FORMER Hollyoaks star Sarah Jayne Dunn has revealed actors are constantly ‘terrified’ about losing their jobs.
Sarah, 43, was axed from Hollyoaks her account on adult picture-sharing website OnlyFans was discovered.
Speaking to The Sun, Sarah said stars are left ‘terrified’ when new producers are brought in[/caption]
The Mandy Richardson star had been given the ultimatum by bosses working on the Channel 4 soap – delete the account or leave the show.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun almost four years on, Sarah has revealed working on soaps is a tough job.
The actress admitted stars across shows are constantly ‘terrified’ they’ll lose their jobs – and it’s heightened when a new producer is brought in.
Sarah explained: “New producers tend to come in and want to put their stamp on the show. And so they come in and they shake things up and they get rid of people.
“Sometimes it works and often it doesn’t. So I think that’s been an ever-changing landscape that I’ve experienced over the years being in Hollyoaks.
“Each time a new producer comes in, things change and everyone’s a bit like ‘oh my God, am I gonna lose my job?’ You just don’t know what’s gonna happen.”
The Sun previously revealed how Hollyoaks was culling cast members as it left Channel 4 and had its weekly episode count reduced.
Meanwhile, this year Coronation Street saw a cast exodus from the Weatherfield cobbles.
Sarah continued: “It’s terrifying. I mean, being in a show, there is no security.
“When I joined OnlyFans, one of the reasons was to find something that would give me some sort of security alongside the show.
“Because you’re contracted, but that contract doesn’t really mean anything because at any time they can go, ‘do you know what, we’ve had enough of your character now’, or ‘we’re doing this massive storyline’.
“So particularly when new producers come in, you just don’t know what their plans are. You don’t know if they like you as a character.”
Meanwhile, Sarah told Sun Club how she feels safer on OnlyFans than Hollyoaks after revealing how a crazed fan bombarded her with explicit messages and pictures.
Hollyoaks – cast member cull
HOLLYOAKS beauty Chelsee Healey has dropped the biggest hint yet she’s been axed from the soap – yet what’s happening at the Channel 4 show?
Earlier this year, the Channel 4 soap was forced to address the cull of cast members.
It came after The Sun was first to report Hollyoaks bosses plan to kill off a whopping 20 cast members.
Now Chelsee, who recently took time away from her role as Goldie McQueen to give birth to her second daughter, has now made a cryptic move on X.
The Manchester lass, 36, re-posted a picture of her character crying to her page.
It came after Stephanie Waring, famed for her 28-year-long role as Cindy Cunningham, confirmed that soap bosses had axed her as part of the 20-person strong cast cull.
Another big name set to quit for good is popstar turned soap star Jamelia.
The soap’s resident hunk and TV favourite Owen Warner has also left the show amid the cuts with fans left devastated to say goodbye to his character Romeo Nightingale.
Jamie Lomas has also quit the show and will depart his Warren Fox role soon.
Haiesha Mistry famed for her role as Yasmine Maalik has also left after seven years.
