Hollyoaks’ Jennifer Metcalfe left needing medical attention after brutal soap stunt scenes
thesun.co.ukHOLLYOAKS star Jennifer Metcalfe was left needing medical treatment after being injured during filming. The actress - who plays Mercedes McQueen in the Channel 4 soap - hurt herself while filming a dramatic showdown between her character and serial killer Silas Blissett.
Jennifer required the help of a physiotherapist for weeks afterwards after damaging her neck during Hollyoaks filming. Jennifer said: “We were tied up properly and in the moment, you’re trying to escape.
I really got stuck in that so much. “I ended up having to see a physio for a few sessions after because I pulled so hard on my neck.” And she ended up exhausting filming scenes that saw Mercedes desperately fleeing for her life.
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