'Hollyoaks' Declan Brady returning to soap

Hollyoaks star Jay Duffy is to reprise his role as Brendan Brady's son Declan, it has been revealed.

The 15-year-old is about to begin filming a short stint with the Channel 4 soap which will see Declan arrive back in the village.

Declan appeared on Hollyoaks for six weeks earlier this year, staying with Brendan while his mum Eileen was away.

Although Brendan (Emmett Scanlan) tried to hide his sexuality from his son, Declan later discovered that his dad is gay and accepted the news following an emotional heart-to-heart.

News of Declan's upcoming return was revealed by Jay's Coronation Street star dad Keith Duffy in an interview with the Galway Advertiser.

Keith told the newspaper: "He's doing the same thing I did and jumping straight in at the deep end. He's doing very well and he's very natural, he has a great instinct. I watched the stuff he did and I was blown away.

"And they're very happy with him - they tried to convince me to let him leave school and they'd pay for a private tutor for him and make him a full-time cast member. I said no because I believe a child should be allowed to be a child, he doesn't need to be working 12 hours a day with adults when he's only 15.

"But I compromised by saying that when he has a mid-term break or holiday he can go to Liverpool and shoot a few episodes, and so he's going over there on Saturday for ten days. He's enjoying it and it's going well."



As Brendan is currently in jail after being wrongly accused of Silas Blissett's evil murders, Hollyoaks bosses are keeping tight-lipped over why Declan returns and when the scenes will air on screen.

However, a Hollyoaks insider told Digital Spy: "Jay Duffy will be returning to Hollyoaks as Brendan's son and Cheryl's nephew. Brendan is having a rough time of it in prison, so perhaps further danger lies ahead for the Irishman."

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