Sam Chen-Williams

Samuel "Sam" Chen-Williams (né Williams) is the son of Dave Chen-Williams and Flora Williams, the step-son of Honour Chen-Williams, the half-brother of Maxine Minniver, Lizzie and Mason Chen-Williams, and the step-brother of Serena Chen-Williams. Sam and Lizzie share the same mother, whilst Lizzie was later adopted by Sam's father Dave.
== Biography ==
=== Until 2021: Early Life ===
Sam was born to Dave Chen-Williams and Flora Williams. Sam's mother went on to have a daughter named Lizzie by another man. Dave ended up adopting Lizzie and married Honour Chen, with Dave, Sam, Lizzie and Honour's daughter Serena changing their surnames to "Chen-Williams". Sam also later gained a half-brother as Honour gave birth to a son by Dave, who they named Mason.
=== 2021-: Arrival ===
thumb|left|180px|Sam meets Celeste, Verity and Cleo.
Sam arrived in the village in December 2021, meeting Celeste Faroe whilst at The Dog in the Pond. A few days later, Sam attended a family Christmas at The Dog, arranged by his father Dave. In January 2022, Sam's sister Lizzie and step-sister Serena told Sam of their suspicions that Dave was having an affair with Maxine Minniver. A public confrontation with Dave and Maxine lead to Maxine revealing that she was actually Dave's daughter. The children were left devastated by the revelation, even more so upon discovering that Honour already knew.
Sam decided to start running workout classes in the hall of Hollyoaks High School, attended by Serena and several of her friends. Amongst them was Lizzie's boyfriend Sid Sumner who had previously flirted with Serena. Sam warned Sid to stay away from Serena, and insulted Sid's friend Imran Maalik after Imran took a liking to Serena. Sam ended up crossing Warren Fox after taunting him, and Warren viciously attacked Sam in the alleyway next to The Loft.
Whilst running an exercise class in the school hall, Sam met D.S. Zoe Anderson and the pair shared a mutual attraction. Despite both playing hard to get, the pair ended up initiating a fling. Zoe left Sam a string of drunken voicemails, which Sam heard before Zoe managed to intercept. Sam decided that he wanted their relationship to be more than just a fling and - after speaking with her grandmother Pearl - Zoe agreed. Sam became primarily focused with his job, although he discovered that Flora had taken a restraining order out on Dave. This ultimately led to the revelation that Flora and Dave weren't divorced, rendering Dave and Honour's marriage bigamous. Honour struggled to forgive Dave and ultimately left him in April 2023, to Sam's devastation.
==Appendices==
===Residences===
Address 	Duration
3 Oakdale Drive, Flat 4	December 2021 to 11th September 2023
London 	11th September 2023 to 28th September 2023
Los Angeles 	Since 29th September 2023
===Employment History===
Job 	Duration
Police constable at Dee Valley Police Station	Prior to December 2021 to June 2023
Personal trainer 	Since September 2023
==Background Information==
*In December 2021, it was announced on Hollyoaks's official Instagram page that Matthew McGivern had been cast as "Sam", later revealed on-screen as a member of the Chen-Williams family.
==Introduction Sequence==
*2022-2023: Sam meets with the family outside of The Cunningham Grande Bazaar.
*2023: Sam walks past The Cunningham Grande Bazaar.
==Quotes==
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==See Also==
*List of appearances
*Chen-Williams family
==Gallery==
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