{"id":54988,"date":"2024-07-18T18:00:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2073661"},"modified":"2024-07-18T22:11:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T20:11:05","slug":"hollyoaks-jessica-fox-hopes-nancy-and-darren-stay-together-for-a-very-long-time","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/hollyoaks-jessica-fox-hopes-nancy-and-darren-stay-together-for-a-very-long-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollyoaks\u2019 Jessica Fox hopes Nancy and Darren stay together for \u201ca very long time\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;The fans just keep pushing those two back together, and I&#8217;m not complaining!&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Laura Denby\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 18 July 2024 at 16:00 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>Jessica Fox has spoken about her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/hollyoaks\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Hollyoaks<\/a> character Nancy Osborne\u2019s longstanding relationship with husband Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor Dawson), which has been a fan-favourite soap partnership for years.<\/p>\n<p>Nancy and Darren have clocked up three marriages, several affairs and two children together, as well as raising Nancy\u2019s nephew Charlie Dean (Charlie Behan).<\/p>\n<p>But despite multiple splits that have always felt very final at the time, the couple are always brought back together in the end.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>, Fox was asked if she\u2019s glad that Hollyoaks has never given up on Darren and Nancy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there\u2019s been a couple of attempts, to be honest, over the years,\u201d she laughed. \u201cBut the fans just keep pushing those two back together, and I\u2019m not complaining!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Nancy and Darren are affectionately dubbed \u2018Dancy\u2019 by viewers. Fox went on to reveal that she adores working with co-star Taylor Dawson, and hopes that their alter egos will remain a solid unit for years to come.<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe and Ash have a lovely time working together, and hopefully Darren and Nancy will be with us for a long time yet,\u201d she enthused.<\/p>\n<p>With Noah Holdsworth, who has played Fox\u2019s on-screen son Oscar since 2015, having been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/radiotimes-com-soap-awards-2024-nominations-revealed-exclusive-newsupdate\/\" rel=\"noopener\">nominated for Best Young Performer<\/a>, the actress praised the young star\u2019s rise into bigger storylines, and revealed her pride for Noah\u2019s achievements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had Noah with us since he was teeny, teeny-tiny, and now he\u2019s getting storylines of his own, and he\u2019s holding his own, and he\u2019s doing it beautifully. All his family are so supportive of him, and I couldn\u2019t be prouder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On attending the very first <span class=\"m_6543843306495519038skimlinks-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=1721290680881000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2btJBNNPlHT76CEYKlr474\">Inspired Villages<\/a>, Fox told us: \u201cIt\u2019s lovely to be at an event!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is my first time getting dressed up since I came back from maternity leave, so it\u2019s extra special. 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