Lauren Valentine
| Lauren Valentine | |||||||||||||||
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Dominique Jackson | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2007–2010 | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 6 September 2007 | ||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 13 August 2010 | ||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Bryan Kirkwood | ||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Student | ||||||||||||||
| Home | London | ||||||||||||||
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| Father | Leo Valentine |
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| Mother | Valerie Holden |
| Brothers | Danny Valentine |
| Half-brothers |
Calvin Valentine Sonny Valentine |
| Half-sisters | Sasha Valentine |
| Grandmothers | Sybil |
| Nieces | Kathleen-Angel McQueen |
Lauren Valentine is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, played by Dominique Jackson. First appearing in 2007, Lauren was written out of the show in 2010 along with the rest of the Valentine family as part of series producer Paul Marquess' overhaul of the series.
Jackson's casting was announced on 13 August 2007. She was created as an extension to the Valentine family and was created as part of a storyline which saw Leo Valentine reveal he had lived a double life.
On 8 March 2010 Jackson's axing was announced. Although it was initially reported Jackson was axed on screen brother Ricky Whittle confirmed she had planned to leave at the end of her contract which coincided with the ending of the rest of the Valentine's contracts who also chose not to renew. On leaving Jackson said that whenever she left would be "an upsetting time because I'd been there since I was 15. But, at the end of the day, times have to change and I'm only 18 and wasn't going to work at Hollyoaks forever. There are people I'm going to miss but it's the right time to do something else now."
Jackson described the character as "a stroppy, misunderstood teenager" who she never wanted to "blossom her into a Hollyoaks babe". Jackson also said her character "probably not the nicest person".MSN described her as a "bad girl".Channel 4 described her as an "emo kid" who "always likes to make a statement." The Daily Star described her as a "troubled babe".
Lauren Valentine arrives in Hollyoaks village as the illegitimate daughter of Leo Valentine who first arrived in the village with her mother Valerie Holden and her brother Danny on 6 September 2007. Valerie leaves them at the Valentine residence and demands that Leo look after them while she sorts out her housing problems. Calvin & Sasha didn't know of Lauren and Danny, and until Lauren calls Leo "dad" they hadn't Leo had been leading a double-life. Lauren and Sasha initially don't get on but when Fletch tries to win Sasha back with a song he writes for her, Lauren helps Fletch improve it. Sasha later laughs at the song and kicks him out. When Valerie decided to stay in Greece, Lauren and Danny were set to join her. However the two decided to stay in Hollyoaks.
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