Nicole Owen
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| Nicole Owen | |||||
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| Hollyoaks | |||||
| Portrayed by | Ciara Janson | ||||
| First appearance | 2004 | ||||
| Last appearance | 2007 | ||||
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Nicole Owen was a fictional character on the long-running Channel 4 British television soap opera Hollyoaks.
She was played by actress Ciara Janson from 2004 onwards.
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[edit] Character History
Nicole is easily led but capable of sticking up for herself and her friends. She is also perceptive and intelligent, like her mother. She almost went through with a breast enlargement operation because of her insecurities. She remained insecure about remaining a virgin - seemingly the only one among her peers - and pursued a series of bad boy love-interests, without success. After the penultimate of these, Justin Burton, had escaped from prison, Nicole went on the run with him and later gave evidence in his favour at his trial. Around this time she became a vegan, and tried unsuccessfully to convince her family to do the same.
[edit] Kidnapped by Andy Holt
In the late night special Hollyoaks: Back from the Dead, Nicole was abducted by Andy Holt, the serial rapist, as part of a trap for her brothers Sam Owen and Russ Owen. Andy forced Nicole to drink the Date rape drug GHB rendering her unconscious. Andy then took her to a warehouse, where he tied and gagged her, before texting pictures of her to Sam to draw them in. Nicole and her brothers were eventually rescued by a vengeful Mel Burton, who pursued the fleeing Andy. Fleeing into the unlit basement, Andy accidentally impaled himself on a spike. Nicole was disgusted when she found out Sam had also been a rapist, and vowed never to speak to him again.
[edit] Sam's return
Sam contacted Nicole and she visited him in prison. It was, however, a deception. Sam escaped using her as leverage, and later held his younger sister hostage in the family home and tied her up. After a failed escape attempt, Sam threatened to pour boiling water over Nicole if she didn't tell him where Sophie was.
[edit] Sam's funeral
Russ came home and found Nicole, who told him what had happened. Russ raced to the Dog but arrived too late - several people were dead, including Russ's girlfriend Sophie. Nicole and Russ both later refused to attend Sam's funeral. Nicole eventually reversed her decision and attended, seeing her parents as the only others there. She sat at the back, emotionless, gave her mother a comforting hand and told her she was sorry her son had died.
[edit] Exit
In a fury born of abject ignorance, Nicole's peers turned on her because of Sam's crimes. Her groceries were smashed on her way home; a dead rat was stuffed into her school locker. After Ste Hay and Wayne Tunnicliffe got her drunk with the intent to sleep with her, Nicole decided that enough was enough, and promptly left Hollyoaks with her parents. When her friends Nancy, Sarah and Hannah, who had avoided her after the pub explosion, asked her if they would stay in contact with, she answered simply 'No'.
[edit] Becca's trial
Nicole returned to the show on the 18th December for Becca Dean's trial where she gives evidence against Becca-much to the annoyance of her supposed friend Nancy. She claimed Justin's stepbrother Ali Taylor had told her in 2005 (when Justin was 15) that Becca and Justin were involved. This was hearsay, but still played crucial to the prosecution's case. Becca was ultimately found guilty and sentenced to prison, where she later died.
[edit] Russ and Mercedes wedding
Nicole also returned to the show for the wedding of Mercedes and Russ, where she begged her brother to reconsider his choice of bride.
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