Cerith Flinn has joined ‘Hollyoaks’.
The 32-year-old actor will take on the role of Dr Levi Rochester, who will arrive in the village next week after hearing about Maxine Minniver’s (Nikki Sanderson) mystery illness, as a result of her faking symptoms to try to keep the love and attention of her fiance Damon Kinsella (Jacob Roberts).
Cerith said: "Working on ‘Hollyoaks’ has been a blast so far, it’s one of the nicest sets I’ve worked on, and cast and crew are like one big family."
While Levi sets out to diagnose what exactly is wrong with Maxine, he isn’t expecting to catch the attention of anyone in the village, but ends up striking up a strong connection with Scott Drinkwell (Ross Adams).
He added: "Working with Ross Adams who plays Scott has been great fun and an absolute pleasure, he’s a pure gentleman."
Soap super-fans may recognise Cerith from his time in ‘EastEnders’ in the role as Walford High School teacher Gethin Pryce.
He made 36 appearances in the BBC One soap from January 2017 to November 2017, and his main storyline saw him inappropriately kissing Bex Fowler (Jasmine Armfield).
But Cerith isn’t the only star to have swapped between the two soaps.
Danniella Westbrook previously played Sam Mitchell in ‘EastEnders’ in the 90s, but she later joined ‘Hollyoaks’ as Trudy Ryan in 2013.
Gillian Taylforth also swapped Albert Square for the Hollyoaks village when she played Kathy Beale from 1985 to 2000, only to star in ‘Oaks’ as Sandy Roscoe from 2013 until 2015.
She is now back in Walford, where she stars alongside Rukku Nahar, who plays Habiba Ahmed.
Rukku joined the soap in 2019 after portraying Asha Kaur in ‘Hollyoaks’, and she previously appeared in teen drama ‘Wolfblood’, as did Cerith.
Cerith Flinn joins Hollyoaks
