Natasha Andersen
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Shebah Ronay | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1995–1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 23 October 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 11 March 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Phil Redmond | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Barmaid (1995-1996) College student |
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| Father | Greg Andersen |
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| Mother | Jane Andersen |
| Sisters | Sarah Andersen |
| Grandfathers | Bert Andersen |
| Grandmothers | Beryl Andersen |
| Aunts | Celia Osborne |
| First cousins |
Ruth Osborne Darren Osborne (adoptive) |
| Other relatives |
Jack Osborne (adoptive) Oscar Osborne (adoptive) Francine Osborne (adoptive) |
Natasha Andersen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, played by Shebah Ronay. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 23 October 1995. She was created by Phil Redmond as one of the serial's original characters.
Natasha is described as "sophisticated, glamorous and feisty". Natasha is described by British newspaper The Independent as being a snooty blonde and "gorgeous". They also go on to state that she is "unattainably posh". The Liverpool Echo described her as "One of the first Hollyoaks babes, she was sophisticated, glamorous and feisty and the love object of Kurt.
Her death was announced in January 1996 and was described as being "sensational scene in an attempt to boost ratings" and added that it would be different than "softer stories about teen romances and spots". In the serial's first year on air it received criticism for not having any issue led storylines and was branded soft. This prompted producers to develop a hard hitting storyline which involved Natasha, which would result in her death from the use of drugs. The storyline made front-page news and marked a change for the serial as they embarked on serious storylines. Of Natasha's exit Redmond stated: "Natasha's death depicts the stark reality of unnecessary death coming very close to one group of friendly and fun-loving people for the first time in their lives and how this is bound to change their outlook in many ways".Liverpool Echo described the storyline as "the drama's earliest controversial storyline featuring the much-publicised story when Natasha died on the dance floor after her drink was spiked."
Natasha was stunning, glamorous, sophisticated, pouty, feisty and a total princess as well as being the ultimate object of Kurt Benson’s desires, who had instantly fallen for her. She was best friends with Maddie Parker, Dawn Cunningham and Louise Taylor. Natasha was the daughter of Greg and Jane Anderson and sister of Sarah. Her parents owned the pub. Despite having feelings for Kurt, who pursued her relentlessly, and attracted to his bad boy charm, Natasha refused to give in and decided to always play hard to get. This just made Kurt even more determined to win her heart. Natasha really never got a chance to confess to Kurt how she had really felt about him. Natasha had always given Kurt challenges to win her over, including the time when Natasha asked Kurt to choose between Christmas with her family or his own. Natasha won, but she lost interest when she saw Kurt bonding with her father. Natasha had gone with her dad to Italy for a while at that time Kurt and her cousin Ruth had met and bonded at the New Year's Eve party at the Bensons. When Natasha got back she started a new interest in Dermot, a guy in college with her.
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