Hollyoaks ' Ross Adams has explained why his character Scott Drinkwell has drastically changed since he was first introduced into the soap in 2015.
Scott was introduced as Sinead O'Connor's (Stephanie Davis') cousin and was a nasty character who was a stereotypical villain and "camp" gay man, which initially sparked complaints from viewers.
Speaking on the Soap From The Box podcast, Ross explained: "When I went in, Scott was written and originally intended to be this really bitchy type of character, who was actually really unpleasant and mean-spirited. "Within the first two or three months of being in the show, I'd poisoned my aunty, I'd kidnapped a baby, I'd lied about having HIV. "Honest to God, the tweets – the audience absolutely hated
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