Hollyoaks' Zoe: 'Loui's exit left a hole'

Hollyoaks' Zoe: 'Loui's exit left a hole' (Image credit: PA Wire/Press Association Images)

Hollyoaks actress Zoe Lister has revealed that the exit of former co-star Loui Batley has left "a hole" in her life. Loui - who played Sarah Barnes for four years - left the Channel 4 soap in October 23 after her character was killed off in a skydive, and Zoe, who plays wannabe filmmaker Zoe Carpenter, said: "There's definitely been a hole left in my working life. "But it's been so busy that it's quite hard to digest that I've been working with different people a lot more, which has been nice because you get in a new little bubble." On-screen, the duo were best friends and shared a drunken encounter, as well as laughs and rows. Zoe added: "I really miss her actually. We were just in such a bubble for months working together and obviously the Late Night episodes were really great fun to work on, particularly because we do all sorts of funny stunts." Click here to watch whatsontv.co.uk's new weekly soaps video preview, the Soap Scoop

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