{"id":55152,"date":"2024-07-22T16:58:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T14:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2075967"},"modified":"2024-07-23T14:19:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T12:19:48","slug":"hollyoaks-jessica-fox-praises-young-actors-in-sibling-abuse-storyline","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/hollyoaks-jessica-fox-praises-young-actors-in-sibling-abuse-storyline\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollyoaks\u2019 Jessica Fox praises young actors in sibling abuse storyline"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Both Isabelle and Ryan are just phenomenal young actors.” <\/p>

By Laura Denby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 22 July 2024 at 14:58 PM<\/p>

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This article contains discussions of sexual abuse that some may find upsetting.<\/em><\/p>\n

Jessica Fox has spoken about the talented young stars at the heart of Hollyoaks<\/a>\u2018 harrowing sibling abuse storyline.<\/p>\n

Fox\u2019s on-screen stepdaughter, Frankie (played by Isabelle Smith), has been abused by her twin brother JJ<\/a> (Ryan Mulvey) since childhood.<\/p>\n

As yet, Nancy and her husband, the pair\u2019s father Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor Dawson), are unaware of what has been going on.<\/p>\n

Also in the dark is Frankie and JJ\u2019s mother, Suzanne Ashworth (Suzanne Hall), who made her return to the village alongside the twins and oldest daughter Hannah (Emma Rigby) in January this year.<\/p>\n

Speaking exclusively at the RadioTimes.com<\/b><\/span>\u00a0Soap Awards 2024<\/strong>,\u00a0sponsored by\u00a0Inspired Villages<\/a>, Fox was asked about the role she and her cast mates have played alongside co-stars Smith and Mulvey \u2013 and she was full of praise for the young actors.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always say, Hollyoaks is a lot like a big family, and the Osbornes are very protective. So both Isabelle and Ryan are just phenomenal young actors, and the effort and their work ethic, and the way they think about scenes beforehand is really inspiring to see in young actors,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it\u2019s my job as one of the older ones, and Ash who plays Darren, to support that and give them the best space for them to play.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Isabelle Smith as Frankie and Ryan Mulvey as JJ in Hollyoaks.<\/span><\/figcaption> Lime Pictures<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Deputy headteacher Nancy has been instrumental in trying to help troubled Frankie, but she hasn\u2019t yet realised what\u2019s been going on in her own home.<\/p>\n

Nancy herself was sexually assaulted in the past, by ex-husband Jake Dean (Kevin Sacre) and teen student Finn O\u2019Connor (Keith Rice). Might Hollyoaks draw from her history and allow Nancy to be a central part of Frankie\u2019s support system when the truth finally comes out?<\/p>\n

\u201cAbsolutely,\u201d said Fox. \u201cNancy\u2019s been really unlucky with some sexual assaults in her past, and has never got the justice that she wanted for it.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I think there will be an element where Nancy wants to do right by Frankie, and wants Frankie to get that justice and feel that what she\u2019s saying is being believed, and being taken seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n

For support and advice on matters raised in this article, please visit\u00a0<\/em>www.rapecrisis.org.uk<\/a>, call the 24\/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line on 0808 500 2222 or chat to Rape Crisis online\u00a0<\/em>247sexualabusesupport.org.uk<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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