Hollyoaks fans have been left shocked as Juliet Quinn (Niamh Blackshaw) and Peri Lomax (Ruby O’Donnell) are destined to share a kiss and reveal their feelings for one another at the end of next year.
As a flash forward scene revealed that Juliet will tell Peri that she is the one she wants, Peri reciprocates – but what brings them to this stage? We caught up with Niamh to chat about the developments.
She explained to Metro.co.uk: ‘The audience are going to think that it’s Sid she is saying she wants to be with but, no, it’s Peri! It was drip fed to me so it wasn’t a massive surprise that Juliet was going to start exploring new relationships involving her liking girls.
‘Any storyline you get as an actor is exciting and it’s also nice to do something to support the LGBTQ+ community as much as I can as a straight woman. I still want to represent it, even if it’s not me myself. They’re your friends, your family, your colleagues – why wouldn’t you want to?
‘The Peri bit was a surprise to me when I read it. Initially I thought the flash forward, we thought it would just be bits of symbolism. But it all involved people and it was exciting. I love Ruby, she’s one of my best friends, so I can’t wait to work more with her. And it’s nice to do as there isn’t currently a same sex relationship among the teenage characters.’
On potential fan reaction, Niamh added: ‘BNeither Ruby nor I know how the journey will pan out – we just know where we are now and where they end up. The fans like Sid and Juliet but there’s no reason they wouldn’t like her with Peri just as much. It can be a case that when there’s a twist, people go to the negative as they weren’t prepared for it. But I feel like as it evolves, it will get deeper. I am prepared for either – and we will try our best to ensure fans really warm to them.’
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