Waterloo Road signs up Hollyoaks icon for new series – a year after she quit soap
FORMER Hollyoaks star Niamh Blackshaw has joined the cast of Waterloo Road.
The actress, 26, is best known for playing Juliet Nightingale on the Channel 4 soap before her character was tragically killed off.
Fans will now get the chance to see her on another soap after landing a place on the BBC’s hit revival of Waterloo Road.
Her involvement was accidentally leaked by a director who tagged her in a series of clapperboards from filming over the summer.
Niamh bowed out of Hollyoaks last year after joining in 2018 when her cancer was diagnosed with terminal cancer and died.
In heartbreaking scenes the troubled teen passed away at home surrounded by her loved ones.
Speaking about her exit, the star previously told Digital Spy: “It’s very complicated. I was open to options about my exit, and this felt like a finite, powerful story which made me excited.
“I love the character deeply and I’m upset for her – we all have grieved a fictional character at some point. But I’m happy to have seen her through to the end. It’s been difficult, but I’m very proud of the work. I feel like it’s the best work I have done on the show.
“I’ve always known [it would end like this]. The response [from fans] has been very overwhelming. I was very shocked at how loved Juliet is.”
Since leaving the soap, Niamh has also starred in The Jetty on BBC One.
In real life she is dating Hollyoaks star Angus Castle-Doughty, who played villain Eric Foster from 2021- 2023.
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