Hollyoaks reveals more details about Hunter McQueen return

Hollyoaks spoilers follow.

Hollyoaks has revealed more information about the return of Hunter McQueen, after his comeback was confirmed last week (October 17).

Theo Graham is reprising his role on the Channel 4 soap after four years away, where the actor appeared in shows such as Netflix’s Fate: The Winx Saga and Clink.

Hunter will return to the village for a family wedding with his accommodation set to be a shared house of over 20 characters. This living situation will reportedly become central to the show over the next few months.

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Bosses at the soap had purportedly been eager to bring the character back ever since the return of his twin brother, Prince (Malique Thompson-Dwyer), last year.

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Speaking about his return, Theo said: "It’s great to be back working with a lot of familiar faces and meeting some new ones. I’m excited for the audience to see what's to come for Hunter… it’s fair to say he arrives back in true Hollyoaks style... with a bang."

Theo first appeared as Hunter back in 2016, with previous storylines including a relationship with Neeta Kaur (Amy Maghera), which ended in tragedy after she was killed in an explosion at the village school.

However, the actor left the show in 2018, when Hunter moved to Brighton with Neeta’s sister, Asha (Rukku Nahar), in a bid to move on from their trauma.

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Theo previously spoke to us about his departure, detailing his reasons for leaving and how the process came about.

"It was the right time to do it," he said. "I followed my gut instinct and decided to venture on and see what else I can do. I want to take all the risks that I can while I'm young and I don't have any adult commitments to a family. I'd rather do it all when I'm young.

"I was a little bit nervous going in to talk to [executive producer Bryan Kirkwood] about leaving, because I didn't want him to think that I was ungrateful for the opportunity that he's given me, but I just explained that the show's done a lot for me and I'm very grateful. He just wished me all the best. He couldn't have been nicer about it, to be honest."

Hollyoaks streams first on All 4, with new episodes dropping each weekday morning. The show airs Mondays to Fridays at 6.30pm on Channel 4, and at 7pm on E4.

Selected omnibus episodes are available via Prime Video.