'Holby' newcomer hints at romance plot

Holby City's new recruit Adam Astill has hinted that his character Dan Hamilton will feature in a romance storyline with Chrissie Williams.

The former Mistresses actor makes his debut in the BBC medical drama next week, when Dan is introduced as a new orthopaedic surgeon for the show.

Dan has been billed as a charismatic and confident ladies' man who will "bring a spark to Holby in more ways than one" over the coming months.

Speaking to Digital Spy about what's in store, Astill explained: "Well, without wanting to give too much away, one of his first tasks is to mentor Chrissie Williams, who is considering whether or not she's going to become a consultant nurse.

"So Dan offers to mentor Chrissie through her training and, through that, they become quite close. There's a distinct possibility that there may be romance in the air between Dan and Chrissie."

Asked whether Dan would ever cheat on Chrissie, Astill replied: "I think that Dan would be faithful. There's a lot of bluster about him and when he's out with the lads he'll perhaps josh and exaggerate about his prowess with the ladies.

"But he's not a malicious kind of guy and obviously he's aware that Chrissie Williams has been burnt once or twice before. So I think he'll do his best to be faithful to Chrissie. But then again, this is Holby, so who knows?"

Astill's first Holby City episode airs on Tuesday at 8.00pm on BBC One.

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