Lime Pictures Launches Investigation After ‘Hollyoaks’ Star Speaks Out on Racism on Set
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variety.comTim Dams Lime Pictures, the producer of U.K. soap “Hollyoaks,” has launched an investigation after star Rachel Adedeji alleged she witnessed racism on the Channel 4 show.The actress, who has played Lisa Loveday in “Hollyoaks” since 2016, posted a statement on social media last week about her time on the soap.She claims she was once told “you’re all the same” by a make-up artist, and that black female actresses were told to drastically change their hair because otherwise viewers “would not be able to tell them apart”.Adedeji has appeared in more than 200 episodes of the show, but said in her four years on the soap she had only worked with one black director.“Working at ‘Hollyoaks’ is mostly positive, but the experiences I have encountered.
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