Hollyoaks to kill off FAN in huge competition for 30th anniversary
The Channel 4 soap is celebrating its
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Hollyoaks' serial killer Jez is going to kill a fan in a soap first
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Jez has become Hollyoaks' most prolific killer ever with his out of control antics being covered up by mum Martha.
And he's set to keep on killing - and take at least one other victim - the soap super fan.
The lucky winner will appear on set and meet the cast and crew behind the show and
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their appearance later this year for airing in October.
Fans can apply through a form submission and a 30 second video in which they have the platform to tell the Hollyoaks team why they are the ultimate super-fan.
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The first round of the competition will be open for just seven days.
The competition is now live, and fans can enter via the following link:
The Channel 4 soap will celebrate its 30th anniversary this October with a huge month of celebrations as well as a trademark stunt.
Show boss Hannah Cheers told us: 'You can't do a Hollyoaks commemoration without some kind of spectacle. So there will be a stunt.'
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And more than that Hannah also revealed a huge battle between two Hollyoaks titans will take centre stage for October.
Having recently returned from the dead to the village after 12 years, Clare Devine is back and she's set to clash against serial killer Jez Blake in the run up to the big anniversary.
'Well, yes, obviously we've got two kind of Hollyoaks titans here,' Hannah added.
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'We've got kind of very iconic Hollyoaks faces. And it's not an accident that they are both in the show in the run up to the 30th anniversary.'
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