Sinead O'Connor (Hollyoaks)

Sinead O'Connor
Hollyoaks character
Portrayed by	Stephanie Davis
Duration	2010–2015, 2018–2019
First appearance	Episode 2898 1 September 2010
Last appearance	Episode 5259 19 September 2019
Classification	Former; regular
Introduced by	Paul Marquess (2010) Bryan Kirkwood (2018)
Spin-off appearances	Hollyoaks Later (2012)
In-universe information Other names Sinead Roscoe Sinead Shelby Occupation Student Shop assistant Drug dealer Barmaid Cleaner Prostitute Waitress Nurse Father Rob O'Connor Mother Morag Fairhurst Adoptive mother Diane Hutchinson Stepfather Tony Hutchinson Brothers Finn O'Connor Half-brothers Anthony Hutchinson (adoptive) Half-sisters Olivia O'Connor Dee Dee Hutchinson (adoptive) Rose Lomax (adoptive) Eva Hutchinson (adoptive) Husband Freddie Roscoe (2014–2015) Laurie Shelby (2018–2019) Daughters Katy O'Connor Hannah Hay-O'Connor[1] Nieces Bella Sharpe First cousins Scott Drinkwell (adoptive) Lily Drinkwell (adoptive)

Sinead O'Connor (also Shelby and Roscoe) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, played by Stephanie Davis. The character first appeared during the episode broadcast on 1 September 2010. Sinead is a member of the O'Connor family, who were introduced as part of a cast turnover. Producers devised a "Romeo and Juliet" pairing for Sinead and Bart McQueen (Jonny Clarke).

Davis was fired from the show in July 2015 after poor behaviour on-set and Sinead departed during the episode broadcast on 18 September 2015. Davis's reintroduction was announced in May 2018, and the character returned on 23 October that year. In November 2019, Davis announced that she had decided to take a break from the show, having made her last appearance on 18 September of the same year.^[2] Nine months later, Davis announced on 15 June 2020 that she had opted to not return to the show following the break.^[3]