Cindy Cunningham

Cindy Savage
Stephanie Waring as Cindy (2013)
Hollyoaks character
Portrayed by	Laura Crossley (1995–1996) Stephanie Waring (1996–)
Duration	1995–2002, 2004, 2008–
First appearance	4 December 1995
Introduced by	Phil Redmond (1995) Jo Hallows (2002, 2004) Bryan Kirkwood (2008)
Spin-off appearances	Hollyoaks Later (2009)
Classification	Present; regular
Profile
Other names	Cindy Hutchinson Cindy Longford
Occupation	Businesswoman (2001, 2010–2012, 2016–) Barmaid (2000, 2016–) Exotic dancer (2002–2004) Waitress (2008–2009, 2012) Shop manager (2013–2015) Pub Landlady (2016)
Home	5 Oakdale Drive, Flat 2
Family Cunningham Father Gordon Cunningham Mother Angela Cunningham Brothers Max Cunningham Sisters Dawn Cunningham Jude Cunningham Half-brothers Tom Cunningham Husband Tony Hutchinson (2009–2010, 2012–2013) Alistair Longford (2010–2011) Mac Nightingale (2014–2016) Dirk Savage (2016-) Sons Alfie Nightingale Hilton Cunningham Daughters Holly Cunningham Stepsons Will Savage (2016–) Nathan Nightingale (2014–2016) James Nightingale (2014–2016) Harry Thompson (2009–2010, 2012–2013) Stepdaughters Liberty Savage (2016–) Ellie Nightingale (2014–2016) Nieces Bethany Cunningham Steph Cunningham-Lomax

Cindy Savage (also Cunningham, Longford and Hutchinson) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Stephanie Waring. She made her first on-screen appearance on 4 December 1995, then played by Laura Crossley, as the youngest daughter of Gordon (Bernard Latham) and Angela Cunningham (Liz Stooke). In 1996, Crossley quit the serial and the role was recast to Waring. Waring remained with the soap until 2001, when she quit the role. Waring reprised the role briefly in 2002 and 2004 before returning to Hollyoaks as a full-time character in June 2008, reintroduced by series producer Bryan Kirkwood. In 2010, Waring became pregnant and her character was temporarily written out for Waring's maternity leave. Waring confirmed on her Twitter page at the beginning of December that she had received scripts for her return to the show. She returned to filming in January 2011 and returned on 9 March 2011. Waring has been nominated for several awards for her part as Cindy. Cindy has had many major storylines including teenage pregnancy, coping with the deaths of several family members, marriages to Tony Hutchinson, Alistair Longford, Mac Nightingale and Dirk Savage, being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and she has a secret teenage son, Alfie Nightingale with Mac.

On her sixteenth birthday, Cindy sleeps with Lee Stanley (Nathan Valente). She soon finds that she is pregnant but, scared, tries to hide it. She gives birth in secret and abandons her daughter. Gordon (Bernard Latham) tells Cindy she has responsibilities and forces her to look after the baby, whom she names Holly (Katie Hynes). Right after giving birth to Holly, she was devastated when her sister Dawn dies of leukemia. Cindy grows depressed and attempts to suffocate Holly; however, her sister Jude (Davinia Taylor) stops her from proceeding and makes her realise that she truly loves her daughter.