The Mirror: 'I wasn't prepared for the attention. It was like being dropped in the sea when you can't really swim. By the time I left, I was desperate to find some peace. 'She added: 'It was a brilliant job in so many ways but by the end, it was hard to know where Janice ended and I began. 'She was so feisty, it became physically exhausting to play her – hours on end shouting and screaming at people. 'Vicky began to worry she could no longer tell where her iconic character ended and she began after she started adopting some of Janice's loud-mouthed traits.
She was also disturbed by the 'scary' behaviour of some of the 25 million people who watched the long-running series. Video: Hollyoaks Soap Scoop!
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