Hollyoaks star Ruby O’Donnell has been involved in some of the soap's more dramatic storylines, including the birth of her character Peri’s child.Peri gave birth back in 2015 when she was still just a child herself, sporting the Hollyoaks high school uniform as she gave birth in a classroom with Tom Cunningham, her baby’s father.The youngsters welcomed a daughter into the world and named her Steph.Seven years on from the birth of her child, Peri is now in a relationship with fellow Hollyoaks resident Juliet.Away from the soap, the actress appears to have a life polar opposite to her soap star counterpart.Read on to find out more about Ruby O’Donnell’s life off screen.She said that some of the scenes were “hard to tackle” as she was “still quite young” - Peri was 15 at the time while Ruby was only 14 - so she “did the research to help with her performance”.Ruby admitted she “wanted to find out how teenagers actually react in these situations” and was initially nervous about the storyline.It seems her dedication paid off as the actress won Best Young Actor at the 2016 British Soap Awards and has since been nominated for multiple accolades.The 21-year-old has been with her boyfriend since September 2019 and the young couple became official with their relationship in December that year.Sam plays for Wigan Warriors and Ruby has been spotted supporting her beau at many of his games.Ruby’s support knows no bounds as she recently helped the young sports star as he grieved the loss of his father.Sam wore black armbands at a game to mourn his loss and thanked fans for their “kind words and messages”.Ruby loves to show off her antics on Instagram and frequently shares snaps from her social gatherings with friends.She can be seen.
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