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Hollyoaks icon set to return after soap 'axed' 20 cast members

Hollyoaks star Nicole Barber-Lane is set to return to the soap for a special Christmas storyline - after reports of the show axing a huge 20 cast members as part of a shake up

Hollyoaks legend Nicole Barber Lane is set to return to the soap for a special Christmas storyline (Image: Getty Images) Joining Nicole, 54, in the festive return will be fellow Hollyoaks star Diane Langton, who plays Nana McQueen, the mother of Myra and grandmother of Theresa and Mercedes McQueen, played by Jennifer Metcalfe. The family have been central to some of the show's most iconic plots - including when Myra's illegitimate son Niall Rafferty held them hostage and blew up the churchA source behind the scenes shared, "It's everything fans could wish for, having the two matriarchs of the McQueens back for a short stint. They'll arrive like a Christmas miracle just in time for Theresa's exit and to provide a much-needed boost to Mercedes as she battles bowel cancer."

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