Myra McQueen

Myra Celestina Philomena Portia McQueen is the daughter of Marlena McQueen and Reggie, the half-sister of Kathleen, Louis, and Reenie McQueen, and an unknown person, the ex-spouse of Ricky Boland, the mother of Niall Rafferty, Tina Reilly, Carmel Valentine, Jacqui, Mercedes, John Paul, Michaela, and Carmina McQueen, the grandmother of Bobby Costello, Gabriel McQueen, Max Owen, and Matthew-Jesus McQueen, and the adoptive grandmother of Phoebe McQueen, JJ Roscoe and Lexi Roscoe.
Myra is the holder of her family and since arriving has been joined by many family members whom have turned to her for her help. Since arriving in June 2006, Myra has had many family problems from scams and failed marriages, Myra had been seen often picking up the downfall of her families mistakes. Myra is probably the most tragic mother in the show as she has most a total of three children all killed in tragic circumstances. 
In September 2013, Myra temporarily left for the best part of a year, but would return by November 2014. Then, she would again leave for a total of 11 months from January to November 2015. During these stints Myra and her family have faced many heartbreaking storylines such as John Paul's rape, Cleo's abuse and Celine and Bart's murders. After 13 years in Hollyoaks, Myra departed the village for good when she left to live in Alicante in March 2019.
==Biography==
===1966-2006: Backstory===
Myra was born in July 1966 to her mother, Marlena and Reggie. Nothing much is known about Myra's upbringing but what is known is that she is the eldest daughter and the older sister of both, Kathleen, Louis and Reenie McQueen however Myra and her siblings where unaware that Reenie was raped by Derek Clough. 
By the 1980s, Myra had met a man named Martin Brownlow whom she would begin a long relationship with and the two then would have a child together a son originally named Matthew McQueen however Myra would leave baby Matthew outside a church after Martin was jailed. But soon after Myra would meet another man, Billy Alexander whom she would have two daughters with in both Jacqui and Mercedes however they're relationship did not last long and Myra would then meet another man named Marvin Bassman whom she would have another daughter, Tina however again Myra was unlucky in love as they're relationship would also come to an end.
Myra would finally settle for a man when she meets, Ricky Boland whom she would marry and have two daughters Carmel and later Michaela however their marriage would come to an end after a few years. Myra then meets Ian whom she would have another son but thought to be her only son in John Paul. 
===2006-2007: Arrival===
Myra is first seen in June 2006 when she has a run in along with her daughter, Mercedes with The Dog in the Pond landlady Frankie Osborne. By September 2006, Myra along with the rest of her children would move into the house of 26 Leigh Road, Myra along with her family have a scare in November 2006 after Michaela is involved in a car crash and in December 2006, Myra clashes with her Michaela over her father however Michaela eventually sees what type of man her father really is later on Myra would soon grow close with Leo Valentine by 2007 and would eventually begin a relationship with him. 
Myra had to put up with many of her family's problem's such as Jacqui's money issues to gangster, Davey Thomas which lead Myra and her family to go along with a scam which involved Jacqui marrying Aleksander Malota in order for him to move in the country. Myra is left disappointed in Mercedes when she is found out to have slept with the local gangster in Warren Fox which lead to Mercedes' relationship with Russ Owen come to an end. Myra would later find out by September 2007 that her son John Paul is in fact gay and is in love with Craig Dean and although confused Myra comes around to accept her sons sexuality. By the end of 2007, Myra gets drunken engaged to Leo however Leo's ex Valerie Holden turns up and clashes with Myra.
===2007-2008: Niall's Revenge & Tina's Death===
In December 2007, Myra's estranged son, Matthew McQueen arrives in the village under the adoption name of "Niall Rafferty" however Myra is taken in by Niall's friendly nature as he befriends her and the rest of the family unaware of his plan for revenge and during all this Myra clashes with Tina over being the surrogate for Jacqui and Tony Hutchinson, Myra then gets reported by Niall for benefit fraud as she and her family now become more targeted by Niall. Myra is left scared when Tina is pushed down the village stairs by an unknowingly Niall in July 2008. 
