Yahoo Finance Hollyoaks star says Trish's bullying storyline was inspired by Netflix's Athlete A
Hollyoaks star Denise Welch has revealed the real-life inspiration for Trish's bullying storyline.
The actress joined the Channel 4 soap as Maxine Minniver's devious mother Trish earlier this year, recently setting up a dance school with a little help from the Pritchard brothers.
Her sinister side has begun to show through in recent episodes, with Trish giving Ste's daughter Leah a hard time.
Related: Hollyoaks' Denise Welch teases darker side to newcomer Trish Minniver
Trish has also made a number of insulting remarks to Maxine about her appearance and fitness, and speaking recently, Denise revealed that the real-life inspiration behind the storyline came from Netflix's Athlete A.
The true-crime documentary details the sexual abuse carried out by Team USA doctor Larry Nassar against young women and girls, and the actions of his enablers within the competitive gymnastics community.
"Trish's storylines were inspired by Athlete A, where loads of gymnasts came out and said the coaches had bullied them," Denise told The Daily Star.
"Hollyoaks has diluted that story and put it into the form of Trish and how she behaves at the village's dance school.
"I've seen documentaries and spoken to a lot of people over the years who have had mothers who are like that and we've also seen it coming out in recent storylines with the way she behaves towards her daughter Maxine."
Denise's comments follow Trish's sleazy boyfriend Brad King finally exiting the soap.
They also follow Denise previously teasing a darker side to Trish.
Hollyoaks airs weekdays on Channel 4 and E4.
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