Overview

• Zak Sutcliffe, known for his role in Waterloo Road, will take over the role of Bobby Costello, replacing Jayden Fox.
• Bobby Costello, a long-standing Hollyoaks character, will return after his 2023 exit following a juvenile detention sentence for multiple murders.
• The storyline will focus on Bobby's reunion with his mother, Mercedes McQueen, who has been undergoing cancer treatment.
• Bobby's troubled past includes the deaths of Silas Blissett, Sylver McQueen, and Verity Hutchinson, which deeply impacted the McQueen family.
• Sutcliffe previously appeared in Hollyoaks as a guest character in 2021 and is now set for a permanent role in the show's upcoming episodes.