Hollie-Jay Bowes (born 17 January 1989) is an English actress, known for her roles as Dawn O'Malley in the
BBC drama ''
Grange Hill'' and
Michaela McQueen in the
Channel 4 soap opera ''
Hollyoaks''.
In 2023, Hollie starred in two episodes of
Waterloo Road playing suffering mother Debs Rafferty.
Life and career
Bowes' parents changed her name from Billie Jean to Hollie Jean as her father thought she would get bullied at school and be called 'Billie Bowes', and at 13, she changed her name to Hollie-Jay.
In 2009, Bowes stated in an interview with ''
Inside Soap
''Inside Soap'' is a weekly magazine published in the United Kingdom, released every Tuesday. It covers current and future storylines in soap operas in the United Kingdom, including '' Coronation Street'', ''Doctors'', ''EastEnders'', ''Emmerdal ...
'' that she is a distant relation to ''Hollyoaks'' co-star
Tony Hirst
Anthony Hirst (born 21 January 1967) is an English actor, theatre director and narrator best known for playing Mike Barnes on the soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' and in ''Coronation Street'' as Paul Kershaw, the love interest of Eileen Grimshaw. Hirs ...
, who plays
Mike Barnes.
On 24 June 2010, Bowes announced on Twitter that she was fired from ''Hollyoaks'' after four years. In September 2011, Hollie-Jay reprised her role as
Michaela McQueen in the series ''
Hollyoaks Later
''Hollyoaks Later'' (originally ''Late Night Hollyoaks'') is a British television spin-off of the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. The series allows for more sexual content, 'edgier' storylines and stronger language than ''Hollyoaks''. The s ...
''
and returned to the main series in October,
but departed again in August 2012.
References
External links
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Living people
1989 births
English soap opera actresses
English television actresses
Actresses from Oldham
21st-century English actresses
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