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Soap Characters You Didn't Originally Like, But Do Now
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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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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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 also forgot to mention that I wasn't a fan of Pam and Les from EE originally.
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Shirley.
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Grace from Hollyoaks
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Stacey Slater. I could not STAND her when she first rocked up in Walford.
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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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Emmerdale
Cain and Carly Eastenders Stacey Shabnam Fatboy Dot ( I really didn't like her for first 6 months or so )Jack what is wrong with you
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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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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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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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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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Grace from Hollyoaks
Lachlan from Emmerdale Shabnam from EastEnders Linda from EastEnders Pete from Emmerdale |
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Stacey Slater, EE
Maxine Blake, HO Sinead Roscoe, HO Tina McIntyre, CS Theresa McQueen, HO |
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Gemma CS
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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 ![]() 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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Coronation Street:
Zeedan Gemma Emmerdale: Chas Tracey Lachlan Pete Hollyoaks: Sienna Trevor Grace |
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Agree with Shabs and Martin from EE.
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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!
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