Hollyoaks’ Ruby O’Donnell ‘splits from boyfriend of four years Sam Halsall’
Hollyoaks’ Ruby O’Donnell ‘split from boyfriend of four years Sam Halsall as pair erase all traces of each other from social media’
Hollyoaks star Ruby O’Donnell has reportedly split from her boyfriend after four years of dating.
The 22-year-old soap opera actress has parted ways with rugby player Sam Halsall after four years together The sun.
The couple first started dating in 2019 but have now erased all traces of each other from their social media accounts.
Ruby, who plays Peri Lomax in the Channel 4 soap opera, had regularly shared sweetheart snaps with Sam throughout their romance.
MailOnline has reached out to Ruby representatives for comment.
Breakup: Hollyoaks star Ruby O’Donnell has reportedly split from her boyfriend after four years of dating
Split: The 22-year-old soap actress has said goodbye to rugby player Sam Halsall after four years together
Ruby has focused on one of her most difficult storylines yet on Hollyoaks, as her character Peri’s girlfriend, Juliet (Niamh Blackshaw), died of lymphoma.
Speaking of the intractable storyline, Ruby told MailOnline: “Obviously, losing Juliet will hit all the characters really hard, especially Peri, as she’s never loved anyone as much as Juliet. The fans can expect many sad scenes as they all say their final goodbyes.
She added, “Peri has had a lot of heartbreaks over the years, but this one is definitely going to hit the hardest. Losing someone so young who is so close to you is terrible, but I don’t think it will take long for Peri to realize that Juliet is really gone.
“Anyone who has ever experienced grief from a loved one knows that it takes so much time to accept it.”
Since fans seemed to be extremely moved with the end of Juliet’s storyline, the former couple’s rekindling after the death of her cancer was certainly a silver lining.
“When we found out that Juliet and Peri were getting back together for the storyline, we were really happy,” Ruby admitted.
“We know how many fans Jeri has grown over the years, and it just felt right for them to be at the very end with everything they’ve been through.”
Despite the grief of Julia’s battle with terminal cancer, Ruby remembered when Peri had some unforgettable lighter moments with her friend – like the day out in Brighton.
Romance: The pair first started dating in 2019 but have now erased every trace of each other from their social media accounts
On screen: Ruby has focused on one of her toughest storylines yet on Hollyoaks as her character Peri’s girlfriend, Juliet (Niamh Blackshaw), died of lymphoma
‘Of course, when we were in Brighton, Juliet’s cancer wasn’t terminal yet. We thought it was important to have some lighter moments in this storyline so fans have fun memories of Jeri to look back on.”
The actress candidly admitted that while Peri had a few love interests throughout the series, nothing ever compares to the way she loved Juliet, played by Niamh Blackshaw.
But Juliet was never just a love interest for Peri, in fact it was deep character growth that bound the duo through their storyline – making loss a harder obstacle to tame.
“Peri definitely matured as a character being with Juliet, she taught her so much about standing up for herself and being strong,” she said.
“She’ll never love anyone as much as Juliet.”
When asked about Peri’s future without Juliet, the actress said, “I think it’s very hard to say what the future is for Peri at the moment after Juliet dies, since the only thing Peri saw in her future was Juliet.” used to be.
“But I hope that one day she will somehow find happiness,” she added.