'I cried for THREE hours': Jennifer Metcalfe reveals why tragic Hollyoaks storyline broke her heart as she joins co-star Zoe Lucker on This Morning

Doing their bit: Jennifer Metcalfe (left) and Zoe Lucker (right) appeared on This Morning on Monday to talk about her harrowing Hollyoaks roles

The show has been nominated for twelve gongs at the British Soap Awards and Hollyoaks stars Jennifer Metcalfe and Zoe Lucker joined Charlie Clapham on the This Morning sofa on Monday.

Talking about her latest storyline which sees her character Mercedes McQueen lose her baby, Jennifer, 33, who is up for Best Actress, said that the script devastated her.

She said: 'It has been both challenging and rewarding as an actress. I've been there for ten years and I was wondering what else they could put her through.'

'Mercedes loses her baby and the lady who wrote the script had been through a similar experience herself.

                        

She said: 'Mercedes loses her baby and the lady who wrote the script had been through a similar experience herself. 'I spent three hours reading the script and blubbering on the sofa'


'I spent three hours reading the script and blubbering on the sofa. I just kept thinking about how many women have been through this.'

Holly asked Jennifer if she would like to stay on the show for another decade and she replied: 'I don't know. I've had the whole of my twenties doing a job I love which has been a dream.'


Turning their attentions to Zoe, who plays Reenie McQueen in the Channel 4 soap, hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby asked her about her 'challenging storyline.'

Reenie's daughter Porsche recently revealed to Phoebe that her mother's boyfriend Pete sexually assaulted her when she was 15.

Zoe said of the story: 'We've been working with the NSPCC to talk about generational sexual abuse,' she said. 'It's so tragic and we're committed to telling the story truthfully.'


Holly asked Zoe if she's found it hard to switch off from the harrowing storyline.

She said: 'You do have to teach yourself to walk away. But in real life, they can never walk away. Believe me, I go back and have a few glasses of wine.'

Both Jennifer and Zoe joined co-star Charlie in urging viewers to vote for them at the upcoming awards with a succinct 15-second plea. 
                        
                                                 

Loving their jobs: Jennifer and Zoe joined co-star Charlie in urging viewers to vote for them at the upcoming British Soap Awards with a succinct 15-second plea