HOLLYOAKS bosses have cast Ilkley girl, Nadine Mulkerrin, in the role of Cleo McQueen, the teenage sister of Porsche and Celine McQueen.

Nadine attended St Mary’s, Menston, before becoming a performing arts student at York College. Since leaving there in 2011, Nadine has worked in the television and film industry.

Previously she has played the role of Chloe in the BBC One sitcom In with the Flynns and has had parts in Waterloo Road, Doctors and Still Open All Hours, working alongside actor David Jason. Nadine has also worked on the dark horror movie Inbred and her biggest opportunity came when she played Amber in the film Urban and the Shed Crew, starring Richard Armitage, Anna Friel and Neil Morrissey.

Nadine said: “York College was good for me. Much of what I was taught on the performing arts course is relevant to working in industry.

“The college facilitated auditions for Alra and the Guildford School of Acting – and I got a place at Alra, however I chose not to go down the drama school route. Even so, the work I did on my audition pieces gave me the confidence and skills to go along to auditions for television work. For the last five years I have worked as a waitress to afford my expenses. Getting this role in Hollyoaks means I can give up my waitressing job and I have started a new life in Liverpool where Hollyoaks is filmed.”