Melanie Costello
| Melanie Costello | |||||||
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| Family Affairs character | |||||||
| Portrayed by | Rebecca Hunter | ||||||
| Duration | 2003–05 | ||||||
| First appearance | Episode 1689 18 September 2003 |
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| Last appearance | Episode 2285 30 December 2005 |
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| Introduced by | Alison Davis | ||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||
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| Other names | Melanie Boulter | ||||||
| Occupation | Unemployed | ||||||
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| Father | Gary Costello |
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| Mother | Chrissy Costello |
| Sisters | Chloe Costello |
Melanie Costello (previously Boulter) was a fictional character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Rebecca Hunter from September 2003 until May 2005. Melanie returned in December 2005 for the final week of the series.
Melanie first arrived in Charnham in September 2003, along with her parents Gary, Chrissy and her 8-year-old sister, Chloe. Gary had recently lost his job and the family were forced to move from a mansion in Chigwell into Number 12 Stanley street which had recently been vacated by Jim Webb, his sister Karen, Karen's husband Matt and their daughter, Grace.
Mel struggled to adjust to life in Charnham. Her Boyfriend, Bradley Foster had gone travelling to Australia and Melanie was finding it difficult to get work. Melanie tried the local pub, The Black Swan, but was rejected after her new friend Lucy Day mentioned to the landlord, Pete Callan that Melanie was underage. Melanie eventually managed to land a job working for Roy Farmer at the cybercafe.
Mel had a brief experimentation with drugs and offered her new friend Lewis Davenport some pills. Lewis had an adverse reaction and collapsed. Lewis assured Mel that he took the pills of his own accord. Further problems arose, when Chloe, Mel's younger sister discovered the pills in her and took one causing her to fall into a coma. Luckily, Chloe recovered. Gary was forgiving, but Chrissy was still angry. Eventually Chrissy forgave Mel, but the Costellos' problems were far from over...
At the end of 2003 and the beginning of 2004, Mel began dating Brendan Boulter, her friend Kelly's brother. During a dinner at the Costellos, Chrissy talked non-stop about Mel's previous boyfriend Bradley. Chrissy had made it abundantly clear that she wasn't happy with Mel dating Brendan, who she hardly knew. Despite this, Mel continued seeing Brendan, unaware that he was living a double life.
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