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<\/p>\nHollyoaks resident Rayne Royce gets murdered in upcoming scenes in a dark whodunnit plot.<\/p>\n
Actress Jemma Donovan has confirmed that she's leaving the Channel 4 soap after making her debut in January this year as the manipulative social media influencer.<\/p>\n
She has caused trouble since she stepped foot in the village but someone will end her reign in coming weeks.<\/p>\n
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There's no shortage of potential suspects as she's got on the wrong side of several since her arrival eight months ago.<\/p>\n
She has been gaslighting the twenty-somethings for months, using some to further her career while pushing others away in a bid to have boyfriend Romeo Nightingale (Owen Warner) all to herself.<\/p>\n
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Rayne has also made a vile and false allegation against Prince McQueen (Malique Thompson-Dwyer), and he has now teamed up with Peri Lomax (Ruby O\u2019Donnell) and James Nightingale (Gregory Finnegan) to expose her and bring her down for good.<\/p>\n
The group did some digging into Rayne\u2019s ex, Brent, who took his own life. <\/p>\n
In horrifying scenes, Rayne boasted that she encouraged him to do so but thing take a sinister turn leaving Peri in serious danger.<\/p>\n
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There are many Hollyoaks residents who will want to end her reign but who kills her remains to be seen.<\/p>\n
In a video shared on social media, soap star Jemma explained: "I am so excited to announce that Rayne\u2019s reign is finally coming to an end with an incredible stunt week that I am over the moon to share with.<\/p>\n
"You guys, it\u2019s going to be full of drama, full of love, full of chaos but the big question is, who did it?<\/p>\n
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"I'\u2019m so excited for the speculation. I can\u2019t tell you \u2013 but it\u2019s a good one so hope you all enjoy."<\/p>\n
The soap opera is planning a huge week of drama at the end of the month, involving stunts and a murder mystery manor, marked with an hour long special.<\/p>\n
Hollyoaks airs weeknights on Channel 4 at 6.30pm followed by first look episodes on E4 at 7pm or watch online<\/b><\/p>\n
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