Anna Green (Hollyoaks)
| Anna Green | |||||||||
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Lisa M. Kay | ||||||||
| Duration | 1999–2002 | ||||||||
| First appearance | September 1999 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 2002 | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Jo Hallows | ||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
| Profile | |||||||||
| Occupation | Student | ||||||||
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Anna Green is a fictional character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Lisa M. Kay between September 1999 and 2002.
Development[edit]
Anna was introduced into the series as one of five new students studying at Hollyoaks Community College.[1] They consisted of Anna, Alex Bell (Martino Lazzeri), Geri Hudson (Joanna Taylor), Sam Smallwood (Tim Downie) and Nikki Sullivan (Wendy Glenn). They all make their first appearances in September 1999.[1]
Writers created a relationship storyline between Anna and Alex. Kay and Lazzeri also began a relationship off-screen.[2] Lazzeri told Julia Kuttner from Daily Record that their relationship added to the realism of their character's romance. He added "when we kissed and cuddled each other we didn't feel embarrassed, we felt really relaxed."[2]
Anna and Alex were given a tumultuous relationship because of Alex's behaviour towards Anna. She discovers that she is pregnant and Alex breaks-up with her. Lazzeri revealed that viewers were overly invested in the relationship and some viewers approached him in public to criticise his behaviour towards Anna.[2]
Writers played Alex refusing to accept Charlie as his son. Alex receives test results which claim he is infertile. He later lies to Anna about taking a second conclusive test but later tells the truth.[3] Anne-Marie O'Connor from Wicklow People assessed that "Anna has more than one baby to look after" via her relationship with the "infertile, 19-year-old boyfriend" Alex.[3]
Storylines[edit]
Anna arrived in Hollyoaks with her friends Sam, Geri, Nikki and Alex. She was immediately shocked to discover that her father had been having an affair and it had become front page news because he was a vicar. Sam comforted her over her father’s affair and ended up kissing Anna, as the pair went on to date from there. However, Anna was surprised when Sam accidentally sent a text to Anna revealing that he had spent the night with Nikki. Anna ended up dumping Sam, but was heartbroken when Sam and Nikki made a fresh start together away from Hollyoaks.
Anna was then knocked over by Cindy Cunningham’s (Stephanie Waring) car but made a full recovery in the hospital. Alex was upset that he was infertile and told Anna, and Anna confided it to Geri Hudson who ended up spreading it around Hollyoaks. Alex was upset and took his anger out on Anna and Alex soon realised how bad he had been to Anna. Anna accepted Alex’s apology and the pair finally got back together. However, Anna was shocked when she discovered that she was pregnant, despite believing that Alex was infertile. When Anna told Alex, Alex refused to believe her and accused Anna of being unfaithful. Anna forced Alex to do a second test, and when he did, the hospital admitted to making a mistake and Alex was in fact fertile after all. Alex apologised to Anna, but told her that he did not want the baby and he then offered her money to have an abortion. Anna was left confused and without much support, she had to make a tough decision. Anna decided in the end that she couldn't go through with an abortion, so she decided that when the child was born she would give it up for adoption.
During New Year’s day, Anna gave birth to her child with support from Max Cunningham (Matt Littler) and Alex, who realised that he wanted to keep the baby. Anna was finally persuaded by Alex to keep the baby, and Alex named him Charlie and they tried to take steps towards life as a family. However, Anna tried to work on her relationship with Alex, but she felt that she couldn't love him any longer and she ended up sleeping with Max. With a guilty conscience, Anna confessed to Alex, and she decided to move in with the Cunningham family with Charlie, despite Alex trying to persuade her to give their relationship another chance. Anna and Max both agreed that they were serious about their relationship and Anna rejected Alex when he asked her to marry him. Anna then had a night out with Max, leaving Alex to baby-sit Charlie, but when the pair returned to collect Charlie from Alex’s flat, Anna realised that Alex was taking Charlie away with him to Hong Kong. Anna made a mad dash to the airport, just in time to catch Alex, and she managed to persuade him to give Charlie back to her. With Alex leaving Hollyoaks for Hong Kong, Anna thought she could build up her relationship with Max by buying a flat together. However, Max shocked Anna when he revealed that he had had far too much responsibility and was not yet ready for commitment. Anna had nothing left in Hollyoaks and decided to leave by going back to her mother's house.
Reception[edit]
Lorna Cooper of MSN TV listed Anna as one of soap opera's "forgotten characters".[4] Merle Brown from Daily Record believed that Anna was better suited romantically to Max rather than Alex. She noted Anna finally "sees sense" in choosing Max, adding that it was "about time too".[5] Her colleague, Julia Kuttner wrote that Anna was mistreated by Alex, adding "a good example" is "when he left her in the lurch when she discovered she was pregnant".[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Evans 2002, p.45.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Kuttner, Julia (8 June 2002). "Yes, we are at it like bunnies Geordie duo get their commercial breaks; Hunk Martino Lazzeri knows of at least two people who are more than just fellow actors on the Hollyoaks set - himself and his girlfriend, reports Julia Kuttner". Daily Record. Retrieved 20 April 2024 – via The Free Library.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 O'Connor, Anne-Marie (14 June 2001). "Soap on a rope". Wicklow People. p. 68. Retrieved 20 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Cooper, Lorna (20 September 2010). "Soap's forgotten characters". MSN. (Microsoft). Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2011. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Brown, Merle (13 July 2002). "Television; Moving on was easy PC for Kerry Peers after she found out who was playing her dad, says Merle Brown; Close encounter fits the Bill for Kerry". Daily Record. Retrieved 20 April 2024 – via The Free Library.
- Evans, Matthew (2002). Phil Redmond's Hollyoaks: The Official Companion. Channel 4 Books. ISBN 0-7522-2000-4. Search this book on
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