Mandy Richardson
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Sarah Jayne Dunn | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1996–2008, 2010–2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 7 October 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 2 September 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by |
Phil Redmond (1996) Paul Marquess (2010) |
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| Spin-off appearances |
Hollyoaks: Back from the Dead (2006) Hollyoaks Later (2013) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Mandy Hutchinson (married name) | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Waitress (2008) Wedding planner (2008) Spa Manager (2011) |
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| Father | Dennis Richardson |
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| Mother | Helen Cunningham |
| Stepfather | Gordon Cunningham (1999–2004) |
| Brothers | Lewis Richardson |
| Half-brothers | Tom Cunningham |
| Husband | Tony Hutchinson (2005–2006) |
| Daughters |
Grace Hutchinson Ella Richardson |
| Stepsons | Harry Thompson (2005–2006) |
Mandy Richardson (also Hutchinson) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, played by Sarah Jayne Dunn. She debuted on-screen during October 1996 and has been involved in such storylines including dealing with sexual abuse while she was a child by her father Dennis (David McAllister) and numerous failed relationships, the suicide of her brother Lewis, an on and off relationship with Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard) before the couple married. Mandy and Tony had a daughter together who they named Grace, only for her to die from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. This led to the character and Dunn's exit from the serial in 2006. Dunn made a brief return in 2007 before making a return for six months in 2008. Dunn again returned as Mandy in 2010 in a storyline which also saw the return of Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas). In September 2011, Dunn announced her departure from the show and Mandy made her last appearance on 2 September 2011 before departing off-screen. Dunn later returned to her role in the sixth series of Hollyoaks Later in October 2013.
Mandy first appears as a schoolgirl who dreams of becoming a model and becomes romantically involved with Ollie Benson (Paul Leyshon). It is revealed that Mandy's father Dennis (David McAllister) had sexually and physically abused her when she was younger. Mandy takes a stand against her father and he is sentenced to seven years in prison. Mandy's life slowly returns to normal and she begins a relationship with Luke Morgan (Gary Lucy). When Luke is raped by Mark Gibbs (Colin Parry), he feels ashamed and ends his and Mandy's relationship. Unaware of the true reasons for Luke splitting up with her, Mandy embarks on short-lived relationships with Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor Dawson) and Ben Davies (Marcus Patric). Luke admits the true reasons for ending the relationship to Mandy, who agrees to support him.
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