Hollyoaks a major explosion occurring in the village at the start of the year.Since the Nightingale family joined Hollyoaks, they have been involved in some huge storylines including murders, marriages and dramatic feuds.While their lives on screen appear very dramatic, off-screen it's a far cry from their usual dramas and heartbreak, but sadly for some, that has been their reality. Daily Star takes a look at what the actors who played the Nightingale family are up to when they're not starring in the soap.David Easter played Mac Nightingale in Hollyoaks until his shock murder by Breda McQueen after she fed him a poisoned lasagne.However before Hollyoaks, he had a rival soap role in Emmerdale as Gil Keane, and has since starred TV programme Cockney and Scouse, due to air this year.In his personal life, David was also married to former Coronation Street star Denise Welch from 1985-1988.Last year, the star was named a patron of charity Kenward Trust, which specialises in helping people deal with drug and alcohol addiction.Talking about his own experiences of addiction, David revealed that he had tried to take his own life after becoming addicted to alcohol, but that a phone call from a friend saved him.He told Kent Online: "I was a functioning alcoholic and a drug addict from the age of 30.
