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Old 28-07-2016, 22:43
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Which soap characters did you originally dislike, but have now warmed to/started to like?

A few that spring to mind for me are:

Scott Drinkwell, Hollyoaks - When he first appeared, I hated him. I thought he was way too OTT, very annoying and generally just a pointless character. However, since they've toned him down a little bit (although not too much, his personality is still there, but much more likeable) I've found him good, and I actually think he's too good for John Paul now. There's still moments where he's a bit annoying, but I actually think he's a decent character, and I'm not sure if getting him away from Sinead helped? Actually, I'd quite like to see Scott get a big story of his own...

Martin Fowler, EastEnders - I know he wasn't a new character, but when Martin returned back in 2014, I disliked him. However, since then (from around January 2015), I actually really began to like him, and he is now one of my favourites! James Bye is also a great actor IMO.

Shabnam Masood, EastEnders - Again, in the same vein of Martin, she wasn't a new character, but I'll still include her because she had a personality/face change! I disliked Shabnam when she first appeared, and it wasn't really until the friendship with Stacey that I begun to like her, and I was upset when Shabnam departed.

There's others that I can't think of at the minute, but which characters did you dislike, but grow to love/like?
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Old 28-07-2016, 23:01
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Even I wasn't keen on Kylie when she first appeared in coronation street (yeah really!) I saw clips of her from 2010 on YouTube. She was a sneaky, manipulative, money grabbing, heartless bitch!

Then from when I started watching the show regularly (2012 I think) up until her death I absolutely LOVED her! Everyone on this forum knows how much I love Kylie and I was sooo upset when she got killed off. But yeah, when I saw her in 2010 clips, I didn't like her. Kylie is now my all time fave soap character. What a transformation! (Also she's nice looking so that's a bonus! )

I hated Gemma when she first appeared. She sucked as Callum's sidekick. Then as soon as she came back she was great. She's like a comedy character and I think she's awesome!
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Old 28-07-2016, 23:02
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Old 28-07-2016, 23:05
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Even I wasn't keen on Kylie when she first appeared in coronation street (yeah really!) I saw clips of her from 2010 on YouTube. She was a sneaky, manipulative, money grabbing, heartless bitch!

Then from when I started watching the show regularly (2012 I think) up until her death I absolutely LOVED her! Everyone on this forum knows how much I love Kylie and I was sooo upset when she got killed off. But yeah, when I saw her in 2010 clips, I didn't like her. Kylie is now my all time fave soap character. What a transformation! (Also she's nice looking so that's a bonus! )

I hated Gemma when she first appeared. She sucked as Callum's sidekick. Then as soon as she came back she was great. She's like a comedy character and I think she's awesome!
I forgot her in my list.

I also forgot to mention that I wasn't a fan of Pam and Les from EE originally.
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Old 28-07-2016, 23:06
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Old 28-07-2016, 23:08
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Grace from Hollyoaks

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Old 28-07-2016, 23:16
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Kat, I agree re Martin. I thought he was just dull but James really shone in Stacey's storyline and I thought he was the best thing in it.
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Old 28-07-2016, 23:20
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Which soap characters did you originally dislike, but have now warmed to/started to like?

A few that spring to mind for me are:

Scott Drinkwell, Hollyoaks - When he first appeared, I hated him. I thought he was way too OTT, very annoying and generally just a pointless character. However, since they've toned him down a little bit (although not too much, his personality is still there, but much more likeable) I've found him good, and I actually think he's too good for John Paul now. There's still moments where he's a bit annoying, but I actually think he's a decent character, and I'm not sure if getting him away from Sinead helped? Actually, I'd quite like to see Scott get a big story of his own...

Martin Fowler, EastEnders - I know he wasn't a new character, but when Martin returned back in 2014, I disliked him. However, since then (from around January 2015), I actually really began to like him, and he is now one of my favourites! James Bye is also a great actor IMO.

Shabnam Masood, EastEnders - Again, in the same vein of Martin, she wasn't a new character, but I'll still include her because she had a personality/face change! I disliked Shabnam when she first appeared, and it wasn't really until the friendship with Stacey that I begun to like her, and I was upset when Shabnam departed.

