Dannii Carbone
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| Portrayed by | Christina Baily | ||
| First appearance | 2004 | ||
| Last appearance | 8 June, 2007 | ||
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Dannii Carbone was a fictional character on the long-running Channel 4 British television soap opera Hollyoaks.
She was played by actress Christina Baily between 2004-2006 and returned from June 6 - June 8, 2007.
[edit] Character History
Dannii was introduced as a wealthy, fashion-conscious student at Hollyoaks Community College. She made her first appearance in Hollyoaks by arriving in a flashy car with blacked-out windows and a couple of mean-looking men by her side. She moved above Drive N' Buy with Nick O'Connor and Kristian Hargreaves, and attracted male attention.
Everyone jumped to the conclusions that her father is in the Mafia, but he was in fact just a rich Italian businessman; Further, Dannii proved she could stand on her own feet. She began to work at the Student Union Bar and fell for the charms of Russ Owen and the pair began to date. However, the relationship took a break when Russ discovered that he has testicular cancer, and Dannii shows her loyalty as she sticks by him. She also became close friends with Hall's roommate Joe Spencer as she often supported him throughout his troubles. Dannii and Russ started dating again.
In the late night spin off Hollyoaks: Crossing The Line, Dannii was invited to Lee Hunter’s presidential party and her drink was spiked by Andy Holt, who went on to rape her. The morning after, Dannii couldn't remember what had happened and confronted Andy, who told her she slept with him. Russ' brother (and Andy's best friend) Sam overheard what had happened and Dannii begged him not to tell Russ. Dannii felt guilty about sleeping with Andy and kept the secret to herself for a while until an anti-date rape drugs campaign started on campus. When Louise Summers (who had also been drugged but saved from being raped by Joe) told Dannii the effects of such drugs, Dannii recognised the symptoms and realised that Andy had raped her.
When she confronted him with the truth, Andy refused to admit he had raped her; to make matters worse, Andy lied to Russ and told him that Dannii had seduced him. When Russ confronted her, an enraged Dannii told Russ that Andy really did rape her but Russ believed Andy over Dannii, as Andy and he had become friends with Andy through Sam (who was now also in on the rapes).
Dannii then reached her lowest point and attempted to jump off the roof of HCC, but Louise stopped her. She brings fellow rape victims Mel and Sophie Burton along with her to prove to Danni that they could band together and report Andy to the police. The four victims gave their statements to police, but Andy had by that time disappeared from Hollyoaks.
Dannii found support in her fellow victims and her friends including Joe. After several attempts to recover from her rape, Dannii knows she had to make a fresh start back home in Italy. Russ tried to stop her from going, but her decision was made. Russ even told Dannii that he had accidentally killed Andy when he went to confront him for what he did to her (which he thought he did, but Andy had actually survived). Shocked, Dannii told him to go to the police. After a tearful goodbye to Russ, Dannii then left Hollyoaks in a taxi.
She returned to Hollyoaks in June 2007 after receiving a text message from Russ' Mobile phone saying that he wanted her back. The message was in fact sent by Darren Osborne. She got to meet his future wife, Mercedes, who was furious, believing that Russ still loved Dannii. Mercedes dumped pasta on her head. In the end, Russ pledged his loyalty to Mercedes, and Dannii left to work in a fashion house in Milan. It has been rumored that Dannii will return briefly to Hollyoaks with a surprise for Russ, which will leave him with a big decision to make.
