HOLLYOAKS star Dawn Hope plays the vibrant and stylish Pearl – but what other soap has she been on?
The actress, 62, joined the Channel 4 hit soap Hollyoaks back in September 2021.
She plays Pearl Anderson, the best friend of Walter Deveraux’s late wife, Gloria.
When Dawn joined, she said: "I’m absolutely thrilled to be introducing the fun-loving Pearl, with her vibrant and stylish energy, as I join the warm and welcoming Hollyoaks team."
But eagle-eyed soap fans will remember her role in Coronation Street.
Back in 2012, Dawn played Alison Soames in the ITV soap, the mother of Tyrone Dobb’s abusive partner Kirsty.
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Kirsty (Natalie Gumede) was the violent ex-girlfriend of Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall).
The mechanic discovered she died of an aneurysm and was found dead in her flat.
Dawn's character Alison was abused by her husband Edwin Soames and he also abused Kirsty.
When Alison left her abusive husband she went to stay in a refuge and eventually went to stay with Tyrone, Kirsty and their daughter Ruby.
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Kirsty continued to hit Tyrone and he wrongly ended up in jail for domestic abuse.
But Alison convinced Kirsty to tell the police the truth.
Alison moved from the street in 2017.
Dawn has also been in The National Theatre production of Follies and a stage production of Little Shop of Horrors.
She also played Jenny in the popular British sitcom Waiting For God between 1990 and 1994.
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Meanwhile, Hollyoaks fans are hoping there is love in the air for Walter and Pearl.
Dawn told Inside Soap: "It's when you rekindle a friendship that you start to see the similarities.
"Then you start looking at people in a certain way… but they are mindful of his late wife Gloria's memory, so they won't rush in.
"I think Pearl's a lady with a plan, though. When opportunity knocks, she takes it and runs with it!"
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