Joe Roscoe met an untimely and surprising end in Hollyoaks just as he proposed - and been accepted - by Mercedes McQueen
Joe Roscoe became the second victim of the Hollyoaks Halloween spooktacular disaster when he plunged to his death from a cherry picker.
Joe, played by Ayden Callaghan, and his fiancee, Mercedes McQueen, became trapped at the top of the Ferris Wheel after his scorned ex, Joanne decided to manually stop the ride.
But unbeknown to her, Cameron Campbell set fire to the funfair maze and the flames caused an explosion in the Ferris wheel mechanics.
Joe plunged to his death when he fell from an emergency services cherry picker that was attempting to rescue him, bringing to an end Ayden's three years on Hollyoaks.
He said: “I enjoyed my time at Hollyoaks greatly from the early days of the Roscoe family’s arrival and winning Best Soap at the end of our first year, to filming the Halloween 21st anniversary stunt, which was fantastic.
“I’ll miss working with all of the Roscoes including Gillian Taylforth, who played our mum. My favourite moments, without doubt, are the days laughing with the Roscoes on set, the demolition stunt when Grace trapped Joe in the council flats, the Fraser Black storylines and the New Year episodes when Freddie and Lindsey’s affair was revealed.
“Thank you to Bryan [Kirkwood, series producer], the writing team and all those at Hollyoaks for three and a half years I won’t forget, and of course to the fans for their tears, laughter and ongoing support.”
