Actress and radio presenter Gemma Atkinson has made a return to Channel 4's Hollyoaks this week after 16 years off the soap. The 37-year-old made her comeback to the Chester suburb on Tuesday, March 15 as she reprised her role as Lisa Hunter.
It was announced in November 2021, that Gemma would be making a return to the fictional village. She first joined the soap aged 15 and played Lisa until she left the soap in 2006 aged 22.
Since the news broke, Gemma has been teasing her returning to Hollyoaks with her social media followers, posting behind the scenes pictures of her filming in January 2022 with co-star Kelly Condron who plays Zara Morgan. Gemma said on her Instagram post that her return was "a trip down memory lane".