Former Hollyoaks star Sonny Flood makes a guest appearance in Doctors next week, appearing as the grandson of an elderly patient. The actor, who played Josh Ashworth on Channel 4's teen soap, takes on the role of suspicious character Jez Field in next Monday's episode of the BBC medical drama. Jez's storyline begins when his grandfather Fred pays a visit to his doctor Daniel Granger (Matthew Chambers) and asks for a repeat prescription of painkillers. Later, Fred makes a return visit and claims to have lost his prescription, meaning that a reluctant Daniel is forced to print out another one. However, events take a twist when a pharmacist calls Daniel to report that two identical prescriptions have been brought in for (more)...
- 2/22/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Hollyoaks star Andrew Moss has admitted that he felt "really sad" when he heard that his screen family were to be written out of the soap. The actor's character Rhys is now the only member of the Ashworth clan still remaining in the village after Josh (Sonny Flood), Suzanne (Suzanne Hall) and Neville (Jim Millea) bowed out in last night's episode. Speaking to Holy Soap about his colleagues' departures, Moss commented: "It's really strange. We all started together. It was brilliant to come to a show like this as part of a family unit. You don't feel like you're on your own. "Now I feel like a (more)...
- 7/15/2010
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Ex-Hollyoaks actress Emma Rigby has claimed that her former screen family "weren't quite ready" to leave the soap. The Hannah Ashworth star exited the Channel 4 show late last year. Since producer Paul Marquess took over, Sonny Flood, Suzanne Hall and Jim Millea have all been written out of the programme. Rigby, who attended their leaving party, told Pa: "I'm sad it's coming to an end. I think they were quite emotional when they (more)...
- 7/6/2010
- by By Ryan Love
- Digital Spy
Sonny Flood persuaded 'Hollyoaks' bosses to let him stay in the soap ''for the next few months.'' Once the 20-year-old actor - who plays student Josh Ashworth in the Channel 4 show - heard series producer Paul Marquess planned to axe his screen family from the programme, he begged him to push his departure back as far as possible. Sonny explained: ''I'm not leaving for the next few months. I spoke to the producer and we came to a mutual agreement.'' Although he will be upset to portray his alter-ego for the last time, Sonny hopes his departure will open plenty of new doors ..
- 3/12/2010
- Virgin Media - TV
Hollyoaks star Sonny Flood has spoken about his forthcoming departure from the soap for the first time. Last month, it was revealed that Flood's character Josh Ashworth had been axed from the teen drama along with two other members of his screen family. The decision to write Flood out came following the arrival of new producer Paul Marquess, who is currently steering a major revamp of the Channel 4 soap. Speaking to the Blackpool Gazette, Flood commented: "I'm not leaving for the next few months. (more)...
- 3/12/2010
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
New Hollyoaks boss Paul Marquess has culled another 11 cast members as part of the Channel 4 soap's mass shakeup, Digital Spy can exclusively reveal. A month after his arrival, Marquess took his axe to Josh, Suzanne and Neville Ashworth - played by Sonny Flood, Suzanne Hall and Jim Millea respectively - and subsequently replaced three of the serial's leading producers in a bid to streamline the creative team. In the coming weeks and months, a further 11 characters will be phased out, bringing the current departure total to 16. Those on the chopping block include the entire Valentine clan - Sasha (Nathalie Emmanuelle), Lauren (Dominique Jackson) and Leo (Brian Bovell) - while Calvin (Ricky Whittle) will be written out towards the end of May at the climax of the ongoing 'Who Shot Calvin?' 'flashforward' storyline. Kent Riley will exit for pastures (more)...
- 3/8/2010
- by By Kris Green
- Digital Spy
'Hollyoaks' India Longford will be left fighting for her life after an explosive car crash. The pretty student - portrayed by Beth Kingston - will be dragged from the wrecked vehicle moments before it goes up in flames after Josh Ashworth (Sonny Flood) crashes a car full of his friends. A behind-the-scenes video of the upcoming episode has been posted on the 'Hollyoaks' website, and shows five characters - also consisting of Rhys Ashworth (Andrew Moss), Sasha Valentine (Nathalie Emmanuel) and Dave Colburn (Elliot Langridge) - appearing amongst fire crews and explosives teams. Andy said: ''These cars behind me are about to explode and ..
