{"id":260889,"date":"2025-11-13T18:17:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/260889\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T18:17:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:17:14","slug":"hollyoaks-star-sparks-mcqueen-return-rumours-in-mysterious-new-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/260889\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollyoaks star sparks McQueen return rumours in mysterious new post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/hollyoaks\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/hollyoaks\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Hollyoaks spoilers\" data-node-id=\"1.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hollyoaks spoilers<\/a> follow.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Former Hollyoaks star Hollie-Jay Bowes has sparked return rumours after a mysterious new social media post. The actor last appeared in the soap as Michaela McQueen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/hollyoaks\/a394452\/hollie-jay-bowes-quits-hollyoaks-michaela-mcqueen-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/hollyoaks\/a394452\/hollie-jay-bowes-quits-hollyoaks-michaela-mcqueen-role\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"all the way back in 2012\" data-node-id=\"4.3\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">all the way back in 2012<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">However, could she be returning to the village? Well, the star \u2013 who now stars in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/waterloo-road\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/waterloo-road\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Waterloo Road\" data-node-id=\"6.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Waterloo Road<\/a> \u2013 has certainly got fans excited with a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQ9w1ARDM2X\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQ9w1ARDM2X\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Instagram\" data-node-id=\"6.3\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a> video.<\/p>\n<p>What to Read Next<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">In the clip, she is seen walking with the camera facing herself with a smile on her face, before she whispers: &#8220;Guys, shhh.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">It then cuts to another clip of Hollie-Jay, as she tells fans: &#8220;Actually that&#8217;s a bit of a spoiler. You&#8217;re gonna have to wait!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;What have I been up to? Any ideas??&#8221; the actor captioned the clip, leading to a flood of fan comments.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"17\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Best streaming services\" data-node-id=\"17.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Best streaming services<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"19\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;Hollyoaks!!! \ud83e\udd29\u2764\ufe0f We need Michaela McQueen back!! One of my fave characters back in the day!&#8221; one wrote, another adding: &#8220;I soooo hope it&#8217;s Hollyoaks. You were one of my faves xx.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"21\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;Is that the Hollyoaks set this is epic,&#8221; a third added, while a fourth said: &#8220;Michaela&#8217;s coming back isn\u2019t she?! All the references the last few weeks have been hints.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"23\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Scenes this week saw Michaela phone off screen to tell mum Myra that sister Carmina was being bullied, leading Myra to head to Alicante to sort things out, potentially setting things up for a return with Michaela.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"hollie jay bowes as michaela mcqueen, hollyoaks\" title=\"Hollie Jay Bowes as Michaela McQueen, Hollyoaks\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2400\" height=\"3600\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hollie-jay-bowes-michaela-mcqueen-hollyoaks-6915dfebf1e2b.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lime Pictures<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"26\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/hollyoaks\/a69395048\/hollyoaks-diane-horrifying-discovery-ant\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/hollyoaks\/a69395048\/hollyoaks-diane-horrifying-discovery-ant\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Hollyoaks&#039; Diane to make horrifying discovery as Ant suspicions deepen\" data-node-id=\"26.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hollyoaks&#8217; Diane to make horrifying discovery as Ant suspicions deepen<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"28\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The character was first introduced on screen in 2006, before she was axed from the soap four years later. She was subsequently brought back in 2011, before leaving again a year later.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"30\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Speaking about her departure 13 years ago, Hollie-Jay told Inside Soap: &#8220;I&#8217;m leaving Hollyoaks. I love Michaela and she&#8217;s absolutely my baby. But I&#8217;m 23 years old now, and it&#8217;s time to explore things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"32\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">In other Hollyoaks news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/hollyoaks\/a69411408\/hollyoaks-lucas-finally-caught-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/hollyoaks\/a69411408\/hollyoaks-lucas-finally-caught-out\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Lucas Hay was finally caught out\" data-node-id=\"32.3\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lucas Hay was finally caught out<\/a> in his abuse storyline in last night&#8217;s episode after lashing out at dad Ste again, with Dillon walking in at that moment.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"34\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Hollyoaks airs on Mondays-Wednesdays with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/programmes\/hollyoaks\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/programmes\/hollyoaks\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Channel 4 streaming\" data-node-id=\"34.2\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Channel 4 streaming<\/a> premiere at 7am, then an E4 broadcast the same night at 7pm. 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