Ray Quinn apologised to Hollyoaks supporting artists for character's comments

ay Quinn used to apologise to Hollyoaks\' supporting artists for his far-right extremist character\'s lines.

The former \'X Factor\' star played Jonny Baxter on the Channel 4 soap from 2018 to 2019, but he admitted it was hard to say some of his lines at times because his character had such radical views.

He said: "There were a lot of days where you would get on set and you\'d have to say the lines and the supporting artists would be sitting there, not knowing the lines.

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"And you\'d have to say them out loud and be like, \'I\'m really sorry.\' "

Ray\'s character and his partner in crime Stuart Sumner (Chris Simmons) set about radicalising Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson), only for Ste to eventually hit back and Stuart was pushed off a cliff to his death by his son Sid Sumner (Billy Price).

Former \'Brookside\' star Ray admitted it was "tough" to play his \'Oaks\' character at times.

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Speaking on \'Lorraine\', he said: "That was another challenge. I\'d never done a role in that way.

"I hadn\'t done to the extent that it was, playing far-right extremist Jonny.

"It was tough."

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In December, Ray admitted he would "love" to return to \'Hollyoaks\'.

He said: "I\'ve just finished it [\'Hollyoaks\']. Whether I\'m back, I\'m not sure.

"That\'s in their hands, but I would love to return."

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And he previously admitted the soap role had been an "opportunity of a lifetime".

He said: "In the most part it\'s been positive and I\'m really pleased to have been part of it. Plus, getting cast for something that I wouldn\'t usually have been considered for, after being in the West End and on reality TV, is an opportunity of a lifetime.

"Having the opportunity from [executive producer] Bryan Kirkwood to be cast in such a way is a chance to prove myself as an actor again."