Annalise Appleton is a fictional character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Tamaryn Payne. She made her first appearance on 28 September 2011, alongside her boyfriend Rob Edwards (David Atkins). Annalise was Payne's first big television role and she initially signed a six month contract. She had to complete four auditions for the role and moved to Liverpool for the role. Annalise and Rob were introduced with three other regular characters as university freshers that would begin studying at Hollyoaks Community College. The characters were promoted through university media and the soap opera. Hollyoaks wanted to show a realistic university experience through the characters, which included having them struggle to adapt to their lifestyle change. Annalise was characterised as being as being a perfectionist and controlling. Payne believed that Annalise was insecure but a good person despite coming across as annoying. Annalise disapproves of Rob's partying lifestyle and there is conflict between them, which Atkins believed reflected the real life experiences of new university students already in relationships. Annalise later breaks up with Rob and begins a romance and later relationship with Scott Sabeka (Calvin Demba). Annalise's other storylines have included her passion for event planning and her university life. Payne later left Hollyoaks alongside Atkins and their last appearance aired on 18 February 2013. Their exit storyline saw Rob and Annalise reunite and move to London together. Payne revealed that she decided to not renew her contract as whilst she enjoyed the character and being on Hollyoaks, she wanted to explore other acting projects. Critics also called Annalise a perfectionist.
