Rhys Ashworth

Rhys Ashworth
Andrew Moss as Rhys Ashworth (2012)
Hollyoaks character
Portrayed by	Andrew Moss
Duration	2005–2012, 2014
First appearance	4 October 2005
Last appearance	11 August 2014
Introduced by	David Hanson (2005) Bryan Kirkwood (2014)
Spin-off appearances	Hollyoaks Later (2008–2009) Hollyoaks: The Morning After the Night Before (2009) Hollyoaks: King of Hearts (2010)
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Occupation	Barman (2008–12) Waiter (2012)
Family Ashworth McQueen Father Noel Ashworth Mother Suzanne Ashworth Half-brothers Josh Ashworth Jack Osborne Half-sisters Hannah Ashworth Beth Clement Francine Osborne Wife Jacqui McQueen (2011–2012) Daughters Katy O'Connor Adoptive daughters Phoebe McQueen Grandfathers Bill Ashworth Grandmothers Rose Dick Uncles Neville Ashworth First cousins Hannah Ashworth Josh Ashworth Jamie Fletcher

Rhys Lesley Ashworth is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Andrew Moss. He made his first on-screen appearance on 4 October 2005. Rhys was killed-off in the Enjoy The Ride storyline in an episode airing on 15 November 2012 and the character departed on 16 November 2012. The character made a return on 27 June 2014 as part of Cindy Cunningham's (Stephanie Waring) bipolar storyline.

In 2004, Jo Hallows stepped down from her position as series producer at Hollyoaks and it was announced that David Hanson would succeed her in the role. In 2005, it was revealed that Hanson would introduce a new family to the series: the Ashworths consisting of father Neville Ashworth (Jim Millea), mother Suzanne (Suzanne Hall), son Josh (Sonny Flood), daughter Hannah (Emma Rigby), family friend Gilly Roach (Anthony Quinlan) and son Rhys. It was announced that television newcomer Andrew Moss had been cast as Rhys.

In January 2010, it was announced that Lucy Allan had stepped down from the position of series producer and that Paul Marquess had taken over the role. It was soon revealed that Marquess planned to give Hollyoaks a "shake up", changing the productions team and beginning a cast cull by axing three established characters, these were Neville, Suzanne and Josh Ashworth. As well as the axings, Emma Rigby who played Hannah had chosen to quit the previous year, bowing out in February 2010. However, it was revealed that the character of Rhys would stay in the series after his on-screen family's departure along with Duncan Button (Dean Aspen), the family's godson. In July 2009, in an interview with soap website Holy Soap Moss revealed that exits of his on-screen family were sad, he commented, "It's really strange. We all started together. It was brilliant to come to a show like this as part of a family unit. You don't feel like you're on your own."