Ruth Osborne
UK soap opera character, created 1996 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ruth Osborne (also Benson) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Terri Dwyer. She first appeared in January 1996[1] as the cousin of Natasha Andersen (Shebah Ronay), and departed in 2001. She made guest appearances between 2003 and 2004, and another in 2008. Dwyer expressed interest in returning full-time in 2009.
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Portrayed by | Terri Dwyer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duration | 1996–2001, 2003–2004, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 11 1 January 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | Episode 2357 5 August 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Past; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Phil Redmond (1996) Jo Hallows (2003, 2004) Bryan Kirkwood (2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Her notable storylines included a "controversial lesbian affair" with Jasmine Bates (Elly Fairman),[2] and relationships with Kurt Benson (Jeremy Edwards), and Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard). Another storyline saw her form a relationship with Lewis Richardson (Ben Hull) which ended when he physically assaulted her, and due to feeling guilty committed suicide.