Amanda Clapham swaps Hollyoaks for Hollywood
Actress Amanda, 27, has played Holly Cunningham in the Channel 4 soap for five years. She has now quit the show for good (sob) and her last scenes will be shown in September.
Amanda has her sights set on Hollywood and cracking America with some juicy new roles. A soap insider told The Sun Online: “She’s sad to leave but knows it’s the right time.
“She’s had some huge storylines in her five years on the show, and has chosen to go out on a high."
Since joining the show as Cindy Cunningham's daughter in 2013, Amanda has been part of some fantastic storylines. Her portrayal of Holly in the aftermath of being sexually assaulted by then-boyfriend Nick Savage was a particularly strong and important performance.
We just wonder how her last scenes are going to play out, and if the doors are going to be left open for a potential return? Dramatic scenes will no doubt be coming our way this summer in the lead up to her departure.
See next week's Hollyoaks spoilers...
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Alfie Nightingale's friends and family discover his mental health battle
Alfie Nightingale's health has continued to deteriorate and next week his close family and friends begin to realise something is up.It all begins when Yasmine Maalik spots Alfie talking to himself in The Bean. As she tries to help him and encourage him to go to Harley's party, he tells her to leave him alone.
Hollyoaks Spoilers Alfie Nightingale
Later, Tom Cunningham manages to encourage Alfie but it soon becomes clear to Yazz and Tom that there's more to Alfie than he's letting on.
Hollyoaks Spoilers Alfie Nightingale
Poor Alfie's health continues to deteriorate and after believing everyone is against him, he runs out of the house and heads to the Archway in the village.Will anyone be able to stop Alfie before his mental health spirals out of control?
Hollyoaks Spoilers Alfie Nightingale
Tom decides to take matters into his own hands and tells Alfie he needs to see a doctor, before leaving Marnie Nightingale a voicemail to discuss his friend's welfare. While this is happening, the voice in Alfie's head tells him Tom has spoken to the government.Things take a turn for the worse when Alfie believes Cindy, Holly and Hilton are all in danger and decides to take action….
Hollyoaks Spoilers Alfie Nightingale
At the Cunninghams house, Alfie barricades the family in to keep them safe. When Holly and Damon Kinsella wake up, they find Aflie dropping things to the floor to test the gravity. Cindy then steps in and attempts to calm him down after she realises how unwell he is. When Tom, Marnie and Ellie Nightingale head over to the house, Alfie won't let them in.
Hollyoaks Spoilers Liberty
Following her arrival it leaves the family divided; while Cindy makes it clear she's not staying with them, it looks like Milo's developed a crush on her.
Hollyoaks Spoilers
Poor Liberty goes over to her sisters but she sends her away too.Eek!Later when Liberty is out for a run in the village, a car pulls up next to her and bundles her into the passenger seat. Has she been kidnapped? Will Milo (who saw it all happening) be able to save her?
Hollyoaks Spoilers Peri
Viewers only found outshe returned from the dead the other day and she's already tried to kill her mum Sienna and kidnap her baby brother Sebastian. Next week, it will become clear that she has a plan for Harley after watching her relationship with Peri develop. When Sienna leaves the flat, Nico heads to the party in a disguise and sets out to get rid of Harley – what does she have up her sleeve?
Hollyoaks Spoilers Prince McQueen
Meanwhile Hunter McQueen who is still suffering from anxiety, following the death of Neeta Kaur, reluctantly agrees to go to Harley's birthday party.When he and Prince (who hasn't told his wife that he's attending) decide to go to the party, Hunter gets drunk very quickly.We can already tell this isn't going to end well…
Liberty Savage arrives in the village
That's not the only drama in store for the Cunningham household as Dirk gets a knock on the door and finds his daughter Liberty on the door step.
A social worker visits the Maaliks household
Following reports of domestic abuse in the Maalik household, next week a social worker will pay the family a visit about the allegations.Will the truth about Imran abusing his mum Misbah finally come to light?
Milo Entwistle attempts to reunite Dirk and Cindy Cunningham
Next week in the village, a determined Milo tries to get Dirk Savage and Cindy Cunningham to reunite. The lodger decides to set them up on a date, unfortunately Cindy doesn't get the memo and instead heads to The Loft to go on a date with a guy from a dating app!While Dirk teaches Hilton Cunningham how to ride a bike, Milo tries to convince Cindy that her estranged husband is the perfect guyfor her.What will Cindy decide?
Nico Blake attempts to get rid of Harley
After deciding to throw her pal Harley the best birthday party ever, next week Peri manages to persuade Leela to let her throw the event at their house. There's a hiccup in the plan as Peri starts to create the guest list but as she struggles, she decides to pay people to turn up.Later, as the party gets going trouble is right round the corner… that's right Nico Blake is ready to cause havoc.
Will Leela Lomax find out Nico's alive?
Elsewhere in the village, Leela bumps into Sienna (now everyone knows she's not actually dead) and insists they have a coffee back at her house.Will Leela discover Nico's back?
Prince and Hunter McQueen get in a spot of bother
There's drama in store for Prince and Lily McQueen when their WiFi breaks and they have no money to fix it.Talk about first world problems, ey?Poor Prince struggles to get any window cleaning jobs but when he returns home he tells his wife he'll have the cash in a couple of days. He also manages to miss out how exactly he'll be getting the funds.Riiiiight.
Ste and Harry continue to struggle financially
They've only just reunited, well after Ryan Knight died, but it looks like the honeymoon stage for Ste and Harry is over next week.It all kicks off when Harry unplugs the fridge so he can charge his phone, as a result all the food goes off.Seriously though, who unplugs the fridge? Like, ever?The pair are struggling to make ends meet and Harry partying all the time isn't helping either. Later, Harry gives Ste a wad of cash and tells him it's from all his promoting in the clubs but is he telling the truth?
And Amanda's not the only Oakster to follow her American dream.
Charlie Clapham, 26, who played tattooed lovable rogue Freddie Roscoe, moved to La La Land in pursuit of bigger roles after quitting the show last year.
Natalie Emmanuel, who played Sasha Valentine for four years, has bagged great roles in Game Of Thrones and the Fast and the Furious films.
So we wish Amanda the best of luck in America and look forward to seeing her on the big screen in the near future.
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