Moya Brady disagreed with Breda McQueen’s death on ‘Hollyoaks’ and claims it shows double standards.
The 57-year-old actress – who has appeared on the Channel 4 soap since 2018 – saw her character’s reign of terror come to an end on last night’s (06.01.20) late night edition as the serial killer perished in the burning pig farm when her son Sylver (David Tag) stabbed her.
Speaking to RadioTimes.com about the decision to kill off Breda, she said: "Why can’t she carry on forever? I think she should’ve lived.
"She was fighting the good fight and it was a real shame to kill her because she is a strong old lady and we don’t see enough of them on TV.
"My vision was to have her still out there – they let Silas live because men are allowed to be strong. Women have to be punished."
Breda has targeted men she sees wronging others in the village, and she believes her character was fighting the right battle.
She argued: "No, those men shouldn’t have done what they did! Breda was a feminist of the highest order, a woman’s woman.
"She wanted to protect other women and not see them messed around by errant men, which I’m afraid still goes on after all the fighting women have done."
And while Moya wishes her on-screen alter ego was still around, she thinks the soap bosses did a fine job of bringing her story to an end.
She added: "I absolutely love Breda, she’s fantastic and am proud to have played her. Now she’s gone it means a line is drawn under it which is always good, it puts a full-stop on the character and a sense of completion which is satisfying.
"I feel like I’ve been doing my own little movie – this was my ‘Hamlet!’ "
Hollyoaks Later: Moya Brady didn’t want Breda McQueen to die
