Danny Valentine
| Danny Valentine | |||||||||||||||
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | David Judge | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2007–2008 | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 11 September 2007 | ||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 15 September 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Created by | Bryan Kirkwood | ||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||
| Profile | |||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Technician | ||||||||||||||
| Home | Spain | ||||||||||||||
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| Father | Leo Valentine |
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| Mother | Valerie Holden |
| Sisters | Lauren Valentine |
| Half-brothers |
Calvin Valentine Sonny Valentine |
| Half-sisters | Sasha Valentine |
| Grandmothers | Sybil |
| Nieces | Angel McQueen |
Daniel "Danny" Valentine is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by David Judge. He first appeared in 2007 and made his final appearance in 2008.
Danny Valentine is the illegitimate child of Leo Valentine who first arrived in the village in September 2007, when his mother Valerie Holden drops him and his sister Lauren, off at the Valentine residence and demanded that Leo looks after them while she takes up a free holiday in Greece. Danny and Lauren were totally unknown to Calvin and Sasha, and it was not until his sister Lauren referred to Leo as "Dad" that they realised that Leo had been living a double life. Danny has shown to be extremely protective of Lauren and Sasha with her drug problems.
Judge's casting was announced on 13 August 2007. In a turn of events, the actor was sacked from the series on 10 July 2008, due to "persistent bad time-keeping". This mirrored a similar situation which cost Devon Anderson, who portrayed Danny's on-screen brother Sonny Valentine, his job in January 2007.
Much more than his sister, Danny adapted to his new family, becoming very friendly with Calvin forging a better relationship with him than he had with his younger brother Sonny. When Valerie decided to stay in Greece, the two planned to join her. However, when she said she would like to stay, he decided to stay in Hollyoaks, saying he was happier there. He showed interest in Mercedes when he attended Sarah and Craig's engagement party.
Danny befriended Justin and initially tried to get him to forget about Katy by going out and trying to find women. However, he soon realized Justin was only interested in winning Katy's affections back and tried giving him support by dressing up as a policeman to lead her to a table set out for a romantic dinner with Justin seated at it. However, this plan was unsuccessful. Danny then tried to convince Justin the Freshers Ball was the perfect opportunity to get Katy back, however this also failed when she thought he was having an argument with her new best friend John Paul, when he was actually trying to stop an argument between John Paul and Nancy. Danny tried getting together with Steph Dean after helping her fix a burst beer pipe at The Dog in The Pond, when she was working. As thanks she offered him a free drink, which he then insisted she have with him after her shift. She did agree to this, but only one drink which annoyed Danny when she wouldn't stay for a second. However, she promised Danny she would go for a drink with him anytime, which he tried to take advantage of the following day. When she agreed to go again, he began flirting with her and upset her by trying to say how his status would be advanced if he dated her. Eventually, this resulted in her finding Max and the two agreeing to go out.
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