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Hollyoaks star Jennifer Metcalfe says she isn't enjoying her character Mercedes being pregnant because she hates having to wear her bump.

The 27-year-old actress is all loved up with French boyfriend Sylvain Longjambon, who she began dating in November, but while her on-screen alter ego Mercedes Fisher is expecting her first child, Jennifer insisted she is not feeling broody yet.

"I do want kids one day, I absolutely love them, but playing a pregnant character doesn't make me broody. It just makes me sweaty having that bump on!" she told Reveal.

"It's very weird. I've got to wear this big ball around my tummy, and it's so hot and rubbery that it sticks to your skin.

"People catch me rubbing my tummy, but I'm not broody at all - it's just because it's so uncomfortable."

Jennifer, who has been in Hollyoaks for five years, began as a child actor, but work dried up when she was 17 and she got a job in a gym, only to miss acting so much she was determined to return to her old career.

She auditioned eight times before finally being cast as Mercedes.

She said: "It was a nine to five job selling memberships and I just realised it wasn't doing anything for me. So I got an agent and decided to get back into acting. It was very difficult starting at 21 because I'd been out of the business for a while.

"Eventually I was put forward for Hollyoaks, but I had to go back eight times before they offered me the role. I'm proud I dug myself out of somewhere I wasn't happy."

is it just me or did Mercedes baby bump randomly go from nothing to massive

Glad Lynsey is the main focus for a bit!

I really do hate Ethan and the actor every time I think about it more though. Like I said before, with that stupid love rat thing with the girls and now him being "serious detective" how the hell we meant to take him seriously. He looks about 12 :joker:

I hope when Lynsey and Brenden get together Brenden takes him down as well as Silas

Yeah, it seems like she's been pregnant for ages.

Joe you're spot on about Lynsey, she needs her storyline when all this over, well after she is over her ordeal.

Ethan is vile:bored:, wish he and Liberty would do one.

Also seemed a bit odd that Heidi who doesn't really like the McQueens turned up and was like "partyyyyyyy" lol

Might have been in a random good mood:joker:. When is Carl going to appear back on screen?

i actually like Carl & Heidi

Me too. I like that the community feel is coming back into the village!

That the thing that annoys me about HO, certain family members will be away for ages with no explanation.

Also you know with the "boys" flat, Noah was meant to be in charge of all the bills and that, yet it's not shown anything since he's left :/ Who's meant to be in there now, Ethan and Doug? And Doug who has not has a job or paid anything since he moved it lol

The cast is too big so they can't have lots in one scene, hence why some disappear off screen for a while and then the characters who've been used a lot have their turn for an off screen break.

The flat is going to run on flat air with no bills planned:joker:.

Is Gaz returning :conf:

Yes:(, probably to wind down his contract before they hopefully get rid.

i think my axe list has shortened, it would be:

(Ricky & Jamil would be on it but there leaving)

Liberty (still)
Pete (deadwood)
Rae (deadwood)

besides them 3 theres no really i want to get rid of :joker:

Pete needs his own storyline, the actor isn't bad but the way they've used the character and the change from wanting revenge on Brendan to all sweet is confusing. Writers to blame!

I wish they would get Silas for the murders now, a real creepy character.

It will be carrying on until the end of the year at least, plenty more to come and there is already confirmation that his family will find out but that would have had to happen anyway.

Lynsey nearly got cuaght out then:shocked:.

Poor Seth.. Ruby was very bitchy to him and Jason! She'll end up falling for him, the next teen romance we're meant to enjoy:joker:.

This Carmel stuff is funny:D. Nice view of her bottom too!:blush:;)

lmao when she punched Mandy :laugh2:

That so wasn't an accident:laugh2:.

Finn is back:D.

Aww Carm and Mercy, however Carmel is going to be angry with her again when the truth about the affair comes out.

How is the Vicar of Cinergy managing all them hot tubs and manicures? When he's not in the spa, he is then at the pub. Some scenes of him and Carmel at a Church wouldn't go amiss.

Silas stuff creepy.

The week of Sinead/Jason/Bart stuff starts on E4 episode tomorrow mixed with the other storylines.

woo?