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Hollyoaks Ethan star originally auditioned for completely different role on Channel 4 soap
Hollyoaks star Matthew James Bailey has revealed that he auditioned for a completely different role.The 27-year-old actor is better known to fans of the Channel 4 soap as dodgy Ethan Williams.He made his debut as Ethan back in November 2021 and has since been joined in the village by his family.READ MORE: Hollyoaks Sid star Billy Price life - EastEnders snub to Nickelodeon spin-off show However, Matthew has told Daily Star that he originally tried out for the part of Sam Chen-Williams, Ethan's police officer nephew.Matthew explained: "I originally auditioned for Sam. "In my screen test and I played Sam with more of an edge.