Hollyoaks star Jennifer Metcalfe tears up as Mercedes McQueen storyline ‘hits home’
dailyrecord.co.ukHollyoaks star Jennifer Metcalfe teared up while speaking about her new Mercedes McQueen storyline. The star, 41, who has played the mouthy mother in the Channel 4 soap since 2006, is taking on one of her most challenging plots ever as she battles bowel cancer after the time jump.
But it hasn't been easy for the 41-year-old, who tragically lost her own dad to cancer at 15 years old, and has been taken aback at how much the storyline impacted her.
Jennifer appeared on the September 22 episode of Sunday Brunch alongside hosts Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer where she revealed the heartbreaking real-life connection and told how she struggled to rehearse some scenes, reports the Mirror.
After watching a heart-wrenching scene from the show, Tim went on to say: “It can’t be easy doing that - playing that storyline.”Jen admitted: “No it’s not.
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