Courtney Campbell

Courtney Donovan is the mother of Iona Donovan and the granddaughter of Granny Campbell as well as the cousin of both Cameron and Lockie Campbell. She is also the widow of deceased Jesse Donovan.
==Biography==
===Backstory===
Not much is known about Courtney's backstory other then she grew up with her two cousins in Cameron and Lockie Campbell and was often controlled by her own grandmother, Granny Campbell. 
===2016-2017: Arrival===
Courtney arrives in Hollyoaks village in August 2016 but got a frosty reaction from her cousin, Cameron Campbell who told Courtney to leave Hollyoaks straight away upon in her arrival and seeing him however thanks to Cameron's fiancée, Leela Lomax, Cameron allows Courtney to stay with him at The Lomax's. Courtney and Cameron soon have a heart to heart about they're own childhood memories growing up where Courtney tells Cameron she held a grudge towards him for the simple fact Cameron broke her favourite Teddy Bear however the two later laughed it off and began to bond.
Courtney then helps out Cameron's daughter, Peri Lomax into seeing her own daughter Steph Cunningham-Lomax after managing to talk round the baby's father, Tom Cunningham, later Courtney is question on the whereabouts of her other cousin and Cameron's brother, Lockie Campbell who was in fact murdered by Cameron in January, Courtney approaches Cameron too see if he knows anything and Cameron shows 'proof' that Lockie took money from a bank machine and left. Temporarily away from thinking about Lockie, Courtney supports, Alfie Nightingale and manages to bond with him other their love for Science but clashes with Sally St. Claire unaware that she is in fact the headmistress of Hollyoaks High School where Courtney is due to be interviewed for a job however despite getting off on the wrong foot and after Courtney apologises, Sally still gives her the job.
After getting the job, Courtney focuses back on her search for Lockie not believing he will just leaving and not get in touch at some point therefore Courtney comes up with the idea to print off some missing posters as well as creating a website aimed for just looking for Lockie but after Cameron tells her that she's stressing out Leela and after a body is found and Cameron is told to identify it he lies to Courtney that the body was in fact Lockie's but in January 2017, Courtney is devastated to discover that Lockie is bot only dead but was murdered by Cameron and shocked to discover that Cameron was also responsible for the deaths of Sam and Danny Lomax, Ziggy and Joe Roscoe and Celine McQueen, Courtney the decides to move back to Scotland after she was blamed by Celine's cousin, Goldie McQueen that it was Courtney's fault but both Tegan and Leela plea with Courtney that she is family and convince her to stay in Hollyoaks. 
===2017-2020: Pregnancy, Relationship with Jesse and WAGs===
Not long after all the Cameron drama Courtney ends up bonding and sleeping with Liam Donovan but after Liam quickly departs in April 2017 after he falls out with his sister Grace Black. Courtney feels alone in her pregnancy since Liam departed but gets support from Liam's brother, Jesse Donovan and she quickly becomes close with him and begins a relationship with Jesse later that year Courtney gives birth to a baby girl whom she names, Iona Donovan and by 2018 Courtney is shocked when her controlling grandmother Granny Campbell arrives and attempts to take Iona away from Courtney due to her feeling Courtney is not cut out to be a mother due to her disability of being in a wheel chair this lead Courtney to confide is Jesse' gangster father Glenn Donovan who threatens to kill Granny Campbell if she does not leave and leave Courtney alone. Courtney is sent by Glenn as a favour to Spain to a villa to drop off a drug package too someone named 'LD' as the gates of the villa open Courtney is surprised to learn that LD is in fact Liam who is revealed to be working with Glenn since departing Hollyoaks over year previous.
Courtney along with, Grace, Maxine Minniver, Simone Loveday and Kim Butterfield all conspire to kill Glenn by poisoning him as his threatened every single one of the women and made their lives hell at some point and after a fight breaks out with Simone's furious son Zack Loveday and Glenn the women all have opportunities which includes Courtney to drop the poison in Glenn's drink and after an argument with Jesse, Glenn has a Cardiac arrest and dies however none of the women own up too killing Glenn and after weeks of Liam having a vendetta against them which also leads Kim to go on the run in order not to be killed by Liam. Its then revealed in November 2018 that it was in fact serial killer Breda McQueen who had killed Glenn after discovering what type of man Glenn is and that Glenn had actually murdered his eldest son Adam Donovan. After Glenn's death Courtney then focuses on her relationship with Jesse and allows Jesse to adopt Iona and is also left heart broken when Tegan dies due to a storm in October 2018. 
===2020-2021: Liam and Jesse' Deaths and Departure===
By January 2020, Courtney has been engaged with Jesse for sometime and their wedding arrives and all seems to be going well but after Jesse finds out that Grace along with James Nightingale shot Mercedes McQueen in November 2019, Jesse drinks heavily after talking to Maxine so heavily he dies of Alcohol poisoning. Courtney is then told by a devastated Grace, Liam and Leela that Jesse has died confused and in disbelief Courtney is then left heartbroken. Liam then offer his support towards Iona but being in a middle of a feud with Warren Fox, Courtney pleads with Liam to ignore Warren and focus on being a dad towards Iona but by March 2020, Liam is killed by Grace after holding everyone he wants to 'pay' hostage in an event he calls The 'Devils Dinner Party', Courtney is left devastated that Liam has died. 
After being able to deal with the deaths of Jesse and Liam by 2021 Courtney becomes good with John Paul McQueen and starts to worry about John Paul that his in an abusive relationship with policeman George Kiss and Courtney's suspicions grow after George's ex-boyfriend Dean Vickers turns up and speaks to Courtney alone telling her how manipulative George really is. Courtney supports John Paul after George is outed and killed by Sally. Courtney also briefly supports, Sid Sumner with her problems which leads to Sid kissing her to a shocked Courtney. Courtney then gets a job offer Sid pleas with her not to go and even attempts Grace to talk her round but after the two give Courtney their blessings, Courtney says her goodbyes to her family and friends and leaves.
In June 2023, Courtney takes in her nephew-in-law, Curtis after Grace is imprisoned for a robbery. Courtney attempted to meet up with Cindy Cunningham so Curtis could see Grace but Cindy who was in the middle of her bipolar relapse was a no show. Courtney then broke the news to Grace who was unhappy and decided to get a transfer to a prison in Glasgow.
==Kill Count==
===Murders===
None.
===Attempted Murders===
# Glenn Donovan (October 2018) - Conspired to murder Glenn for blackmail her and threatening her constantly but teamed up with the other women Glenn was doing the same towards which included, Grace Black, Maxine Minniver, Simone Loveday and Kim Butterfield, Courtney along with the women planned to poison Glenn but they were beaten to it by Breda McQueen.
==Quotes==
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==See Also==
*
List of appearances
* Campbell family
==Introduction Sequence==
* 2016-2019: Courtney dances at The Loft with Tegan and Leela.
* 2018-2019: Courtney dances in the loft with Leela.
* 2019: Courtney dances at The Loft by herself.
* 2020-2021: Courtney dances at The Loft with Curtis and Iona.
==Gallery==
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