Jason Costello
| Jason Costello | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Victoria Atkin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2010–2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 2 August 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 1 December 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Paul Marquess | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Hollyoaks Later (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Student | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home | California, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Carl Costello |
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| Mother | Heidi Costello |
| Brothers |
Riley Costello Seth Costello |
| Half-sisters | Jem Costello |
| Grandfathers | Silas Blissett |
| Grandmothers | Joan Blissett |
| Uncles | Trev Costello |
| Aunts | Wendy Blissett |
| Nephews | Bobby Costello Phoenix Costello |
| Other relatives |
Trish Minniver Mitzeee Maxine Minniver |
Jason Costello (previously Jasmine Costello) is a fictional character from the English Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Victoria Atkin. The character debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 2 August 2010 and was introduced by series producer Paul Marquess as a member of the yet to be established Costello family. Originally introduced as Jasmine, Atkin portrays the first character in the soap opera to experience gender dysphoria. After the storyline's reveal, Jasmine expressed his desire to be known as and changed his name by deed poll to Jason. An androphilic trans man, Jason's storyline prominently explores the secrecy and trials of his romantic relationship with Bart McQueen (Jonny Clarke), a heterosexual male who originally developed an attraction to Jason as Jasmine. Jason departed from Hollyoaks on 1 December 2011.
In January 2010, it was announced that Lucy Allan had stepped down from the position of series producer and that Paul Marquess had taken over the role. It was soon revealed that Marquess planned to give Hollyoaks a "shake up", and begin a cast cull. In April 2010 Marquess announced plans to introduce new family, the Costellos. Speaking about the new family Marquess stated "They're only one of three families. They're family number two. The thing about the Costellos is that The Dog has to be somewhere the audience wants to be. It's like when I did Brookside, the first thing I did was put Bev in the bar so you wanted to be in there.....I'm not saying the Costellos won't have serious stories but I think you'll want to be there. They're good-looking kids and the parents are good-looking and there's potential for energy and fun." The Costellos were a built on family to the all ready established Jem Costello (Helen Russell-Clark). Jasmine was introduced later than the rest of his family. On the 1 July 2010 it was announced actress Victoria Atkin had been hired to play the part.
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