Lydia Lloyd-Henry (born 17 March 1996) is an

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actress. She was born in

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, England. She played

Amber Sharpe Amber Sharpe is a fictional character from the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Lydia Lloyd-Henry in 2010 and Lauren Gabrielle-Thomas in 2014. The character was introduced as a member of the new Sharpe family, as part of series produ ...

in ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...

''.

''Hollyoaks''

In January 2010, it was announced that Lucy Allan had stepped down from the position of series producer of ''

'' and that

Paul Marquess Paul Marquess (born 23 June 1964) is a television producer from Belfast, Northern Ireland. His credits include '' Brookside'', ''The Bill'', ''Family Affairs'', ''Hollyoaks'', ''Crime Stories'', '' Suspects'' and '' Hope Street''. He also origi ...

had taken over the role. It was soon revealed that Marquess planned to give ''Hollyoaks'' a "shake up", changing the productions team and beginning a cast cull by axing three established characters.

Stephanie Waring Stephanie Louise Waring (born 19 February 1978) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Cindy Cunningham in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. In addition to her work on ''Hollyoaks'', she has also had roles on ''Coronation ...

(who portrays

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) then revealed that all remaining cast members feared their character would be axed. One month later, Marquess announced his plans to axe a further eleven characters, who would leave at the end of their current contracts. Marquess later announced that he would introduce many "fantastic" new characters to replace those who were departing. In March 2010, it was announced that Marquess would introduce a new family due to the show. Speaking about the family Marquess stated: "We're particularly excited about the new family that will join the show in the summer -and guarantee they'll bring glitz, glamour and great stories to the ''Hollyoaks'' village!" The name of the family was later revealed to be Sharpe, a new mixed race family of four members. On 12 April 2010, it was announced that Lloyd-Henry had been cast in ''Hollyoaks'' as Amber Sharpe the youngest child of the Sharpe family, and would be joined by mother Gabby (

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), father

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(Andonis Anthony) and brother

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(Shaun Blackstock). Of the families arrival, Marquess said: "We will meet Gabby Sharpe – and her teenage children Taylor and Amber – in dramatic circumstances. Their arrival in ''Hollyoaks'' will change the life of a much loved character forever." In an interview with ''

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'', Phina Oruche spoke about Lloyd-Henry, commenting: "The actors that are playing them mber and Taylorare both brilliant, the kids themselves are really energetic." In December 2010, the Sharpe family were written out of ''Hollyoaks''. The actors assumed they would be returning to the series in the new year, but in January 2011, it was announced that the family had been axed from ''Hollyoaks'' as their characters had not worked out as expected.

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