- 2/18/2010
- Virgin Media - TV
The Ashworth family is being written out of 'Hollyoaks'. The Channel 4 soap's new producer Paul Marquess has reportedly decided not to renew the contracts of Sonny Flood, Suzanne Hall and Jim Millea - who play Josh Ashworth and his parents Suzanne and Neville - when their current agreements end. However, actor Andrew Moss - who plays village lothario Rhys - has escaped the boot and will remain in the show for the foreseeable future. An insider said: ''Nobody is safe.'' Rhys will be the only remaining member of the Ashworth clan left in the show after actress Emma Rigby (Hannah Ashworth) leaves later this ..
- 2/9/2010
- Virgin Media - TV
New Hollyoaks producer Paul Marquess has axed his first three characters from the Channel 4 serial. Marquess, who took over from Lucy Allan as the teen soap's showrunner last month, decided not to renew the contracts of three members of the Ashworth clan. Josh, along with parents Suzanne and Neville - played by Sonny Flood, Suzanne Hall and Jim Millea respectively - will all be written out of the show at the end of their current deals. Meanwhile, Andrew Moss - who plays Rhys - has dodged the axe and will stay with the programme for a while longer. According to reports, though, his long-term future remains uncertain. The only remaining original Ashworth, Hannah, played by Emma Rigby, bows out of Hollyoaks later this week after five years in the role. Marquess began work at the soap's home at Lime Pictures in Liverpool two days after his (more)...
- 2/9/2010
- by By Kris Green
- Digital Spy
Emma Rigby has revealed that her scenes in Hollyoaks Later have "terrifying" undertones. The late night soap spinoff sees Rigby's character Hannah Ashworth shedding her straight-laced image by attending a music festival with her brothers Rhys (Andrew Moss) and Josh (Sonny Flood). While there, she finds herself falling for a drug dealer called Jamie (Finn Jones) and befriending a prostitute named Imogen (Holly Gilbert). Speaking to Digital Spy, the actress explained: "My character wasn't in the late night episodes last year and with Bryan [Kirkwood] producing the episodes this year, I jumped at the chance. I'm a big fan of his! "It's good to be in it and when I found out what the storyline was I thought it was really interesting and something different to (more)...
- 9/28/2009
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Hayley's (Kelly Marie Stewart) forced to end her relationship with a stunned Rhys (Andrew Moss) during tonight's episode of Hollyoaks owing to her feelings for his brother Josh (Sonny Flood). As Josh and Hayley come to terms with their lingering desire for each other, they struggle to act normal around each other and their situation becomes even more awkward at The Dog when Rhys joins them. When Rhys almost professes (more)...
- 9/11/2009
- by By Kris Green
- Digital Spy
Hollyoaks newcomer Elliot James Langridge has spoken for the first time about his new role in the Channel 4 soap. At the end of last month, Langridge's character Dave Colburn arrived in the village and quickly formed a friendship with Josh Ashworth (Sonny Flood). Both Dave and Josh can currently be seen in Hollyoaks' online spinoff The Morning After The Night Before. Upon their return, Dave will become a regular in the village and in September, will feature heavily as part of the new student intake. Speaking of his role, he told Digital Spy at this year's Inside Soap Awards launch: "He's a ladies' man... and he's a bit of a mess but everyone loves him. He's this charismatic (more)...
- 7/9/2009
- by By Kris Green
- Digital Spy
Channel 4 teen soap Hollyoaks is to explore the issue of binge drinking in an online series of webisodes funded by the Home Office. The initiative, entitled The Morning After The Night Before, will be produced by Lime Pictures and feature two of the soap's characters Josh (Sonny Flood) and Sasha (Natalie Emmanuel) as they take a month's break from school immediately following their exams. Before leaving on their adventure, Josh meets a new friend called Dave McCready (Elliot James Langridge) and the pair convince Sasha to go for a break with them in Manchester. They quickly learn, however, that their enjoyment comes at a price. Following their trip, Dave returns to the village with his new-found friends and becomes a regular character in the main 6.30pm Channel 4 show.
(L-r: Top: Ruby (Nika McGuigan) and Josh (Sonny Flood) | Bottom: Sasha (Nathalie (more)...
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- 6/12/2009
- by By Kris Green
- Digital Spy
A song performed by four Hollyoaks characters on-screen will get a real-life release later this month, it has been revealed. Viewers of the Channel 4 soap have seen Josh Ashworth (Sonny Flood), Michaela McQueen (Hollie-Jay Bowes), Sasha Valentine (Nathalie Emmanuel) and Amy Barnes (Ashley Slanina-Davies) launching their own band, the Dirty Diegos, in recent months. The group's electropop single 'Play' is now set to hit stores on November 24. The song will be promoted (more)...
- 11/11/2008
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
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