Sinead O'Connor (also Shelby and Roscoe) is a fictional character from the
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Channel 4
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soap opera, ''
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 ...
'', played by
Stephanie Davis. The character first appeared on-screen during the episode broadcast 1 September 2010. Sinead is a member of the O'Connor family, who were introduced as part of a cast turnover. Producers devised a "
Romeo and Juliet
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" pairing for Sinead and
Bart McQueen
Bart McQueen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Jonny Clarke. He first appeared onscreen at his stepmother's funeral in August 2010, introduced by producer Paul Marquess as a member of the McQ ...
(
Jonny Clarke
Jonny Clarke, (born 6 June 1992) is an English actor. He is best known for playing the character of Bart McQueen in the channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''.
Career
Jonny Clarke's early roles include two small roles on TV, including the award winn ...
).
Davis was fired from the show in July 2015 after poor behaviour on-set and Sinead departed during the episode broadcast on 18 September 2015. Davis' reintroduction was announced in May 2018, and the character returned on 23 October that year. In November 2019, Davis announced that she had decided to take a break from the show, having made her last appearance on 18 September of the same year. Nine months later, Davis announced on 15 June 2020 that she had opted to not return to the show following the break.
Creation and casting
In 2010, Davis appeared as a contestant on
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''. When she departed the competition ''Hollyoaks'' contacted her agent requesting that she audition for the show. Davis gave up her pursuit of stage work to star as Sinead. She later told Dawn Collinson from the ''
'' that "I definitely, 100% made the right decision, it’s Hollyoaks all the way".
's "radical makeover" of ''Hollyoaks''.