Gary Lucy will be returning to ‘Hollyoaks’ permanently in June.
The 37-year-old actor came back to the Channel 4 soap to reprise his role as Luke Morgan in 2017 after having previously featured on the show from 1999 to 2002, but took another break last year when his character was put behind bars.
And now, Gary has confirmed he will become a permanent fixture on the soap at the end of next month, once he’s had some time off after touring with stage musical ‘The Full Monty’.
When asked on ‘This Morning’ on Friday (24.05.19) whether he would be returning to the show as a permanent member, he said: "Yeah, yeah I’ll start back at the end of June. I need a holiday first, I’ve just finished touring, I’m so jet lagged."
Luke has been the focus of some hart-hitting storylines in the past, however it’s now his on-screen son Ollie Morgan (Aedan Duckworth) who is at the forefront of the show, and is seen getting his life back on track after being the centre of a harrowing child abuse case with his football coach Buster Smith.
‘Footballer’s Wives’ star Gary explained that he was involved with the "creative process" of the plotline and was "really impressed" with the care producers and writers took while creating the story.
He said: "I was part of the creative process on this one which was fantastic … I was part of that and they had Survivors Manchester in and I was really impressed with how much they really take it seriously."
Gary added that he feels the storyline has enabled others to speak out.
He continued: "Back in the day it was letters, all the letters we got and now with social media.
"A lot of the people that wrote to us said thank you and said through watching our storyline, that gave them the courage to [speak out] and that’s happened all over the place."
Gary Lucy to return to Hollyoaks in June
