Lisa Hunter
| Lisa Hunter | |||||||||
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Gemma Atkinson | ||||||||
| Duration | 2001–06 | ||||||||
| First appearance | 13 May 2001 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 13 December 2006 | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Jo Hallows | ||||||||
| Book appearances | Hollyoaks: Seeing Red | ||||||||
| Spin-off appearances |
Hollyoaks: Let Loose Hollyoaks: In the City |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
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| Occupation | Model | ||||||||
| Home | Liverpool | ||||||||
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| Father | Les Hunter |
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| Mother | Sally Hunter |
| Brothers |
Dan Hunter Lee Hunter |
| Sisters | Ellie Mills |
Lisa Hunter is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Gemma Atkinson. The character is noted for her storylines including bullying and self-harming. After her exit from Hollyoaks, Atkinson reprised the role twice in two spin-off series.
Actress Gemma Atkinson was cast in the role of Lisa, a member of the new Hunter family, in 2001. During 2004, Atkinson was reported to have been axed from the soap along with her on-screen family. Despite this, the character stayed onscreen until 2005, before making further appearances in spin-offs Hollyoaks: Let Loose and Hollyoaks: In the City.
Reports of the character's return arose in 2007, with Atkinson supposedly signing a £100,000 a year deal with the show. This was eventually denied by a spokeswoman for the show, who told Digital Spy:"There are no current plans for Gemma Atkinson to return to Hollyoaks in the foreseeable future."Hollyoaks series producer at that time, Bryan Kirkwood, also commented on the speculation of her return: "Gemma's a real star and I have chatted with her and her agent about the possibility of a future return. None of us feels that it's right at the moment but there's a chance it could happen in the future. There's nothing signed and nothing planned for the foreseeable future."
In 2010, Atkinson announced she desired to return to the soap for a guest stint, she said: "I've not been asked to, but I'd love to go back for a few episodes. In the show, one brother has died, my sister is in France and the older brother is now in Emmerdale, so I don't know how they would introduce Lisa back." However, several weeks after Atkinson's statement, it was announced that Alex Carter, who played Lisa's brother Lee, would return to the show later in 2010. In an interview following his return, Carter was asked whether he would like Atkinson to return, to which he said: "Yeah! I don't know if she will and I haven't spoken to her for a long time — I went to her birthday a couple of years ago and I've not spoken to her since. But yeah, why not? Get them all back! It'd be good to see Lisa, wouldn't it?" The serial offered her a 12-month contract for her return, but she turned it down because she didn't want to become "stuck in a rut".
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