HOLLYOAKS’ Denise Welch has revealed her menacing soap character is inspired by a real life sex abuser. The Loose Women panellist - who plays Trish Minniver in the Channel 4 soap - says her character’s plotline is drawn from Athlete A, a true crime documentary about an abusive gymnastics coach.
Visit our Hollyoaks page for the latest gossip Find all Hollyoaks spoilers here She told the Daily Star: “On one hand, Trish is camp and a bit of fun, but on the other she’s incredibly passive aggressive, a narcissist, and a bit of a bully. “Trish’s storylines were inspired by Athlete A, where loads of gymnasts came out and said the coaches had bullied them. "Hollyoaks has diluted that story and put it into the form of Trish and how she behaves at.
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