Hollyoaks' JJ Osborne actor addresses viewer backlash as villain faces death

Hollyoaks prima Ryan Mulvey, who plays JJ Osborne connected the Channel 4 soap, addressed his arguable storyline and the spectator backlash, arsenic helium shared his thoughts connected his character

Hollyoaks histrion Ryan Mulvey has shared his thoughts connected his arguable storyline, and his quality JJ Osborne's vile crimes.

The character, who debuted connected the amusement earlier this twelvemonth arsenic Darren Osborne's estranged son, has taken centre signifier successful a sickening storyline alongside histrion Isabelle Smith. Months agone viewers were horrified to larn JJ had sexually abused his duplicate sister Frankie successful a acheronian storyline connected the Channel 4 soap. The maltreatment escalated, leaving Frankie successful turmoil earlier she confided successful her begetter Darren.

When the information initially came retired astir what had been going connected for years, not each of Frankie's household believed her. Just weeks agone the soap underwent a large twist with a clip jump, moving a twelvemonth into the future.

After the clip leap we learned Frankie was being supported by her family, with JJ acceptable to look successful tribunal for his grotesque crimes. But successful different twist, JJ collapsed and was diagnosed with leukaemia.

His household person been near torn implicit supporting him fixed what helium did to Frankie, and present JJ needs a bony marrow transplant. New spoilers uncover Frankie faces much turmoil up amid hints JJ could dice successful the storyline.

Now, JJ histrion Ryan has told The Mirror each astir his thoughts connected the plot. Asked astir playing a villain and facing assemblage backlash, Ryan told us: "As an actor, for me, I emotion playing a quality that has truthful galore antithetic shades.

"That's what makes a human, human. I'd privation to beryllium down with JJ and ask, why? [Why did you bash it?] No 1 does thing for nary reason, truthful the astir absorbing happening would beryllium looking into that quality and questioning what has happened, wherefore helium acts similar this and wherefore helium is truthful controlling.

"Bringing that to beingness has been the astir joyous sport, I person had the champion onscreen household to play with, it's been perfectly amazing." As we asked Ryan astir the hatred the quality had received, with fans disgusted by JJ's actions, the histrion told america what helium felt was the astir important happening astir taking connected the role.

He said: "Just gathering consciousness of the taxable is the astir important happening we wanted to do. It's evidently astonishing if you tin assistance truthful galore people.

"If you assistance 1 idiosyncratic who’s struggling with that problem, they spot it connected the TV and deliberation 'that's truly helped me', arsenic actors if you tin bash that past that's the champion occupation successful the world. So it’s been a blessing."

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