Myra along with the rest of her family are then kidnapped by Niall and held hostage at the very church Myra had left him after nearly 30 years prior and all is revealed as Myra and her family beg however Niall detonates a bomb which leads to Tina's death devastating Myra and her family. Myra is then blamed for Tina's death by Jacqui and later discovers that Niall has committed suicide. Myra does her best to get her family back on track and even has the added arrival of her niece, Theresa McQueen.
===2009-2012: More Family Drama===
Myra has to put up with a few minor teen problems concerning Theresa especially when she gets arrested in February 2009 for shop lifting. Myra would also offer her support to her other children throughout their relationships especially Mercedes marriage to Malachy Fisher. In June 2009, Myra is devastated when her grandson, Max Owen is taken by his father, Russ whom flees from the village. Later on Myra would enter into a petty feud with student, Archie Carpenter and would actually end up sleeping with him. Myra would also have a friendship with Mike Barnes whom she would end up having a crush on however nothing further happens between them and by December 2009, Myra's sister and Theresa's mother, Kathleen turns up and although Myra isn't pleased to see her sister she allows her to stay for the sake of Theresa. 
By May 2010, Myra is shocked to learn of Mercedes' affair to Calvin Valentine as well as Calvin sleeping with Theresa whom ends up pregnant with his child later on Myra is even further more shocked after she discovers that Theresa is the one whom killed Calvin on his wedding day to Carmel, Myra is disheartened to learn none of the family wanted to tell her however offered her support to Theresa and agreed to let both drug dealers, Gaz Bennett and Kyle Ryder take the fall for Calvin's murder. By August 2010, Myra saves the life of millionaire in Alistair Longford but to Myra's annoyance Alistair is lead to believe the person who saved his life was in fact that of Cindy Hutchinson this leads both Myra and Jacqui to blackmail Cindy whom becomes engaged to Alistair for a cash exchange and to plan their wedding but during the same month Myra's nephew, Bart McQueen arrives and later steals the money Cindy pays them but when Jacqui rightly accused Bart, Myra defends Bart which leads Jacqui to move out to live with her boyfriend, Rhys Ashworth and by November 2010, Myra begins to comfort Mercedes after she tragically loses her husband Malachy to Il Gnosh Explosion which was caused by Tina's ex-husband Dominic Reilly. In December 2010, Myra helps save the life of Rhys and Gilly Roach after the are nearly killed after getting involved with gangland boss, Danny Houston and despite Mercedes moving on quick from Malachy, Myra supports her relationship with up and coming footballer in Riley Costello. 
In February 2011, Myra is left scared for Theresa after a showdown with Kyle whom escaped from hospital however Theresa survives the encounter and Kyle is shot dead by Warren. In March 2011, Myra learns that Jacqui was raped by Gilly and supports her daughter throughout the whole ordeal and even supports Rhys. By April 2011, Myra enters into a petty feud with Dodger Savage over him killing her Goat but ends up bedding Dodger's step-father, Dirk Savage whom she starts somewhat of a relationship with. By September 2011, Myra attends the hen do of Mercedes after she gets engaged to Riley and they meet with Michaela as they attend to Ibiza during which Myra is furious when she bumps into Mercedes' first love in a guy named, Johnny. In October 2011 during the wedding of Mercedes and Riley, Myra along with everyone else discover that Mercedes has been having an affair with Riley's father, Carl Costello and this leads Mercedes to be kidnapped by Riley's grandfather, Silas Blissett whom is a serial killer and he texts Myra from Mercedes' phone however Silas is outed after he accidentally kills his daughter Heidi but Myra pleas with Silas but he does not give away where Mercedes is however Myra is relieved when Mercedes is found by Riley and Lynsey Nolan. Myra then becomes a grandmother again when Mercedes gives birth to her son whom is named, Bobby Costello.
