Hollyoaks star scores ‘soap hattrick’ as she lands role in a rival show – after Coronation Street debut

A HOLLYOAKS prima has scored a 'soap chapeau trick' aft landing a relation successful a rival soap.

The young performer's latest portion marks the 3rd large UK soap opera she's appeared in.

Isabelle Smith joined Hollyoaks earlier this year, taking implicit arsenic Francine "Frankie" Osborne.

The girl of Darren Osborne and Suzanne Ashworth, the quality initially appeared backmost successful 2011.

Meanehile, the histrion is acceptable to implicit a "soap chapeau trick" with an upcoming relation connected BBC daytime soap Doctors.

Playing a quality named "Bea Reynolds", her scenes are acceptable to beryllium aired next week.

Two years ago, Isabelle portrayed Sonya successful long-running ITV amusement Coronation Street.

Sonya was a person and emotion involvement to regular quality Max Turner (Paddy Bever).

Meanwhile, Isabelle's casting arsenic Frankie Osborne was announced backmost successful November 2023.

She was joined by chap Corrie alum Ryan Mulvey, arsenic Frankie's duplicate member JJ.

Speaking astatine the time, Isabelle said: "I’m truthful excited to beryllium joining the formed of Hollyoaks, it inactive hasn’t sunk in!

"You should expect a batch of ups and downs with Frankie but each I’ll accidental is, don’t justice her excessively soon…”

Frankie and JJ person been astatine the centre of a storyline tackling sibling enactment abuse.

Viewers learned Frankie suffered maltreatment astatine JJ's hands erstwhile they were some younger.

Hollyoaks Executive Producer, Hannah Cheers said: “Sibling intersexual maltreatment is simply a taxable substance that desperately merits attraction and recognition. 

“It’s 1 of the astir infrequently disclosed forms of intersexual abuse, yet the statistic are startling. 

“Hollyoaks is shining a airy connected this contented for the archetypal clip successful a semipermanent soap storyline due to the fact that we request to get this speech started amongst our multi-generational audience."

She added: “The performances delivered by our superb newcomers Isabelle Smith and Ryan Mulvey are breath-taking. 

"I judge this communicative volition marque an interaction for years to travel and I americium arrogant that Hollyoaks is inactive breaking caller crushed astir 4 decades on.

"That’s what we’re present for.”

Hollyoaks airs connected E4 and Channel 4's on-demand streaming service.