Charlotte Lau
| Charlotte Lau | |
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| Hollyoaks character | |
| Portrayed by | Amy Yamazaki |
| Duration | 2009–2010 |
| First appearance | 9 June 2009 |
| Last appearance | 17 September 2010 |
| Introduced by | Lucy Allan |
| Spin-off appearances |
Hollyoaks Later (2009) Hollyoaks: Freshers (2010) |
| Classification | Former; regular |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Barmaid (2009–2010) Student (2009–2010) |
Charlotte Lau is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, played by Amy Yamazaki. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 9 June 2009 and was introduced by series producer Lucy Allan as the ex-girlfriend of Lydia Hart (Lydia Kelly). In September 2010, it was announced that Yamazaki and Charlotte had departed Hollyoaks and her final scenes had already aired, with Charlotte making her final appearance on 17 September 2010.
In May 2009, in an interview with entertainment website Digital Spy, Hollyoaks series producer Lucy Allan announced that a number of students at Hollyoaks Community College would be moving out of Halls of Residence in preparation for the new term. Former BBC Three Coming of Age actress Amy Yamazaki joined the cast as Charlotte Lau, the new barmaid at the SU Bar and ex-girlfriend of established character Lydia Hart (Lydia Kelly). She made her first on-screen appearance on 9 June 2009. In July 2009, it was announced by the media that Charlotte would become one of the new of students. Charlotte was noted for being the second homosexual female character to be introduced in 2009.
In September 2010, Yamazaki was unexpectedly written out of the show. After her departure, the Hollyoaks official website confirmed her final scenes had already aired. Fans of Charlotte became angry with executive producer Paul Marquess because they thought he had axed her. In reality Yamazaki had quit to concentrate on her writing. Whilst interviewed by entertainment website Digital Spy Marquess stated: "I just want to put the record straight that Amy who played Charlotte wanted to go, because I think a lot of people were really angry with me for 'axing' Charlotte – which I didn't! She wanted to go off and write, so that's why she fell off an arch!"
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