Ashley Slanina-Davies
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Ashley Slanina-Davies (sometimes shortened to just Ashley Davies) is a British based actress born in Standish, Wigan who is most notable for playing the role of Amy Barnes on Channel 4's teen soap, Hollyoaks. The role of Amy is Slanina-Davies' first major television role to date, with Slanina-Davies having done background work previously.[1]
The character of Amy developed in a number of story-lines in Autumn 2006, which saw the character discover she had become pregnant and her family break up. Dealing with these issues sees the character act erratically, becoming involved in a car crash.
Slanina-Davies herself is interested in charity work, and has contributed to fundraising activities for the Action for Blind People charity, abseiling down the Printworks building in Manchester in June of 2006.[2] Slanina-Davies stated that she was motivated by the fact that her "mum's partially sighted". Slanina-Davies also spoke out on the issue of teenage sex for the NSPCC. The character of Amy Barnes had slept with her then boyfriend due to peer pressure, and Slanina-Davies is quoted by the NSPCC in its campaigns on the issue as stating "Don't do it to impress your mates
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Cast and Characters (html). The official HOLLYOAKS website. Retrieved on April 3, 2007.
- ^ Zoe (2006). Hollyoaks stars and the people of Manchester raise £10,000 for charity (html). UK Fundraising Newswire. Retrieved on November 6, 2006.
- ^ Hollyoaks Characters on Wikipedia (html). Wikipedia. Retrieved on April 3, 2007.
