIVE: Hollyoaks prima Jonny Labey has exclusively opened up astir the individuality of J and what viewers tin expect adjacent arsenic the melodramatic caller storyline continues to unfold connected the Channel 4 soap

Hollyoaks viewers were yet granted the reply to a burning question arsenic the existent individuality of the enigmatic 'J' was revealed, sparking an electrifying caller crippled involving colony villain Rex Gallagher (Jonny Labey).

The Channel 4 soap had hinted astatine the mysterious quality erstwhile Rex explained that Curtis Royle (Reuben Shepherd) and Lexi Roscoe (Marnie Fletcher) were down an imaginary person they called 'J'.

They slipped notes into his bag, creating a transmission for clandestine communication. However, audiences were near connected borderline erstwhile a shadowy fig was seen penning a enactment arsenic 'J', pleading: "I americium inactive trapped successful the location – delight travel soon."

This mysterious messages bore an eerie resemblance to those recovered by Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson) connected Rex's desk, fuelling speculation implicit whether Ste was entangled successful delusions of his deceased spouse, James Nightingale (Gregory Finnegan), oregon if he'd stumbled upon thing acold much sinister.

During Wednesday's (November 20) episode, which viewers tin watercourse connected Channel 4, the curtain was lifted arsenic Rex confronted the existent writer astatine his home. Annoyed, Rex sternly addressed him, "What person I told you astir this, Jacob? You slipping small notes into my container has caused maine a batch of trouble."

The young writer, newcomer Jacob (Ethaniel Davy) responded with a heartfelt: "I miss my friends Rex. I'm lonely here. I haven't stepped ft retired of this spot since I got here.",only to beryllium interrupted by a pistillate named Kat, who walked successful exclaiming, "Not again Jacob."

Rex opened the beforehand doorway to amusement Jacob helium wasn't trapped, stating: "You tin leave, consciousness free. I'm not going to halt you but you cognize however overmuch information you are successful extracurricular these walls don't you."

Kat chimed in: "Course helium does. Don't you Jacob" earlier expressing her gratitude to Rex: "Look, I'm truthful grateful Rex for keeping america safe. We some are. Aren't we?" As Jacob nodded, Rex reassured him: "Well I cognize you don't similar it present mate, but you ain't got to worry. You ain't going to beryllium present for overmuch longer."

Jonny Labey, who has portrayed Rex since June this year, shared immoderate insights into what viewers tin expect arsenic the thrilling storyline unfolds. He revealed: "We're introduced to Jacob and Kat, played by fantastic actors Sonia and Ethaniel, and they are a immense nexus to Rex's past.

"Before helium came to Chester, helium was progressive successful assorted exploitation avenues and helium has a transportation with these 2 people. This full clip since Rex has fallen successful emotion with Ste, and been trying to rewrite his ways, he's been keeping Jacob and Kat successful a harmless house, keeping them distant from the information to bash thing bully for a change.

"There's been each these tiny hints and clues which person truly gone nether the radar astir Rex turning around, doing thing bully and trying to crook a caller leaf. Rex has travel from a full dynasty of information and transgression and what happens adjacent truly affects a batch of radical successful the village."

Jonny besides opened up astir the instrumentality frenzy implicit the individuality of 'J', stating: "It's truly gripped everyone online with everyone taking to Instagram and X to conjecture who J is."

He shared his excitement astir the Hollyoaks storyline, saying, "I deliberation magic of Hollyoaks is it steers radical down a roadworthy for truthful long. I've been getting each sorts of comic suggestions from who radical deliberation 'J' is but we're not adjacent astatine the extremity of the iceberg yet. We're conscionable benignant of gearing up to it and it's each going to beryllium revealed."

Hollyoaks airs Monday to Wednesday connected E4 astatine 7pm and archetypal look episodes tin beryllium streamed Channel 4 from 7am

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