Hollyoaks star marries fiance she met on a plane – watched by emotional C4 co-star
HOLLYOAKS star Caroline Koziol has tied the knot in a stunning countryside wedding.
The actress, well known for playing Katja on the Channel 4 soap, wed businessman Phil Thornett in front of family and friends.
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Rory Douglas Speed - who played Joel Dexter on the show - was amongst those there to watch her happy moment.
Caroline is thought to have met Phil on a plane and fell head over heels - choosing to keep their romance out of the limelight.
The actress' first prominent role was in 2019, when she appeared as Mariana in Line of Duty.
Caroline then played a Polish immigrant smuggled into England on Hollyoaks for a number of months in 2021.
She became close to Rory during her time in the village and describes him as her 'brother from another mother'.
Since then she has appeared in over 20 Bollywood films and she has become a TikTok sensation - with millions of views per video.
On Hollyoaks Caroline was the unsuspecting van driver of the laptops that Brad King, Warren Fox and Felix Westwood were planning to steal.
She was directed into a garage as part of their ploy - where she was tied up, leaving her terrified.
In a scuffle Katja managed to escape and jumped in the van - but managed to reverse it into Maxine - knocking her unconscious.
Hollyoaks' Rory Douglas-Speed cradles baby boy Reggie to sleep at the hospital
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Hollyoaks - cast member cull
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.
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