Nancy’s exit has already been filmed and will air in the coming weeks (Picture: Lime Pictures)
Hollyoaks star Jessica Fox has finished filming her scenes before heading off on maternity leave, promising fans an ’emotional’ exit storyline.
The actress, who plays Nancy Osborne in the Channel 4 soap, took to Instagram to thank her Hollyoaks family for all of their support over the past few months, while also teasing what viewers can expect from her on-screen departure.
‘The cast, crew and people on the floor have really got me through the last few months as Nancy [has] been very busy and has quite the emotional exit!’, she wrote on her stories.
Jessica has now commenced her maternity leave, after announcing her pregnancy on social media in October 2022.
Her news came at the end of Baby Loss Awareness Week, where she revealed her experiences with miscarriage as well.
‘So it seemed a good (and bad) time to share our story at the end of such an important and heartbreaking campaign and to show our support to all those who have been or are going through a similar journey,’ She said.
Nancy, meanwhile, will remain on screens for a while yet, with fans wondering what Hollyoaks has in store for her and partner Darren (Ashley Taylor Dawson).
Darren is staying put so ‘Dancy’ fans may be concerned about what’s to come for the couple.
Nancy will have an emotional exit – but what’s ahead for Darren? (Picture: Lime Pictures)
However, do not fear, as show boss Lucy Allan told Metro.co.uk that there are no plans for the couple to split.
‘It is no great secret that Jess Fox will be departing the show for a period of time, fairly imminently.
‘We will not be breaking Dancy, so there is a challenging reason why she will leave the show for a while.’
The show is set to revisit Darren’s depression storyline, as well as shining a light on teen mental health.
We really wanted to look at Darren and Charlie [Dean (Charlie Behan)] – Charlie having been through so much in his young life.
‘The death of his mother, County Lines. Mental health is a big issue that we’ve looked at in the Osborne household before. Teenage mental health is a huge crisis point in this country at the moment, so we will be looking at that.’
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With Nancy gone, Darren will be forced to deal with Charlie’s behaviour alone.
‘We can expect to see Charlie acting out and Darren stepping up in the absence of his common sense in Nancy. Darren without his rock – the challenges that this plays through in that household will be big stuff for us through 2023.’
Hollyoaks airs weeknights at 7pm on E4 with first look episodes streaming daily on All4.
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Jessica Fox is now on maternity leave.
