Lauren Valentine Lauren Valentine Lauren Valentine is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, "Hollyoaks", played by Dominique Jackson. First appearing in 2007, Lauren was written out of the show in 2010 along with the rest of the Valentine family as part of series producer Paul Marquess' overhaul of the series. Jackson's casting was announced on 13 August 2007. She was created as an extension to the Valentine family and was created as part of a storyline which saw Leo Valentine reveal he had lived a double life. On 8 March 2010 Jackson's axing was announced. Although it was
Soap opera led by Academy Award nominees Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, the drama premiered to high ratings. The show is strongly influenced by other works such as William Shakespeare's "King Lear", James Goldman's "The Lion in Winter" and the 1980s soap opera "Dynasty". Also in 2015, E! introduced "The Royals", a series following the life and drama of a fictional English Royal family, which was also inspired by "Dynasty" (even featuring Joan Collins as the Queen's mother). In addition, ABC debuted a primetime soap opera "Blood & Oil", following a young couple looking to make money off the modern-day Williston