Hollyoaks Cunningham family now - forgotten soap roles, co-star romance and job U-turn

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Hollyoaks, with residents saying goodbye to members of the McQueen and Nightingale families.The soap has seen many long-serving residents leave the soap in tragic and shocking ways since it began in 1995, but none more so than the Cunningham family.The Cunninghams are one of the original Hollyoaks families, with residents including Cindy and Tom still living the village.Both Cindy and Tom have taken viewers on a wild ride throughout the past year, with relationship problems one of the major issues they have faced.As a tribute to one of the soap's most memorable families, Daily Star has taken a look at where some of the actors who played original members of the Cunningham family are now.Dawn Cunningham was one of the original members of the family when the soap began in 1995, and was eldest of Gordon Cunningham's children.However two years later, she sadly died in the soap from cancer, on the same day that her niece Holly Cunningham was born.Since leaving the soap in 1997, actress Lisa has appeared in the TV series Dream Team and a short film called Siren's Bay in 2016, as well as appearing in TV adverts for leading beauty brands.It has since been reported that Lisa has made a career U-turn and now works as a writer and a hypnotherapist.Matt Littler joined Hollyoaks as cheeky teenager Max Cunningham, after he took over the role from Ben Sheriff in 1997.He soon became a fan-favourite on the show, with viewers following his antics with his best friend O.B, but also witnessing shocking moments including the death of his parents and being accused of murder.Viewers later saw the character tragically killed in a car accident, after the actor chose to leave the soap in 2008.However, he told the Bury Times that he would forever.