{"id":54887,"date":"2024-07-16T21:00:34","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T19:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2072031"},"modified":"2024-07-17T00:26:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T22:26:06","slug":"hollyoaks-kieron-richardson-on-the-dangerous-side-of-rex","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/hollyoaks-kieron-richardson-on-the-dangerous-side-of-rex\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollyoaks\u2019 Kieron Richardson on the \u201cdangerous\u201d side of Rex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The actor teased some big changes&#8230; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Laura Denby\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 16 July 2024 at 19:00 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Hollyoaks star Kieron Richardson has offered up some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/hollyoaks\/hollyoaks-summer-trailer-blue-mystery-newsupdate\/\" rel=\"noopener\">intriguing new details about new character Rex<\/a> (played by former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/\">EastEnders<\/a> star Jonny Labey), who Ste recently became very intimately involved with!<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively at the <span class=\"m_7051213111690448789skimlinks-unlinked\"><b>RadioTimes.com<\/b><\/span><strong>\u00a0Soap Awards 2024<\/strong>\u00a0sponsored by\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredvillages.co.uk\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredvillages.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.inspiredvillages.co.uk\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721132273956000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2a-F2sZJpv_VoIYwqhGN1U\">Inspired Villages<\/a>, Richardson was asked whether Ste will stick with husband James Nightingale (Gregory Finnegan) or find more excitement with fling Rex, who brings plenty of chaos to the village.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout giving too much away, the Ste and James relationship \u2013 James is gonna have to find out at some point, because anyone that cheats in a soap, it never stays buried. It is gonna come out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the actor couldn\u2019t reveal too much on Ste\u2019s future, he has hinted that there\u2019s a lot at stake when it comes to Rex.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo there will be scenes of volatility and upset and tears, but I also think it\u2019s quite nice to see the dangerous side of Rex and not knowing [what he\u2019s going to do].<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSte\u2019s quite susceptible at being manipulated and groomed in situations, and Rex is quite a powerful character. It\u2019ll be quite nice to see the dynamic between [those] two and what could happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"headline post-header__title post-header__title--headline-layout\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/hollyoaks\/hollyoaks-jamie-lomas-future-soaps-exclusive-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hollyoaks legend Jamie Lomas on signing up for another soap: \u201cWho knows?\u201d<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"headline post-header__title post-header__title--headline-layout\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/hollyoaks\/hollyoaks-summer-trailer-blue-mystery-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hollyoaks unveils explosive summer trailer teasing brand new gangster mystery<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Then there\u2019s the prospect of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/hollyoaks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hollyoaks<\/a>\u2018 September flash-forward, which sees the soap jump forward to a year later in the village. What can we expect of Ste?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got long hair now, so that\u2019s a clue as to something! Maybe I\u2019m allowed to grow it because I don\u2019t need to keep it the same anymore,\u201d Richardson teased.<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s heavily involved, and I say the last line of the episode before the new stuff kicks in. That\u2019s all I can say!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, it looks like Ste is set to be central to all the action! But as for that jaw-dropping twist which, at the start of the year, saw Ste accidentally kill teen Ella (Erin Palmer), the star did briefly wonder whether his character\u2019s time was up!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first thing I asked when we got told about it last year, that there was gonna be this big crash stunt episode and it was all gonna be Ste\u2019s fault, and I was like, \u2018Am I going, then, am I going to prison?!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I did know from the very beginning that I would get away with it, but I didn\u2019t realise the scenarios and situations that would happen to get him to this point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s like a cat with nine lives, he gets up to mischief and always gets away with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The\u00a0<span class=\"skimlinks-unlinked\">RadioTimes.com<\/span>\u00a0Soap Awards 2024, sponsored by\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredvillages.co.uk\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredvillages.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-outlook-id=\"95f99935-4360-4501-8c39-aee2294761ca\">Inspired Villages<\/a>, took place on 13th July. 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