Tina Reilly

Tina Reilly
Leah Hackett as Tina McQueen (2008)
Hollyoaks character
Portrayed by Leah Hackett
Introduced by Bryan Kirkwood
Duration 2006–08
First appearance 3 August 2006
Last appearance 17 October 2008
Classification Former; regular
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Date of birth 21 September 1985
Date of death 13 October 2008 (23)

Tina Chastity Reilly (née McQueen) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Leah Hackett. Since making her first appearance in August 2006 as part of the McQueen family, Tina has been involved in storylines including sexual harassment and surrogacy.

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Character creation

The character of Tina was introduced in August 2006 as one of the McQueen sisters. During 2008, it was announced that one of the McQueens would be killed off in a church explosion, caused by secret McQueen Niall Rafferty (Barry Sloane).[1] The exact details of which character would be killed were due to be kept secret until the episodes aired, however, Hackett revealed she had quit the soap early in 2008 days before her character was killed.

A spokesperson for Hollyoaks commented on the storyline, "Sadly, one of the girls decided they had had enough and told producers that they wanted out. So what better way than to be blown up in one of the most shocking plotlines of the autumn? Regardless of who it is, fans are going to be gutted, as the McQueen sisters are some of the most popular characters on the show. All that can be revealed at the moment is that there is plenty of blood and a huge explosion. And one of the McQueen clan is murdered."[1]

Storylines

Backstory

Tina was born to Myra McQueen (Nicole Barber-Lane) following a one-night-stand with a bingo caller called Marvin. Myra fell in love with Marvin, but after telling him she was pregnant with Tina, he gave her money to abort the child. Myra, however, did not use the money for an abortion and told Marvin she was keeping the baby. After this, Myra never heard from him again. She then gave birth to Tina, who she named after Tina Turner. In order to make Tina believe her father cared for her, Myra sent her birthday cards from Marvin every year, until Tina discovered the truth.

2006–2008

Tina meets Dominic Reilly (John Pickard). They soon discover that they both share interests in reading and a passive demeanour. Following many failed dates, Tina and Dom finally kiss and lose their virginity to each other. Tina's sisters Carmel (Gemma Merna) and Michaela McQueen (Hollie-Jay Bowes) overhear Dom calling Tina 'Cathy', a character from her favourite play Wuthering Heights, and assume he is having an affair with Kathy Barnes (Sarah Jane Buckley). Michaela and Carmel decide to expose Dom's apparent affair, but end up finding Dom and Tina sleeping together.

Dom proposes to Tina, and they begin to plan their wedding. However, Tina and Dom discover their planned wedding clashes with Tina's sister Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe) and fiancé Russ Owen (Stuart Manning). Myra suggests her daughters have a double wedding, to which Mercedes and Tina reluctantly agree. During their joint hen night, Tina and Mercedes, along with Jacqui (Claire Cooper) and Carmel discover an unconscious Clare Cunningham (Gemma Bissix), following an attempt on her life. On the wedding day, Louise Summers (Roxanne McKee) interrupts the ceremony claiming Mercedes slept with Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas) on the night Clare was pushed, Mercedes being his only alibi following his arrest for attempted murder. In order for the wedding not to be ruined, Tina tells Russ that Mercedes was with her all night. After marrying Dom, Tina tells Mercedes she will never forgive her for spoiling her wedding day. Due to lack of privacy at the McQueen house, Tina and Dom move in with Jacqui and her boyfriend, also Dom's brother, Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard).

Tina begins working as a careers advisor at Hollyoaks High school. Tina's boss Pete Webster (Richard Cambridge) begins to sexually harass Tina, later playing mind games when she rejects his advances. Tina attempts to tell Dom about Pete's harassment, however he does not listen, and befriends Pete. After finishing work one night, Tina is attacked by Pete, who tries to rape her. Russ however manages to stop him. Dom later takes Pete's side when Tina tells him what happened. This results in Tina sleeping with Russ for comfort, and the next day, telling Dom their marriage is over. Tina agrees to be a surrogate for Jacqui and Tony, who cannot have children of their own. Myra and Mercedes are not happy with the plan and try to convince her not to go through with the insemination of Tony's sperm. However, Tina tells them she is going to have Jacqui and Tony's child. Dom is also not happy, but the pair reconcile and he agrees to stand by Tina, who is overjoyed to discover she is pregnant. However, when she has her 12-week pre-natal scan, she is told the baby is 15-weeks-old, and therefore must have been conceived at the time she slept with Russ. Tina confesses her affair to Jacqui, who is furious, but tells her to keep it a secret or both of their relationships will be over.

A heavily pregnant Tina confides in Niall Rafferty, telling him she is considering putting her child up for adoption, unaware Niall is her half-brother who Myra put up for adoption. Tina tells Jacqui her adoption plans during a phone-call. An angry Niall then pushes Tina down a flight of steps, and tells the McQueens he saw Jamie "Fletch" Fletcher (Sam Darbyshire) push her.[2] Tina is rushed to hospital and has a baby named Max. Due to her injuries sustained in her fall, Tina has to undergo an emergency hysterectomy, therefore rendering her unable to have children again. Jacqui and Tony take Max home, but are later persuaded by Dom and Myra to give Max back to Tina. The truth about Max's paternity is revealed, which causes Dom and Tina to split up. In order to make Max's life as normal as possible, Tina and Russ agree to move in together. However, Tina does not love Russ, so tells him she is leaving. As she does so, Niall kidnaps her and ties her up in an abandoned church with her other sisters. Niall leaves Myra a note from Tina, similar to one she left with him as a baby, so goes in search of her daughters. When she arrives at the church, Niall makes Myra choose two children to live, and tells her he will kill the rest. Myra chooses Tina, because of Max, and Michaela, because she is the youngest. Dom, Tony, Jack Osborne (James McKenna) and Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor Dawson) enter the church to save the McQueens from Niall, who detonates explosives. All of the McQueens survive and begin to exit the church in the aftermath of the explosion, however return after discovering Niall is holding John Paul McQueen (James Sutton) hostage. The floor collapses and Tina ends up being trapped under rubble. Dom holds Tina, who is fatally wounded. Tina tells Dom how much she loves him before dying. Dom carries Tina's lifeless body out of the church to the devastated McQueens.

References

  1. ^ a b Green, Kris (26 August 2008). "McQueen sisters in Hollyoaks explosion". Digital Spy. (Hachette Filipacchi UK). http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s13/hollyoaks/news/a126633/mcqueen-sisters-in-hollyoaks-explosion.html. Retrieved 2010-10-24. 
  2. ^ "SPOILER ALERT Hollyoaks' Tina McQueen gets pushed down the stairs". Now magazine. (IPC Media). 2008. http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/gallery/gallery-specials/7165/1/0/spoiler-alert-hollyoaks--039--tina-mcqueen-gets-pushed-down-the-stairs/1/. Retrieved 2010-10-24. 

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