Frankie Osborne
| Frankie Osborne | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Helen Pearson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2002– | ||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 9 October 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Jo Hallows | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances |
Hollyoaks: In Too Deep (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Pub landlady (2005–2008, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Home |
17 Basswood Road |
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| Family |
Dean Osborne |
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| Sisters | Linda Wallace |
| Husband | Johnno Dean (1981–2004) Jack Osborne (2005-) |
| Sons | Brian Bloom Jake Dean Craig Dean |
| Daughters |
Debbie Dean Steph Cunningham |
| Stepsons | Darren Osborne (2005–) |
| Stepdaughters |
Ruth Osborne (2005–) Bethany Cunningham (2005–) |
| Granddaughters | Esther Bloom |
| Aunts | Irene Wallace |
Francine "Frankie" Osborne (previously Dean) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Helen Pearson. She made her first on-screen appearance on 9 October 2002. Frankie is the longest serving female in the show.
In October 2002 Frankie arrived alongside her family, Johnno, Jake, Debbie and Craig when they joined Steph who arrived two years earlier in March 2000. Johnno left her in 2004 with his girlfriend after discovering she was pregnant, leaving Frankie heartbroken. When Johnno came back to Hollyoaks, he and Frankie were finally divorced, but Frankie forgave Johnno for his infidelity and the two remained friends, and right after her divorce, she married Jack Osborne, followed by five years being a widow after the death of his wife Jill Osborne. All their family attend, except stepdaughter Ruth, who couldn't attend the wedding.
In 2006, Frankie fell pregnant. She was happy about the news although the rest of her family were not. Frankie unfortunately suffered from a miscarriage early on in her pregnancy. Frankie found this difficult to accept and it took her some time to move on. The nadir was when the Dog was destroyed in an explosion Jack and Frankie were out for a meal when the Dog exploded and Frankie and Jack nearly lost Darren, Steph, Craig, and Jake as they were trapped inside the pub when it exploded and caught fire. While they used insurance money to rebuild the pub, they stayed at a grimy bed and breakfast where the owner constantly treated them poorly. They were kicked out, and briefly lived with the McQueen family until finally Frankie could take no more and forced Jack to use the insurance money he had been pocketing to pay for a nice hotel until they could go back to their apartment.
Frankie was very concerned with making sure Becca's newborn son (although they were unsure of the paternity, Jake lied to them and said he was the father) stayed with them while Becca was in prison. Becca eventually agreed, and when Becca was soon killed in a prison fight, Charlie came to live with Jake full-time. Frankie and Jack then went away for a while, and returned from holiday only for Frankie to receive the news daughter Debbie had been in a car crash. Frankie went off to look after her. After Jake confessed his love for Nancy, Frankie was disgusted about it. Nancy couldn't believe that she would put her prejudice before her own son.
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