Frankie Osborne

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Frankie Osborne
Hollyoaks character
Portrayed by	Helen Pearson
Duration	2002–2017
First appearance	20 August 2002
Last appearance	27 November 2017
Classification	Former; regular
Introduced by	Jo Hallows
Spin-off appearances	Hollyoaks: In Too Deep (2004)
In-universe information Other names Frankie Dean Occupation Pub landlady Cher impersonator Family Dean/Osborne Sisters Linda Wallace Husband Johnno Dean (until 2004) Jack Osborne (2005–2017) Sons Brian Bloom Jake Dean Craig Dean Daughters Debbie Dean Steph Cunningham Stepsons Darren Osborne Stepdaughters Ruth Osborne Bethany Cunningham Grandsons JJ Osborne (step) Oscar Osborne (step) Charlie Dean (step; adoptive) Granddaughters Esther Bloom Frankie Osborne (step) Morgan Osborne (step) Aunts Irene Wallace

Francine "Frankie" Osborne (also Dean) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Helen Pearson, making her first on-screen appearance on 20 August 2002. Frankie was once the longest-serving female character in the show.^[1] On 9 October 2017, Pearson announced that she would depart the show, and Frankie was killed off on 1 November 2017, after suffering a stroke, making her the second member of the Dean family to be killed off after her daughter Steph Cunningham (portrayed by Carley Stenson) in 2010.^[2][3] She made her final appearance on 27 November 2017, as a ghost to Jack Osborne (portrayed by Jimmy McKenna).^{[citation needed]}