Another Hollyoaks legend to make shock return as soap ramps up excitement for 30th anniversary

The Irish Sun

16-05-2025

ANOTHER Hollyoaks legend is set to make a shock return to the soap, as the excitement for the show's 30th anniversary ramps up.
Fans will be thrilled to know that
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Iconic Hollyoaks character Warren Fox will be making a return to the soap
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The much-loved bad boy is played by actor Jamie Lomas
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Warren previously was seen fleeing Hollyoaks - before returning for a flashback last month
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Viewers watched his character Warren flee abroad after leaving
Mercedes
McQueen behind with her children, unwilling to force them all to live on the run.
The
Now The Sun we can also reveal that actor
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He will return for another short stint on the show, which will no doubt delight fans.
A source told us: 'Jamie's returning for a limited stint later this month.
"He loves the show and could fit it in so jumped at the chance. It will see
"Warren return to the village in the present day but who will he come face to face with and what will happen?
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"It's definitely going to be a treat for fans.'
Jamie is not the only legendary star to return to Hollyoaks, as the soap gets ready to commemorate 30 years on the box.
Hollyoaks legend to make shock return a year after exit
The Sun exclusively revealed how actress
And if that's wasn't enough, yesterday we also revealed that bosses at the
The pair have a brutal history with Clare terrorising then child Tom when she was busy fleecing his guardian, brother Max Cunningham.
BECOMING A HOLLYOAKS STAR
Jamie first joined Hollyoaks in 2006, before quitting in 2011.
He made a bombshell return in 2016 and stayed for eight years, quitting again in 2024.
The actor also appeared in spin-off Hollyoaks Later in 2011.
Away from Hollyoaks,
The star is also set to appear in a
film
alongside Katie Price, where he plays Jack The Ripper.
From Hollyoaks to Hollywood
James Corden
played a caretaker in the early days of the soap.
The former
Since his short-lived time on the show he has gone on to bigger things including smash hit comedy
Rachel Shenton
joined the soap as aspiring glamour model Mitzeee Minniver in 2010.
Over two years her character was sent to prison, got pregnant and had a number of romantic affairs.
Since leaving Hollyoaks she has won an
Rachel has also starred in White Gold and All Creatures Great and Small
Emmett J. Scanlan
played gangster turned anti-hero Brendan Brady.
Emmett played the love interest of Steve Hayes, with their romance delighting fans until it turned violent.
Since his departure Emmett has appeared in
Emma Rigby
joined Hollyoaks when she was 15 as Hannah Ahsworth.
Hannah's eating disorder storyline was the first of it's kind on TV while other plots included being caught in a fire, gangland drug dealing and running away.
Since leaving the soap in 2010
Nico Mirallegro
got his big break with Hollyoaks starring as emo Barry 'Newt' Newton.
He left the soap in 2010 and went on to star in My Mad Fat Diary, Our Girl, Rillington Place, The Ark and Common, Penance, as well as the Mike Leigh movie Peterloo and was nominated for a Bafta for his role in period drama The Village.
Ricky Whittle
used Hollyoaks as a stepping stone to break America.
He played one of the soap's resident hunks, Calvin Valentine, from 2006 to 2011 - when he was killed off at his wedding.
He also appeared in Strictly Come Dancing in 2009.
Warren Brown
joined Hollyoaks in 2005 for a year as evil Andy Holt.
His stint on the show consisted of date rape storylines and a crime spree, before eventually being killed off.
After leaving Hollyoaks, Warren became a big hitter in TV playing DS Justin Ripley in Luther, as well as major roles in a number of dramas including Liar,
Wallis Day
played Holly Cunningham in the soap for years before leaving.
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