The actor, who plays Stuart Sumner's nasty son Sid, will be appearing in the show on a permanent basis.
After Ste attempts to flee to Newcastle, he and Sami Maalik (Rishi Nair) are kidnapped by Stuart and Jonny Baxter (Ray Quinn) and taken to a cliff. [76] After a hostage situation at Breda's pig farm, where Breda is exposed as the serial killer, D.S. Keen to portray himself as the respectable owner of the Teahouse, Stuart was actually the leader of a dangerous Far Right Organisation with the intention of grooming vulnerable young men into fostering Islamophobic beliefs. [102] Johnathon Hughes of the Radio Times dubbed Toby and Celeste as mysterious, commenting, "Buckets of intrigue surrounded the recent arrival of Toby Faroe (Bobby Gordon) and his wife Celeste Faroe (Andrea Ali)". [4] Mitchell appears as a stripper at a themed night in The Dog in the Pond, organised by Cleo's grandmother, Nana McQueen (Diane Langton); this leads to him asking Cleo on a date. [6] Ali struggled to keep the secret, especially since she found viewers would "pick up on things very quickly". [103] In the flashbacks, T'Jai Adu-Yeboah portrayed Toby as a teenager, while Caelan Edie portrayed a younger Toby. Imran Adams explained that Scott sees characteristics in Azim that he wants from Mitchell: "to be proud and openly gay, and someone who doesn't have to hide. Digital Spy Soap Scoop video – hit play below for all the latest Hollyoaks spoilers, as Tony gets fresh hope of escape and two new arrivals cause a stir in the village. Believing Sid is a bad influence, Juliet's brother, James Nightingale (Gregory Finnegan), bans Juliet from seeing Sid. [106] He is billed as a "confident, chaotic and unpredictable" drug dealer whose backstory states that he has been involved with crime for the previous few years. [23] Choudhry expressed his delight at appearing in the soap and said that he felt at ease working with the cast and crew. "[89] Pickard also expressed his delight at McGann's casting and liked that producers had decided to expand Tony's family. Diane also presents her with CCTV footage of her kissing Edward Hutchinson (Joe McGann) as her alibi, which also confirms the time of the shooting. [29] Glasspool explained that Sadie is a "former fling" who "wants something" from Harry. She is his alibi for the night that Grace Black (Tamara Wall) was run over in a stolen car, as the police suspect him for the crime. This week viewers predicted that Sid and Juliet are going to have to sell drugs for ruthless Jordan after they flushed his £500 stash down the loo. [100] Quickenden was invited by producers to star in the soap and appears opposite Cindy Cunningham actress Stephanie Waring, who he starred with in reality TV competition Dancing on Ice. [101], Toby Faroe, portrayed by Bobby Gordon, first appears in episode 5309, broadcast on 28 November 2019. [29] She enjoyed filming with Glasspool and Finnegan and looked forward to exploring the character further. [2] Mitchell is introduced as the son of established character Martine Deveraux (Kéllé Bryan). After that, Stuart began to realise that Ste no longer believed in the Far Right cause and became suspicious of him. [17] He first appears during a special episode focusing on the story, before returning a month later. Glasspool said that Harry wants Sadie "out of [his] life". [32] Sadie leaves the village when Liam Donovan (Jude Monk McGowan) pays her to leave and not be Harry's alibi. [5], Producers created Celeste as the sister to Toby and Mitchell Deveraux (Imran Adams), making them triplets, and the daughter of Martine Deveraux (Kéllé Bryan), but her identity was not revealed until March 2020. Want up-to-the-minute soaps news, spoilers and gossip on your social feeds? [27] Price is initially contracted in a guest role, before being promoted to a regular character in October 2019. [38] He told Ellis (Inside Soap) that the relationship would be short-term,[38] and the story ends when Levi sees Scott in drag and ends their relationship, unable to "get past the drag aspect". [27] Sid returns as a regular during the following month and producers then plotted the character in the show's year-long county lines drug trafficking storyline.[27]. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF.
[71] The character and Ali's casting details were announced on 22 November 2019. [65] The character was referenced during the early years of the show as Brian Hutchinson,[88] while details about the character's introduction and McGann's casting were announced on 20 May 2019. [59] Johnathon Hughes of the Radio Times confirmed that the character would appear on a recurring guest basis,[59] and writers plotted her into the show's "Who Shot Mercedes?" [2] Adams has expressed his joy at joining the cast of Hollyoaks stating that he is "proud and grateful" to be a cast member. [5] Toby resents Martine and Mitchell for the former's decision to keep Mitchell and not Toby. [47] Azim is conflicted on whether to help Ste as he is aware of what the organisation has done to the Maalik family. [5] Writers developed the twist further by revealing that Celeste is also the sister of Toby and Mitchell, making them triplets. [29] Sadie pressures Harry into meeting her and paying her, which Harry tries to keep secret.
[42] In his appearance, Reynolds' character approaches Maxine Minniver (Nikki Sanderson) and offers her "some words of comfort and sage wisdom". When Juliet returns Sid's wallet to him in front of Stuart, she unintentionally reveals that he left Ste; Stuart then beats Sid as punishment. [26] Sid is introduced as the son of Stuart Sumner (Chris Simmons) and a new student at Hollyoaks High School. Cohen about not arresting Mercedes.