Ellie Hunter

Eleanor Jane "Ellie" Mills (née Hunter) is the daughter of Sally and Les Hunter, sister of Dan, Lee and Lisa, and the widow of Toby Mills.
== Biography ==
=== 1981-2002: Backstory ===
Ellie was the oldest child of Les and Sally Hunter she was born in 1981 and was joined by brothers Dan and Lee and sister Lisa at the of 19 Ellie ran away from home to live a life in Ibiza this caused her family to go threw heart ache. While abroad Ellie meets Gary Nesbitt. 
=== 2002: Arrival ===
Ellie arrives in March 2002 after its revealed that she had been working with newcomer Gary Nesbitt in order to get money from her parents upon her return to her family Ellie was welcomed by all but her brother Dan who called Ellie out over her selfish behaviour and the heart ache it had caused the whole of the family. Ellie played many men against each other from O.B. to Jamie Nash, Ellie enjoyed flirting with them and loved the attention each man gave her. She also clashed with the likes of Chloe Bruce and Izzy Cornwell. 
Even though Ellie was in sone what of a relationship with Gary this did not last long as Ellie was no where near committed to Gary as he was with Ellie. Due too sleeping while in Ibiza, Ellie had contracted a STD and after sleeping with a few of the students the STD started spreading around Hollyoaks village however Ellie was pleased when Jamie had got the blame for spreading the disease about.
Also during her arrival Ellie was the first to find out that her youngest brother Lee was getting into bother at school as well as having a few runs in with the Police along with his friend Bombhead and finding out that her sister Lisa had being self harming due to being bullied by Steph Dean. Ellie showed a softer side to her character when she was devastated to discover Dan suffered with depression after she fled from home after finding this out this covered Ellie with guilt. 
=== 2002-2003: Relationship with Killer Toby Mills ===
Months after her arrival Ellie starts to get along with Dan's friend, Toby Mills and the two would begin a relationship although things proved difficult early on when Ellie was confronted by Toby for her flirting of others this would often lead to arguments between the two but Ellie was falling for Toby. When Ellie got a job at The Loft she began to bond a friendship with the then dodge owner of the club, Scott Anderson which caused Toby to become jealous of their bond. Ellie would often go to Scott for help and advice and also a shoulder to cry on every time her relationship with Toby proved too much this also caused a number of confrontations between Toby and Scott. 
Ellie would also start to suspect Toby cheating on her when he continued to leave the house late and come in late especially when the two had arguments however Ellie was unaware of Toby's dark secret that his the local Serial Killer as some girls where going missing and where later found dead. In order to prove they love each other Ellie and Toby would marry but Ellie is left confused when Toby does a runner after the death of his mother unaware that he killed her, Ellie tracks down Toby with the help of Scott and manages to convince him to return to Hollyoaks. 
Ellie started seeing more of a controlling side to Toby after he returned she noticed he seemed more angry and more on edge and would often storm out. Eventually Ellie discovers the truth when Toby finally confesses that his the killer of all those girls Ellie is shocked but plays along with Toby in order an attempt to escape in November 2003, Ellie agrees to go away with Toby and Ellies brother and sister, Dan and Lisa realise she's in danger as Ellie is about to ring them Toby clicks on and attempts to kill her along with himself but Dan and Lisa manage to track them down and Ellie is saved when Dan pushed Toby off her causing him to fall to his death however Ellie still slips and falls too which causes her to be comatose for six weeks. 
=== 2004-2005: Against Dan & Departure ===
Ellie awakens from her coma six weeks after the whole incident in January 2004 as soon as she wakes up after finding out Toby is dead she accuses Dan of murdering him as Ellie had lost her memory this later cause Dan to be arrested and put on remand Ellie's family continuously attempted to talk Ellie round but she was adamant that Dan just attacked Toby and it was not self defence this caused Ellie to have a number of run ins with Dan's girlfriend, Debbie Dean who like Ellies family attempted to talk Ellie round the two would later end up in a fight which was later broken up by Ellie's father Les and Scott. 
Ellie later would give evidence at Dan's trail and this would lead Dan to receive a 25-year prison sentence for murder afterwards Ellie was thrown out and disowned by her family but months later Ellie's memory would later return and she would later tell the Police and Dan was later released however was not thankful at all towards Ellie and her family where still somewhat frosty towards her and this upped when Dan was tragically killed in December 2004 due to a rally cross explosion after Dan's death, Ellies mother, Sally told Ellie that she is no longer her daughter and that she is also no longer apart of the family this heartbreaks Ellie however despite this Ellie would stay in Hollyoaks for months after Dan's death in an attempt to put things right with her family however by March 2005 after talking g to her friends Dannii Carbone and Russ Owen who Ellie had been staying with she decides to leave after writing a note to her family.
After her departure her family decide to attempt to contact Ellie by email to tell her they forgive and love her and start to worry they will never see her again although Bombhead told the family she will be back. Ellie never returned to Hollyoaks but did contact her family telling them she's grateful of forgiveness and that she has moved to France to start a new life where she's bagged herself a job there. 
== Rescue Count ==
=== Successful Rescues ===
#Lisa Hunter, 24th June 2002 - Rushed her to hospital when she slit her wrists.
=== Failed Rescues ===
None
== Appendices ==
=== Residences ===
=== Employment History ===
== Background Information ==
* Ellie was axed in early 2005 by producer Jo Hallows. Ellie's final scenes aired in March 2005.
== Quotes ==
== See Also ==
* List of appearances
* Hunter family
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