By 2012, Myra is sentenced to a total of six months imprisonment when both Bart and Joel Dexter grow cannabis in Myra's loft and while Myra is in Prison, Mitzeee Minniver is remanded after a showdown with Mercedes which lead Mercedes to stab herself however framed Mitzeee this lead Myra to threaten Mitzeee while the two crossed paths in Prison however after a visit from Mercedes, Myra sees that Mitzeee is telling the truth and this leads Myra to disown Mercedes due to all her lies. Layer Myra is released and finds out Riley has been shot dead by Simon Walker during a showdown with Brendan Brady. Myra later reconciled with Mercedes thanks to the help of Mercedes' new fiancée in Paul Browning whom fakes Myra's medical tests. 
=== 2013-2014: Feud with Browning, "Death" and Return ===
By 2013, Myra would enter into dangerous territory when she would begin a feud with Browning the feud first starts when Myra's name is mistakenly written on a medical record where it states Myra is pregnant this lead Mercedes to see the note and tell Dirk that Myra is pregnant with his child this leads Myra to be proposed to by Dirk however she tells Dirk there had been a mistake made and declined to marry him however Myra would do a U-turn when Browning leads her to believe that she might be dying however she is later informed by Browning that no "shadow" has shown up on her scan but due to lending thousands off Browning for the wedding, Myra decides go sur the Hospital in an attempt to get money to be able to pay Browning back even despite the pleas from lawyer and boyfriend of Carmel, Jim McGinn. However Jacqui would discover of the money issue and this leads her into a job with a former cellmate, Trudy Ryan which would also lead Mercedes to be kidnapped by Clare Devine. Myra is shocked to learn Jacqui had scammed a ruthless gangster named Trevor Royle which forces her daughter having to flee the country to Alicante but when Trevor kidnaps Phoebe McQueen, Myra and her family work with Browning to make Trevor think Jacqui has died by planting an unidentified woman's body in a coffin and stage a wake as he arrives home, Trevor believes them and allows Phoebe's friend, Vincent Elegba free. 
Myra discovers that Browning had murdered Lynsey Nolan back in July 2012 this leads her to plea with Browning to leave Mercedes and clash with Mercedes for knowing about the fact Browning murdered a woman and when Browning starts to receive texts and begins to be blackmailed and stalked over the murder of Lynsey, Myra is accused by Browning for being the culprit despite Myra telling him she hasn't done such a thing however Browning does not believe her and tells Trevor that Jacqui is still alive and as Payment, Trevor kills Myra, Trevor agrees to this however the texter is revealed to be Jim whom helps Myra escape he gives her a bullet proof vest and luckily when Myra is confronted by Browning he shoots her supposedly dead however Myra is alive and flee the country with the help of Jim whom is found out by Trevor however Trevor is ordered not to kill Jim by his boss, Fraser Black, Myra is then thought to of met with Jacqui in Alicante even though her family where led to believe she had been killed however they soon found out she was not. 
Myra returns well over a year later in 2014 when she's told that John Paul had been raped by Finn O'Connor and on top of all that Calvin's younger brother, Sonny Valentine is also out for revenge against Theresa for killing Calvin four years back. Myra is told by her family that she cannot be back as Trevor may well kill her however a brave but nervous Myra goes to see Trevor to reason with him and this luckily works. Myra then does her best to support John Paul and even clashes with Finn's mother, Diane Hutchinson however is pleased when Diane turns against Finn whom is given a five-year prison sentence for attacking John Paul. Myra then attends the wedding of her niece Porsche McQueen to Lockie Campbell in November 2014 however tragically the after party that is held in a moving train crashes after colliding with Sienna Blake's car and this leads to Myra's daughter being held back in the explosion by Sonny and results in her death as Myra holds her daughter as she passes away this leaves Myra devastated along with the rest of her family. In the coming weeks Myra clashes with Mercedes whom is blaming Theresa for Carmel's death this leads her too cut ties with Mercedes who goes missing supposedly being murdered by Freddie Roscoe but is working with Grace Black to frame Freddie. Some weeks pass and Myra returns to Alicante after falling depressed due to Carmel's death and Mercedes disappearance. 
