Ash Kane
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||||
| Portrayed by | Holly Weston | ||||||
| Duration | 2011–2013 | ||||||
| First appearance | 28 September 2011 | ||||||
| Last appearance | 17 October 2013 | ||||||
| Introduced by | Gareth Philips | ||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||
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| Occupation |
Student Barmaid (2012–2013) |
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| Home | Hollyoaks Student Halls (2011–2012) 65 Christleton Terrace (2011, 2012–2013) |
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| Mother | Martha Kane |
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| Brothers | Callum Kane |
| Sisters | Lacey Kane |
Ashleigh "Ash" Kane is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Holly Weston. Ash debuted on-screen on 28 September 2011. Weston attended a late audition for the role and was later told she had secured the part. Weston was signed to the serial on an initial six-month contract which was later extended by impressed producers.
Ash is characterised as a rebellious, partying "rock chick", either spending her time drunk or hungover. Weston has vented that her character is also caring and wise. During her time on the show Ash has been involved in a friendship with Will Savage (James Atherton) which developed into a "will they, won't they?" style relationship. Ash was introduced along with brother Callum (Laurie Duncan). Her background and behaviour was explored following the introduction of her mother Martha Kane (Carli Norris) and sister Lacey Kane (Georgia Bourke). To further explore the family a storyline in which Ash contracts meningitis was devised. After the character's introduction she was voted fans favourite fresher in a poll run by Digital Spy. For her portrayal of Ash, Weston was nominated for "Best Actress" at the 2012 British Soap Awards and TV Choice Awards. She left the show on 16 October 2013 after being killed off in an explosion as part of the show's 18th anniversary.
The character was created as one of five new students who arrive to study at Hollyoaks Community College. Ash was the last new student to be cast into the series, with Holly Weston securing the part. Weston said the audition and screen test was very "last minute". After her final screen test, Weston went on holiday and was informed that she had secured the role and was required to return to Liverpool to begin filming. For the role Weston later relocated to Liverpool where the serial is filmed. Weston said she and the other new cast members were initially signed to a six-month contract, which was a "trial period". Producers later decided to keep the character on. Weston said that when she first read about the character she was "really excited". She said it was "great" to get the part as she could not ask for a better character. Weston added that she had initial reservations about securing the part as eight other actresses attended the screen test for the role with one of the actresses having previously attended several other auditions. Entertainment website Digital Spy first announced the character of Ash on 5 September 2011. The Hollyoaks press office said that the collective are "possibly the coolest set of students ever to land in the Chester village". They "shake things up" and embark on a journey through "life's hardest lessons". Their first week on the programme has been touted the "most fun and cringe-worthy Freshers' weeks of all time".
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