Mandy Richardson

Mandy Richardson
Hollyoaks character
Portrayed by	Sarah Jayne Dunn
Duration	1996–2008, 2010–2011, 2017–2021
First appearance	Episode 45 7 October 1996 (1996-10-07)
Last appearance	Episode 5751 27 December 2021 (2021-12-27)
Classification	Former; regular
Introduced by	Jo Hallows (1996) Bryan Kirkwood (2007, 2008, 2017) Paul Marquess (2010)
Spin-off appearances	Hollyoaks: Back from the Dead (2006) Hollyoaks Later (2013)
In-universe information Other names Mandy Hutchinson Mandy Morgan Mandy Osborne Occupation Waitress Wedding planner Spa manager Father Dennis Richardson Mother Helen Cunningham Stepfather Gordon Cunningham Brothers Lewis Richardson Half-brothers Tom Cunningham Husband Tony Hutchinson (2005–2006) Luke Morgan (2018–2019) Darren Osborne (2021–2022) Sons DJ Daughters Grace Hutchinson Ella Richardson Stepsons Beau Ramsey Harry Thompson Oliver Morgan Nieces Steph Cunningham-Lomax

Mandy Richardson (also Hutchinson and Morgan) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Sarah Jayne Dunn. She first appeared on 7 October 1996 and has been involved in various storylines, including dealing with sexual abuse while she was a child by her father Dennis (David McAllister), the suicide of her brother Lewis (Ben Hull), and an on-off relationship with Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard) before the couple married. Mandy had a miscarriage causing her to hit Tony. Mandy and Tony had a daughter together who they named Grace, only for her to die from sudden infant death syndrome. This led to the character and Dunn's exit from the serial in 2006. Dunn made a brief return in 2007 before making a return for six months in 2008. Dunn reprised her role as Mandy in 2010; in September 2011, Dunn announced her departure from the soap, and Mandy made her last appearance on 2 September 2011 before departing off-screen. Dunn later returned to her role in the sixth series of Hollyoaks Later in October 2013.^[1] In June 2017, it was announced that Dunn had reprised the role again and that Mandy would appear from July alongside Luke Morgan, played by Gary Lucy. Mandy returned on 26 July 2017. In November 2021, it was announced that Dunn's contract with Hollyoaks had been terminated due to starting an OnlyFans; viewers of the soap criticised the decision and Dunn herself voiced her disappointment with the production team. Her final scenes aired on 27 December 2021, and Mandy was given an off-screen departure on 31 January 2022.