In April 2006, she joined the cast of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, playing Clare Devine (later Cunningham). She took over the role from model/actress Samantha Rowley, who had played the character since November 2005, but was subsequently axed because the producers wished to take the character, who had been cast as a likeable teenager until this point, into a darker and more "evil" persona, and Rowley did not want to play a villain.
In April 2006, she joined the cast of Hollyoaks, playing Clare Devine (later Cunningham). She took over Samantha Rowley's role. The producers changed the character's persona to become darker and "evil," but Rowley refused to play a villainous part.