Natasha Andersen is a
fictional character from the
British Channel 4 soap opera ''
Hollyoaks'', played by Shebah Ronay. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 23 October 1995. She was created by
Phil Redmond as one of the serial's original characters.
Development
Characterisation
Natasha is described as "sophisticated, glamorous and feisty".
Natasha is described by British newspaper ''
The Independent'' as being a snooty blonde and "gorgeous".
They also go on to state that she is "unattainably posh".
[ The '' Liverpool Echo'' described her as "One of the first Hollyoaks babes, she was sophisticated, glamorous and feisty and the love object of Kurt.]
Departure and death
Her death was announced in January 1996 and was described as being "sensational scene in an attempt to boost ratings" and added that it would be different from "softer stories about teen romances and spots".
Storylines
Natasha was stunning, glamorous, sophisticated, pouty, feisty and a total princess as well as being the ultimate object of Kurt Benson
Kurt Benson is a fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British television soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Jeremy Edwards. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 23 October 1995. He was created by Phil Red ...
's desires, who had instantly fallen for her. She was best friends with Maddie Parker, Dawn Cunningham and Louise Taylor. Natasha was the daughter of Greg and Jane Anderson and sister of Sarah. Her parents owned the pub. Despite having feelings for Kurt, who pursued her relentlessly, and attracted to his bad boy charm, Natasha refused to give in and decided to always play hard to get. This just made Kurt even more determined to win her heart. Natasha really never got a chance to confess to Kurt how she had really felt about him. Natasha had always given Kurt challenges to win her over, including the time when Natasha asked Kurt to choose between Christmas with her family or his own. Natasha won, but she lost interest when she saw Kurt bonding with her father. Natasha had gone with her dad to Italy for a while at that time Kurt and her cousin Ruth had met and bonded at the New Year's Eve party at the Bensons. When Natasha got back she started a new interest in Dermot, a guy in college with her.
However, at Kurt's sister Lucy's eighteenth birthday party, Natasha made the fatal mistake of agreeing to go to the party with Dermot, who wanted to give her a night she would never forget. Dermot and his friend Rob Hawthorne dropped a tablet into Natasha's drink hoping that she would lose all her inhibitions hoping get lucky with her. She then stormed the dance floor and suddenly collapsed in a heap. Natasha later died in hospital. After Natasha died her father, Greg, sold the pub to her aunt Celia and uncle Jack and moved to the states with Sarah and Jane. In January 2013, Darren mentions to Ruby that his cousin Natasha died from overdose drug, and have a fear of it due to Esther's attempted suicide from drugs since her death, and seven months later in September, it was revealed that Natasha and her sister Sarah were not real cousins with Darren.
Reception
Lucy Ellmann of ''The Independent'' criticised Natasha because of her facial expressions and demure, stating: "Usually to be found at the bus-stop looking petulant (this is in fact her only look). She's unattainably posh, though she has pointed out to her one remaining parent (Alvin Stardust): "Fatha, Ay'm ova the age of consent." In the second episode she threw a glass of water over Kurt. Water. The age of consent is wasted on these people."[ Natasha's final episode was watched by 2.1 million viewers; at the time that was ''Hollyoaks'' biggest audience share to date.]
References
External links
Character profile
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Hollyoaks characters
Television characters introduced in 1995
Fictional drug-related deaths
Fictional bartenders
Female characters in television