===2015-2016: Relationship with Diego Salvador ===
Myra would then return by November 2015 after she is told by Theresa of Mercedes giving born to her still born son, Gabriel McQueen, Myra returns and makes up with Mercedes after the events on the previous year Myra is the revealed to be married to a young Spanish man named, Diego Salvador and also catches up with her half sister, Reenie McQueen by 2016, Myra is more than disgusted to learn that her niece, Cleo McQueen has been sexually abused by Reenie's husband in, Pete Buchanan and on top of that discovers that Reenie suffered the same abuse to their former step father in Derek Clough. 
In March 2016, Myra comes face to face with her ex-boyfriend Ian whom is now a woman going by the name of Sally St. Claire when she discovers that Sally is the née boss of John Paul and confronts her over John Paul's sacking. Myra is please when Pete is sentenced to prison by June 2016. Myra is later pushed accidentally down the stair by Sally in self defence this leads to the family to turn in Sally however Myra would eventually come clean. Myra then discovers she's pregnant to Diego's child and discovers his mothers rich but would not accept Myra for her son so she gets her niece Celine to marry Diego for the cash however the two would tell his mother the truth on the day of the wedding 
By October 2016, Myra comforts Mercedes once more after the death of her fiancée in Joe Roscoe and is left worried for the where abouts of Celine by December 2016 unaware that she has in fact been murdered by her ex-boyfriend in Cameron Campbell however Myra all g with her family discover of Celine's murder by January 2017. 
===2017-2019: Carmina's Birth, Bart's Murder, Relationship with Sally & Departure===
By 2017, Myra enters into her late pregnancy and finally gives birth to another girl whom she calls Carmina McQueen but soon after breaks up with Diego whom she discovers that he slept with Frankie whom has broken up with her husband Jack Osborne in March 2017 Diego leaves leaving Myra to be a single parent. In April 2017, Myra discovers that Bart has returned and is addicted to drugs she then offers Bart to move in with her again and she will support and help him come off drugs but tragically Bart is later murdered by Warren whom is told by Joel that Bart supplied his sister, Katy Fox the drugs that killed her however for months Myra is lead to believe that Bart has to just fled and is using drugs but by October 2017, Bart's body is found by a case led by Ryan Knight when they have to dig up and examine the body of Amy Barnes, Myra is told by Cleo whom has discovered the truth that Bart was murdered by Warren over Katy's death this leads Myra to show Warren the recording revealing that Joel was the one who Supplied the drugs. Myra was also hurt at the fact she befriended Sienna whom was in a relationship with Warren and she helped Warren get rid of any evidence of Bart's murder however Myra would forgive Sienna and support her when Warren flees and takes her daughter too. 
By 2018, Myra enters into a relationship with Sally again as the two begin to grow closer over months on end by June 2018, Myra's aunt Breda McQueen and in July 2018 discovers Carl has kidnapped Goldie however they end up retrieving Goldie and Carl is later murdered by an unknown person. By August 2018, Myra is shocked to learn that Mercedes is engaged to Russ Owen again and is not pleased however she's happy to see her grandson Max all grown up despite giving Russ a hard time at first Myra comes round to forgiven him for taking him all those year ago but tragically, Russ is murdered in November 2018. Myra is disgusted to learn that Mercedes has slept with Sylver however Breda reveals Sylver is in fact adopted and not blood related by 2019, Myra decides to marry Sally but leaves the village for good by March 2019 long with Carmina. 
== Appendices ==
=== Residences ===
=== Employment History ===
== Background Information ==
== Introduction Sequence ==
*2013: Myra pops a champagne bottle.
*2015 #1: Myra and Marlena pop a champagne bottle and a party popper.
*2015 #2: Myra and Diego dance in confetti.
*2015-2016: Myra and Diego dance behind tinted pictures of themselves.
*2016-2017: Myra sings karaoke with Sally and John Paul.
*2017: Myra sings karaoke with Sally.
* 2018-2019: Myra sings karaoke with Sally, Marlena and Bobby.
== Quotes ==
== See Also ==
*List of appearances
*McQueen family
==Gallery==
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