Jude Cunningham

Played by Davinia Taylor March 1996-December 1998

 Jude was almost certainly one of the most self – centred, vibrant and daring characters ever seen on the show. She led a colourful life, battling with drink and crippling debts. Jude seemed to be never short of luck, and yet invariably something always seemed to go wrong with her fortune and live happily ever after. Jude began life

in Hollyoaks studying fashion at Riverbank Collage, but her academic life was short-lived, as she was thrown off her course for cheating. After this, she struggled to make ends meet and, due to her irresponsible attitude towards money, was declared bankrupt and left with massive debts to clear. As Jude became increasingly desperate for money, she began working as an escort, but finally gave up after a few bad experiences with clients. Just as Jude began to get her life back together, tragedy struck when her sister Dawn, lost her battle with leukaemia. Jude took the news badly, turning to drink to get her through the difficult times. The love of Jude’s life was Lewis Richardson, but she lost him when he grew tired of her lies. When Mr C’s shady cousin Benny, arrived on the scene, Jude soon hooked up with him and started stealing cars to order. As she finally managed to pay of her debts, she brought into Parkers and it seemed as if life was starting to get better for her. As always, this was short lived for Jude, as she struggled to repay Benny what she owned him. Things turned nasty when Benny trashed Parkers and , to cover her losses, Jude began doing illegal booze trips to France. However, this still did not bring enough money for the final instalment to buy her beloved Parkers. Desperate to make a success of her business, Jude agreed to do one last job for Benny. She had to pretend to get married, so that Benny could snatch an expensive piece of jewellery stored at a stately home. Unsurprisingly, the heist went wrong and Jude was left as the number one suspect. She was days away from being arrested by the police and had to come up with a quick plan. A desperate Jude had no choice but to leave Hollyoaks. She brought a dark wig, took Dawn’s passport and bid farewell to her sister, Cindy. Despite Jude’s selfishness and shady dealing, she has remained one of Hollyoaks most popular and enduring characters, whose relentless obsession with money was the ultimate cause of her downfall.

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