Steph Dean

Steph has a sharp tongue and can be vain, selfish and arrogant but she has mellowed in recent years.

2000 Makes school friend Zara Morgan feel insecure with her arrogant attitudes.

2001 Beds virgin Brian Drake and devastates Zara, who has a crush on him.

2002 Successfully seduces footballer Scott Anderson but can't keep him for herself. Mum Frankie, dad Johnno, sister Debbie and brother Craig move into the village.

2003 Bludgeoned by Hollyoaks serial killer Toby Mills and is the only one of his victims to survive. Left with epilepsy as a result of the attack.

2004 Dates Darren Osborne but he freaks when she has a seizure. Starts a hate campaign against killer Toby's wife Ellie. Snogs Debbie's ex – and Ellie's brother - Dan Hunter.

2005 Signed up by an agent and her first job is advertising laxatives in a poster campaign! Unexpectedly falls for geeky student Cameron Clark. Helps Cameron with his OCD problem.

2006 Cameron overcomes his problem and leaves to tour with his band. Her now stepbrother Darren Osborne becomes her manager and gets her seedy gigs. Nearly killed in a fire at The Dog. Sleeps with celebrity Joe Jones and her tabloid kiss-and-tell gives her a brief taste of fame.

2007 Makes firm friends with supergeek Elliot Bevan. Seven-year-old Tom Cunningham develops a crush on her and is heartbroken when she starts dating his big brother Max!

2008 Max proposes but after a row she ends up in bed with the persistent Niall Rafferty. Reunited with Max but he is tragically run over by Niall and dies on their wedding day.

Played by Carley Stenson

Carley was born in 1982 and grew up in Billinge in Wigan, Greater Manchester. She attended the local St Peter's High School and later Winstanley College, where she did her 'A' Levels.

When she was three-years-old, Carley started... Read More