Soap star reunion as Denise Welch joins fellow former Corrie star on Hollyoaks
Channel Four soap.Denise and Nikki previously worked together on Coronation Street when they played Natalie Barnes and Candice Stowe. Nikki, 36, from Bury, played hairdresser Candice from 1999 to 2005 and now plays Hollyoaks favourite Maxine Minniver.Denise, 62, who played former Rovers Return landlady Natalie from 1997 to 2000, already has Hollyoaks connections.She previously starred with Chelsee Healey, who plays Goldie McQueen, in the Rochdale school drama Waterloo Road and is a Loose Woman panellist alongside Kelle Bryan who plays Martine Deveraux in the soap.A dance teacher by trade her character arrives in Hollyoaks under the ominous shadow of boyfriend Brad who immediately takes a shine to Maxine, leaving viewers wondering if he will