Anita Roy
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Saira Choudhry | ||||||||||
| Duration | 2008–2011 | ||||||||||
| First appearance | 10 November 2008 | ||||||||||
| Last appearance | 20 January 2011 | ||||||||||
| Created by | Bryan Kirkwood | ||||||||||
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Hollyoaks Later (2010) | ||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||
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| Occupation | Student/Waitress | ||||||||||
| Home | Middlesbrough | ||||||||||
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| Mother | Eva Strong |
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| Adoptive father | Govinda Roy |
| Adoptive mother | Bel Roy |
| Brothers |
Ravi Roy (adoptive) Ash Roy (adoptive) |
| Sisters | Leila Roy (adoptive) |
Anita Roy (also Strong) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, played by Saira Choudhry. Choudhry was cast in 2008 as part of the new Roy family and arrived in November and stayed in the serial for 2 years before she left Hollyoaks on 20 January 2011. Her more notable storylines include being racially bullied, which was nominated for an award at the Inside Soap Awards and which led to her self-harming storyline. In her time on the show she also discovered that she is adopted and began an on-line relationship. Anita also suffered an identity crisis.
E4 described Anita as "sensitive soul". The Daily Mail described Anita as "a self-harming schoolgirl with low self-esteem." Colin Daniels of Digital Spy branded her a "troubled teen". In an interview Choudry labelled the character "disturbing" and commented that "She's not so self-absorbed and she's turned into a young adult now." On her favourite storyline she also added that it was "probably the story where Anita tried to bleach her skin." because of how challenging it was to her and because she was most proud of it. E4 also said the character was originally "a shy young teenager, who found it hard make friends because her Dad happened to be head of the school." The Daily Star labelled her a "honey".
Anita's first major storyline started in late 2008, when Lauren Valentine and Barry Newton used her so they could be together in secret, this led to Anita feeling secluded from their group. Anita tried to dress like Newt and Lauren, however Leila Roy told her to be herself. She then began a friendship with Theresa McQueen. After Lauren and Newt split up, Anita and Newt began a relationship. Lauren was jealous and began to make people think Anita was bullying her. Newt took Lauren's side and dumped Anita, with only Theresa believing she was innocent. Anita began feeling self-conscious and wished to be blonde and beautiful like Theresa. She then put a picture of Theresa on a social networking website and pretended to be her, when Theresa found out, she called her a freak. Local bully Gaz Bennett approached Anita and began racially bullying her. Anita, in order to become white, began rubbing bleach onto her skin.
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