There's others that I can't think of at the minute, but which characters did you dislike, but grow to love/like?
EDIT: I also forgot Grace Black, Gemma from Corrie, Freddie Roscoe, Leela & Tegan Lomax, Pam & Les Coker (I didn't dislike them, I just wasn't overly keen) and a few others.
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Old 28-07-2016, 23:21
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I try to give everyone a chance, so I am usually the opposite, I like then really hate.

however in some instances I just take a real dislike to a character, for example, chirpy Birdie, Donna (EE) Scott (HO)

tho to be fair I don't really dislike or hate on characters like some

exceptions may be Grace in hollyoaks, didnt really like her when she first came in I do now.

other way, Jane Beale, used to like, now I feel death by hanging wouldn't be enough
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Old 28-07-2016, 23:21
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All Emmerdale:

Tracey
Lachlan
Carly
Rhona
Nichola
Cain
Pierce - more a case of him intriguing me rather than actually liking him as such
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Old 28-07-2016, 23:38
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I like Phil, Ben and Jay a lot more than I have done before. Mind I did like Phil up until Grant left, then they switched his personality and I started hating him a few years ago.
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Old 28-07-2016, 23:39
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Charity Dingle - Hated her when she was just scheming and commiting crimes, but I'm liking this caring side to her especially with Belle at the moment, they have a great relationship, and her one liners are brilliant
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Old 28-07-2016, 23:40
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Stacey Slater. I could not STAND her when she first rocked up in Walford.
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Old 28-07-2016, 23:55
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Emmerdale

Cain and Carly

Eastenders

Stacey
Shabnam
Fatboy
Dot ( I really didn't like her for first 6 months or so )
Jack
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Old 28-07-2016, 23:57
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Emmerdale

Cain and Carly

Eastenders

Stacey
Shabnam
Fatboy
Dot ( I really didn't like her for first 6 months or so )
Jack
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Old 29-07-2016, 00:47
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ED:

Pete Barton
Chas Dingle
Liv Flaherty
Carly Hope
Tracy Shankley

EE:

Pam and Les Coker
Shirley Carter
Linda Carter

CS:

Yasmeen Nazir
Zeedan Nazir
Beth Tinker
Bethany Platt
Todd Grimshaw
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Old 29-07-2016, 01:23
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Stacey Slater, it was only when she first went to visit Jean at her boarded up house when she had a breakdown that I started to like her.
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Old 29-07-2016, 08:14
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Did not like Beth in CS one bit, looked like she been introduced as some of cross between Cilla Brown and Janice Battersby, but she's won me over and loving her son too.
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Old 29-07-2016, 08:52
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Les Coker
Linda Carter (It took me a year to finally warm to her)

This is all I can think off

The other way round where I grew to hate them:
Mo Harris
Alfie Moon
Jane Beale
Mick Carter
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Old 29-07-2016, 12:15
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Grace from Hollyoaks
Lachlan from Emmerdale
Shabnam from EastEnders
Linda from EastEnders
Pete from Emmerdale
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Old 29-07-2016, 14:09
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Stacey Slater, EE
Maxine Blake, HO
Sinead Roscoe, HO
Tina McIntyre, CS
Theresa McQueen, HO
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Old 29-07-2016, 14:10
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Gemma CS
Tracey and Carley EM
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Old 29-07-2016, 17:10
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I try to give everyone a chance, so I am usually the opposite, I like then really hate.

however in some instances I just take a real dislike to a character, for example, chirpy Birdie, Donna (EE) Scott (HO)

tho to be fair I don't really dislike or hate on characters like some

exceptions may be Grace in hollyoaks, didnt really like her when she first came in I do now.

other way, Jane Beale, used to like, now I feel death by hanging wouldn't be enough
I was just going to post the same thing, theres probably way way WAY more characters that Iliked at the start but now LOATH WITH A PASSION

anyway heres my list
Really hated Grace Black from HO at the beginning, Now I think shes the only strong decent character in that mess of a show.
I detested Christian off Eastenders at the start he grew into one of my Fave characters
Becky from Corrie irritated the hell out of me, she grew into one of my favourites too
Used to Hate David Platt now really like him
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Old 29-07-2016, 17:14
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Coronation Street:
Zeedan
Gemma

Emmerdale:
Chas
Tracey
Lachlan
Pete

Hollyoaks:
Sienna
Trevor
Grace
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Old 29-07-2016, 17:46
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Agree with Shabs and Martin from EE.
Tracey from Emmerdale
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