Hollyoaks: IRL

Hollyoaks: IRL is a web series exploring the real-life impact generated by storylines seen in Hollyoaks. The series originally ran from 16th June to 14th July 2021, and aired on all Hollyoaks social media (with Snapchat users able to view the episodes a day in advance). The series is produced by Lime Digital, with Alan Toner and Graham Gallery serving as executive producers.
In March 2022, the series was nominated in the Short Form Programme category at the BAFTAs, while in November 2022 the series won Best Digital Creativity Award at the Royal Television Society (North West) Awards.
A second series launched on YouTube on 18th January 2023.
==Series 1 Episodes==
===Hollyoaks Saved My Life===
Ashley Taylor Dawson meets with John Junior, who had intended to take their own life until viewing Darren Osborne and Kyle Kelly's depression storyline.(uploaded 16th June 2021)
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===I Survived Conversion Therapy===
Ross Adams meets with Justin Beck to discuss his experience of gay conversion therapy and the steps he took to recover from the trauma.(uploaded 23rd June 2021)
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===Trapped As a Teenage Drug Dealer===
Billy Price meets with Josh Connolly, who talks about his escape from county lines drug dealers, how he turned his life around and cemented his future as a mental health campaigner.(uploaded 30th June 2021)
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===Do You See a Model, or a Disability?===
Rhiannon Clements meets with Monique Jarett to discuss the shared experience of being an artiste with a disability and the importance of positive representation of disability in TV and film.(uploaded 7th July 2021)
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===Surviving Anorexia===
Nadine Mulkerrin meets with Ben Robinson to discuss his experiences of having an eating disorder.(uploaded 14th July 2021)
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==Series 2 Episodes==
===Women's Safety - Attacked and Ignored===
Nikki Sanderson meets with women's rights campaigner Zan Moon to discuss misogyny, abuse and violence against women.(uploaded 18th January 2023)
===Alcohol Free at 23 - Sobriety Saved My Life===
James Sutton meets with entrepreneur Dominic McGregor to discuss the daily struggles of an alcohol addiction and thoughts of suicide.(uploaded 25th January 2023)
===Incel - A Search Into Hate===
Angus Castle-Doughty meets with three experts to discuss how someone might become an incel.(uploaded 1st February 2023)
===Knife Crime - Losing My Eye Helped Me See===
Richard Blackwood meets with anti-knife campaigner Mark Bracewell to discuss violence and gang culture.(uploaded 8th February 2023)
===My Cancer Story - From Treatment to Trending===
Niamh Blackshaw meets with TikTok star Shell Rowe to discuss her cancer diagnosis, treatment and the road to recovery.(uploaded 15th February 2023)
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Category:Spin-offs
Category:2021