| Zoe Anderson | |||||||||||
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Garcia Brown | ||||||||||
| Duration | 2022–present | ||||||||||
| First appearance | 21 February 2022 | ||||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||
| Introduced by | Lucy Allan | ||||||||||
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Zoe Anderson is a fictional character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Garcia Brown. She made her first appearance on the episode broadcast on 21 February 2022. Brown auditioned for the role after feeling very low about her career. Zoe was introduced as the granddaughter of Pearl Anderson (Dawn Hope) and the new detective of the Hollyoaks village. Zoe is described as being dedicated to her job and not putting anything above it whilst also loving to party and have fun when not working, with Brown praising the two sides of the character and saying that she enjoys playing Zoe.
In addition to her work as a detective, Zoe's storylines have included developing a relationship with Sam Chen-Williams (Matthew McGivern), her fractured relationship with her mother Sharon Bailey (Jamelia), discovering she is pregnant, breaking up with Sam and dealing with Sam's obsessive behaviour following their breakup. Zoe was also involved in a knife crime storyline. Zoe later begins a relationship with Hunter McQueen (Theo Graham) and became a suspect in Rayne Royce (Jemma Donovan)'s murder, a relationship with Prince McQueen (Malique Thompson-Dwyer). For her role as Zoe, Brown was longlisted for Best Newcomer at the 2022 Inside Soap Awards. However, Zoe's relationship with Sam has been criticised due to their lack of screentime.