Hollyoaks fans furious as character is axed in time jump – and it’s not even shown on screen
HOLLYOAKS fans are furious as teen Charlie Dean has vanished from the Channel 4 soap with no explanation.
It was confirmed that Charlie Behan, who plays the teen, would be leaving Hollyoaks. However, details of his exit remain unclear.
Hollyoaks unprecedented time jump went into effect on September 9 with a huge stunt week to kick off the action.
The Channel 4 soap has axed 20 beloved characters in the process.
Hollyoaks bosses confirmed that some characters would be killed off or simply vanish from screens after the one year time jump under the guise of having moved away from Chester village during that time.
However, in the chaos of the time jump, not every departing character’s storyline has been revealed.
Charlie has vanished in the time jump, leaving fans completely confused about what’s happened to the character.
He has been a regular fixture on the soap for over a decade.
Actor Charlie joined the soap in 2011, taking over the role from Joshua McConville.
Fuming about his exit not being shown on screen, fans tools to X, formerly Twitter, to complain.
“NOOOO CHARLIE IS GONE. He didn’t even get an on screen exit,” one fan moaned.
Confused, another asked: “So has Charlie left or…??”
While a third complained: “Like I legit cannot believe they’ve gotten rid of characters like Charlie, Leah, James, yet keeping characters who have the same old storyline every year. Like they should be cutting a lot of the McQueens instead of them.”
Other viewers pondered if Charlie’s exit is going to happen completely off-screen or if the actor will return briefly to screens to show his character’s departure.
Many fans are hopeful this is the case, though there is no chance of him returning to Chester for good, as Charlie’s exit was confirmed in August.
A source said: “Charlie’s leaving is a big decision, but it’s time for him to spread his wings.
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HOLLYOAKS beauty Chelsee Healey has dropped the biggest hint yet she's been axed from the soap - yet what's happening at the Channel 4 show?
Earlier this year, the Channel 4 soap was forced to address the cull of cast members.
It came after The Sun was first to report Hollyoaks bosses plan to kill off a whopping 20 cast members.
Now Chelsee, who recently took time away from her role as Goldie McQueen to give birth to her second daughter, has now made a cryptic move on X.
The Manchester lass, 36, re-posted a picture of her character crying to her page.
It came after Stephanie Waring, famed for her 28-year-long role as Cindy Cunningham, confirmed that soap bosses had axed her as part of the 20-person strong cast cull.
Another big name set to quit for good is popstar turned soap star Jamelia.
The soap’s resident hunk and TV favourite Owen Warner has also left the show amid the cuts with fans left devastated to say goodbye to his character Romeo Nightingale.
Jamie Lomas has also quit the show and will depart his Warren Fox role soon.
Haiesha Mistry famed for her role as Yasmine Maalik has also left after seven years.
“There are big changes at Hollyoaks and he’s going to miss everyone there, but he’s excited for the future.”
The time jump has been a long time coming, with Hollyoaks ending the contracts of many beloved actors over recent months.
The soap notably killed off Felix Westwood (Richard Blackwood) in a dramatic car crash at the beginning of the year.
In addition, long-serving cast member Stephanie Waring was axed unceremoniously by bosses after 28 years of service.
Mercedes McQueen was one of the few characters Channel 4 bosses confirmed would remain on the soap. However, it seems fans would have preferred to see Charlie stick around instead.