Stenson: 'I want Mirren in 'Hollyoaks'

Hollyoaks star Carley Stenson wants Dame Helen Mirren to appear on the show and on the annual 'babes' calendar.

The actress, who plays Steph Dean in the soap, has admitted she would love her idol to appear alongside her in a cameo, saying: "I'd love to do something really meaty, something very dramatic that I can get my teeth into, like Prime Suspect.

"Helen Mirren is brilliant. It would be great to get an actress like that to make a guest appearance on the show.

"She's a babe. She could do the Hollyoaks calendar."

Stenson, who is the longest-running female cast member in Hollyoaks, is about to appear in reality show Celebrity Scissorhands, where she will learn how to cut hair alongside other celebrities including Willow actor Warwick Davies.

Carley admitted she is excited about her new project, saying: "I loved watching Willow when I was younger so it will be great to meet him. I also used to fancy Val Kilmer who was in it, so I'll have to get in there with Warwick."