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Phoebe McQueen

Phoebe McQueen
Phoebe Hollyoaks.jpg
Hollyoaks character
Portrayed by Mandip Gill
Duration 2012–2015
First appearance 17 January 2012
Last appearance 16 June 2015
Introduced by Emma Smithwick
Classification Former; regular
Profile
Occupation Mechanic

Phoebe McQueen (also Jackson) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, played by Mandip Gill. The character made her first on-screen appearance on 17 January 2012. Phoebe was involved in many of the shows main storyline, such as her friendship with fellow homeless teen George Smith (Steven Roberts), her relationship with gay refugee Vincent Elegba (John Omole), being involved in the 2014 train crash which killed Carmel McQueen (Gemma Merna) and being accused of murdering her aunt Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe). Gill left the role in 2015 and Phoebe made her last appearance on 16 June 2015 when she was killed by the Gloved Hand Killer (Lindsey Butterfield). Phoebe's funeral was held on 7 July 2015.

Phoebe played by Mandip Gill, debuted on 17 January 2012. Phoebe is introduced as a regular character as part of a storyline involving regular character George Smith's homeless storyline. Gill told TV Times that her character is "streetwise" and unlike George she has been squatting for a long time. As Callum is George's friend she cannot trust him because "in her eyes anyone from the outside is trouble". Pheobe fears that Callum will report them and so does not want to go into care or lose George. Gill said that "he and her dog Thunder are all she has". This causes tension between Phoebe and George and he decides to move out. Gill said that Phoebe feels "guilty" because George is unwell and puts her feeling aside to ask Callum for help. Gill explained that "by this point, George is very ill and she knows it'd be on her conscience if anything happened to him."

Roberts told Daniel Kilkelly of Digital Spy that George became dependent on Phoebe as his situation became more desperate. She is his source for advice on "what to do and where to go". However, their friendship leads them into "quite awkward situations" where they act as one another's "lifelines". When George is around Phoebe he is serious and "down-to-earth", which Roberts opined, forged "brilliant" friendship. Roberts indicated". The storyline became "a lot darker" as it became more serious. George and Phoebe are forced to live on the streets after other squatters steal their living space. They receive help from Deena Hardman (Sian Breckin). Roberts described her as "very manipulative character and she hasn't got their best interests at heart". Deena attempts to lure them into human trafficking. Jaci Stephen of the Daily Mail said that it was "no mean feat" that Phoebe knew that Deena was scheming. She also said that she did not care about Phoebe going missing. Anthony D. Langford of AfterElton.com bemoaned the dearth of realism when George assumed Phoebe was safe because he found her bracelet. Langford also felt that Hollyoaks wanted the human trafficking storyline to end quickly and said that the plot was more about George and Callum moving in together. Langford said that he was "totally horrified" when Phoebe lured George into Deena's trap for the sake of her dog. He added that George had good sense to be "appalled and disgusted" with her and hoped he would disown Phoebe.


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