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'Hollyoaks' Stephanie Davis: 'Sinead is blackmailed over Ste'

Sinead O'Connor's loyalty to her new friend Ste Hay will be seriously tested on Hollyoaks when a sleazy policeman starts causing trouble for her.

The out-of-control teenager first encounters DS Trent when he becomes the latest target in her 'clipping' storyline, with Sinead initially unaware that he is a member of the police force.



When Trent catches Sinead attempting to steal from his wallet while they're in a hotel room together, he finally reveals his true identity. However, rather than arresting Sinead, he propositions her with £200.

Stephanie Davis, who plays Sinead, told All About Soap: "It's a really big decision. Sinead knows that if she does it, there's no going back. Part of her is quite tempted, but deep down the idea of being a prostitute frightens her.

"I can't reveal whether Sinead goes through with it or not, but I think the viewers will be shocked."

Later, Sinead thinks she has seen the last of DS Trent, but they soon cross paths again after her stepmum Diane (Alex Fletcher) reports Ste for dealing drugs.

Diane makes the call as she thinks the poor conditions at Ste's flat are to blame for Sinead's baby daughter Katy falling ill.





Revealing what happens when the police turn up, Davis commented: "One of the policemen is DS Trent. Sinead's confused, and then he addresses her by her real name - not Rihanna, the false one she gave him earlier - and arrests her.

"She tells Trent to quit the act or she'll reveal what went on between them. But he blackmails her - grass up Ste, or she's going down for robbery!"