Cheryl Taylor

Cheryl Taylor is the mother of Rayne Royce's ex-boyfriend Brent Taylor. In July 2018, Brent supposedly committed suicide after falling out with Rayne, and Cheryl held her responsible. In August 2023, James Nightingale's private detective discovered that Cheryl had disappeared, but continued to post negative comments under Rayne's posts. Rayne's rival Peri Lomax, suspicious over Rayne's behaviour, decided to track Cheryl down.
In September 2023, Peri met with Cheryl and discussed Brent. Cheryl revealed that Rayne's claims that Brent was dead were false, and that Brent was still alive. Cheryl had agreed to Brent pretending to be dead for Rayne's benefit as she believed it would free Brent of her control and give him a fresh start. Cheryl brought Peri home to speak with Brent himself and left them to talk. Brent did attempt suicide but survived.
After Peri discovered that Rayne knew Brent was still alive, Brent kidnapped Peri on Rayne's orders. To avoid being caught by Cheryl, Brent sent her away on holiday. Upon her return, Cheryl discovered that Rayne had been murdered and Brent was prime suspect. Encountering James and his husband Ste Hay outside Price Slice, Cheryl was suspicious to learn that James's son, Rayne's boyfriend Romeo Nightingale, had gone missing, triggering an argument between the trio. She later tried to point suspicion towards Romeo Nightingale by hacking into Rayne’s Instagram account and posting videos to incriminate him. In a further episode Cheryl was being harassed in the street by Rayne’s fans and again pointed the finger at James and Romeo saying that Romeo was the guilty one. After Brent confessed to Rayne's murder, Cheryl accused James of having him attacked in prison to force the confession, which James denied. But Cheryl wouldn’t give up, leaving the house by saying “You’ve not seen the last of us”.
== List of appearances ==
=== 2023 ===
*11th September 2023 (II)
*13th September 2023
*4th October 2023
*5th October 2023
*6th October 2023
*18th October 2023
Category:Hollyoaks characters
Category:2023 minor characters