Hayley Ramsey
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||
| Portrayed by | Kelly-Marie Stewart | ||||
| Duration | 2009–2010 | ||||
| First appearance | 28 January 2009 | ||||
| Last appearance | 22 February 2010 | ||||
| Created by | Bryan Kirkwood | ||||
| Introduced by | Bryan Kirkwood | ||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||
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| Occupation | Student | ||||
| Home | Liverpool | ||||
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| Brothers |
Caleb Ramsey Zak Ramsey |
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| Sons | Caleb Ramsey |
Hayley Ramsey is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, played by Kelly-Marie Stewart. She made her first on-screen appearance on 28 January 2009 as the sister of already established character Zak Ramsey (Kent Riley). Hayley is notably the first prominent disabled character in Hollyoaks, and like Stewart, has Guillain–Barré syndrome. In December 2009, it was announced that Stewart's real-life pregnancy would be written into the show and that Hayley would become pregnant. Making her final on-screen appearance on 22 February 2010, the character did not return after Stewart's maternity leave ended.
The character of Hayley was in development for over 18 months prior to filming. The casting was made public in December 2008 along with details of the character, revealing she was to be the sister of already established character Zak Ramsey. The character's back history with Zak is that of a close brother and sister relationship, but at the time of Hayley's condition developing, he could not deal with it and thought she would need constant care.
Auditions were held for the part of a new disabled character in 2007. Initially there was males and females that auditioned for the role. After a long audition process actress Kelly-Marie Stewart and two other actresses, all of whom where wheelchair users were in the running for the part. Stewart was offered the role in August 2008. The casting process had taken nearly 18 months and producers created the Character of Hayley for Stewart, they also had to write all the scripts before she began filming in November 2008. The actress suffers from Guillain–Barré syndrome like her character and stated she hopes to walk again one day. She spoke of how the it is her dream role and hopes to break down the barriers for disabled people. Of this she said "Some people find it hard speaking to disabled people but hopefully I am showing I am just a normal girl like all the others on the show."
Hayley's character has been described as a "bubbly, fun-loving practical joker". Actress Kelly-Marie Stewart also said of her character: "Hayley's very feisty and has the right attitude that if anyone is not cool enough to see her for who she actually is, it's their problem, not hers." Speaking on how her character's personality would be received Stewart said: "I think I'm quite lucky because she is, although she's feisty and although she stands up for herself, she is quite a nice character, so hopefully the things should be quite positive." The official Hollyoaks website described the fact that she has proven she can look out for herself despite her disability.
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