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Hollyoaks actress lands new job AWAY from soap after being killed off – as a backing singer for huge popstar on tour

A HOLLYOAKS actress has landed a huge new job AWAY from the soap after being brutally killed off. The former Hollyoaks star has made a huge career U-turn and is now a backing singer for a huge popstar on a massive tour. Advertisement 7 This former Hollyoaks star has made a career U-turn Credit: Instagram/officialgarybarlow 7 Jemma Donovan is Jason Donovan's daughter Credit: Instagram/officialgarybarlow 7 She is 25 years of age and currently on tour with a very famous popstar Credit: Instagram/sophiecphillips4 7 She is touring with Gary Barlow Credit: Instagram/quentin_rescuedog 7 Gary Barlow is on his Songbook Tour Credit: Instagram/officialgarybarlow Jemma Donavon, daughter of She was The British-Australian actress, 25, who has been in a relationship with Introducing his fans to his band in an Instagram post a couple of weeks ago, Gary revealed Jemma was a backing singer on his tour. Advertisement Read More about Nepo-Babies "Bringing the age group down," Gary said before introducing his backing singers, the hitmaker then walked over to Jemma and fellow backing singer Sophie. Fans have since been raving about Jemma and her beautiful singing voice on social media since seeing her perform with Gary. One person shared a snap on Instagram of Gary at the piano and Jemma holding a mic on stage. They wrote in the caption: " Love how @officialgarybarlow is so kind and encouraging of his singers like @jemma_donovan . Advertisement Most read in TV Exclusive " He made sure her microphone was turned right up so we could all hear her, and she was fabulous ." Meanwhile, a fan on X shared a video from the night and wrote: "The finale @GaryBarlow! Hollyoaks Stars Owen Warner and Jemma Donovan's Sun-Soaked Family Holiday "A huge shout out to Jason Donovan's daughter Jemma who was fabulous as a backing singer." Nepo-baby Jemma grew up in London but relocated to Australia in 2018. Advertisement Jemma relocated to her father's home country so she could audition for Aussie soap operas. She then went to several auditions arranged by her father's agent, including an audition for Home and Away. Neighbours stars who made it big The long-running Aussie soap has launched the careers of some of Hollywood's biggest stars. Here are some of the Neighbours alums who went on to make it big after starring on the soap... Kylie Minogue Before she hit the big time with her music career, Kylie shot to fame playing Charlene Mitchell on Neighbours. Shortly after her arrival, Kylie began an on and off-screen romance with co-star Jason Donovan, who played Scott Robinson, which gained the couple an army of adoring fans. Jason Donovan After his stint as Scott, singer and actor Alan Dale New Zealand born actor Margot Robbie Way before she was Barbie or Harley Quinn, Margot was best known as Ramsay Street resident Donna Freedman. Her notable storylines included her marriage to Ringo Brown and becoming a young widow following his tragic death. After three years she bid farewell to the soap and Australia with a plan to make a name for herself in Hollywood which she did when she bagged the role of Naomi Lapaglia opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street. Jesse Spencer Russell Crowe New Zealand-native Russell had a brief arc on Neighbours, appearing in four episodes of the soap 1987 as Kenny Larkin, the former cellmate of Street resident Henry Ramsay. The role obviously got him noticed though because he quickly went on to become a fully-fledged Hollywood A-lister, winning the Best Actor Oscar for his standout performance as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator. Her final audition was for the long-running soap opera Neighbours. Jemma's father, grandfather, and aunt had all previously starred in it. Advertisement She originally auditioned for the role of Roxy Willis , but due to her not being right for the role, it went to Zima Anderson. Producers later created a character that was ideal for Jemma. Jemma landed the role of the character of Harlow Robinson . When she joined the soap, Harlow's plot resembled Jemma's own move from England to Australia. Advertisement After her stint in the Aussie soap, Jemma came back to the UK and made her first appearance in Hollyoaks in 2023. She first starred in the soap in January 2023, but nine months later it was announced that the character would be murdered as part of a whodunit storyline with her exit coming shortly after. 7 Jemma Donovan starred in Neighbours just like her famous dad Credit: instagram 7 She also starred in Hollyoaks before her character was killed off Advertisement