Hollyoaks fans are fearing that one of the legends of the Channel 4 soap has quit to pursue a new role on a rival channel. The BBC have cast Jennifer Metcalfe in a new drama, that has been given the green light by executives. The drama, called We Go Again, will see Jennifer have a guest role in the six-part series which is set to air next year.
The new BBC series will star Chenée Taylor, Kaydrah Walker-Wilkie and Akins Subair in the lead roles and will be based on 2011 play Three Birds. There were initial fears that this would bring to an end Jennifer's 18-year career on Hollyoaks playing Mercedes McQueen, but The Sun has reported that she will still be a part of the Channel 4 soap after the 40-year-old survived a cull of cast members. Speaking to The Sun, Jennifer revealed that there will be some 'never done before' stunts coming up in Hollyoaks.
She said: "Do you know what, we're just filming the last lot of the five episodes and the start of the three episodes. I've never felt so excited about Hollyoaks - how it's wrapping it up is like something we've never done before and how it's introducing the 'new show' as I call it is just unbelievable." Jennifer continued: "You'll see characters in a position where you've never seen them before, like literally ever.
I think we've had times over the last 20 years with Mercedes where I've gone 'oh I've not done this before, I've not explored this avenue and it is just I haven't but to this depth with my character is going to be something different. Personally as an actor I can't wait to smash it." This come after Jennifer revealed she found a lump in her breast and took to Instagram to share the news with her followers, and to also praise those her checked her out.
Opening up on the scary moment, ,mum-of-one Jennifer shared on update on her Stories. She uploaded an image of herself in the medical treatment centre that examined her and wrote: "Found a lump in my boob." She continued to tell fans that thankfully it was "nothing to worry about" and heaped the praise on the doctors on hand.
"Pallmallmedical made sure I was seen to so quickly..all the staff are so lovely," she gushed.
"Turns out nothing to worry about but if u [sic] need a fast descreet [sic] appointment I would highly recommend them." Follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads ..
