Ellis Hollins didn’t find his polyamory storyline embarrassing on set.
The ‘Hollyoaks’ star’s character Tom Cunningham will agree to a romance with Harley Frater (Mollie Lambert) and Peri Lomax (Ruby O’Donnell) in scenes airing this week, and the actor admitted filming the on-screen kisses was relaxed because of their friendships away from the cameras.
Speaking to Digital Spy, he said: "It was interesting and a very different concept to what I’m used to. It’s been so much fun to film, because I’m really good friends with Ruby and Mollie.
"When we were filming, it was all a laugh. If we had kissing scenes, there was no awkwardness afterwards. We’re good enough friends to know that it’s all fake and you don’t have to be embarrassed around each other afterwards.
"It was amazing to film and it’s a very diverse topic. I don’t think it’s been covered in as much detail as this, so it’s been pretty amazing to explore."
Meanwhile, 19-year-old Ellis – who has appeared on the soap since he was three – revealed he has no plans of calling time on his stint on the soap yet, because there is a lot he wants to see explored.
He added: "I’m eager to see what else Tom can offer. You never know what Tom could do with his millions now he has his inheritance money.
"I’d want to stick around because I want to know what Tom is going to do with his money in the future.
"There are so many possibilities and different avenues that he can go down. I think there’s a lot that could be done with Tom, it’s just tapping into that potential."
Hollyoaks star Ellis Hollins comfortable with polyamory storyline
