{"id":235396,"date":"2025-07-03T18:27:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T18:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/235396\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T18:27:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T18:27:13","slug":"hollyoaks-hailed-for-bold-and-socially-vital-work-as-it-wins-major-award-for-fourth-year-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/235396\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollyoaks hailed for “bold and socially vital” work as it wins major award for fourth year running"},"content":{"rendered":"

Note: This story discusses topics including sibling sexual abuse, baby loss and domestic coercive control.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hollyoaks<\/a> has been praised for its “bold, unflinching, and socially vital” work after winning a major award for the fourth year in a row.<\/p>\n

The E4 soap has again been awarded the Best Digital Support for a Programme<\/a> at the Broadcast Digital Awards, with its campaigns around JJ and Frankie Osborne’s sibling sexual abuse (SSA)<\/a>, Leela Lomax’s pregnancy loss<\/a>, and Cleo McQueen and Abe Fielding coercive control<\/a> storylines highlighted.<\/p>\n

“Hollyoaks consistently elevates difficult subjects through empathetic, platform-appropriate content,” one judge said.<\/p>\n

“The SSA campaign was courageous, while the Here Still and Home Office Enough initiatives showed a deep understanding of how to use digital to educate, support, and connect.”<\/p>\n

Hollyoaks partnered with SARSAS for the SSA storyline, with content featuring real survivors leading to an increase in individuals coming forward.<\/p>\n

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Related: Hollyoaks reveals split for beloved couple in heartbreaking twist<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Additionally, a Here Still baby loss campaign that saw people share their experiences via TikTok led to a huge increase in views, with Leela actor Kirsty-Leigh Porter sharing her own real-life experience of baby loss<\/a>, while a Home Office Enough campaign shining a light on abusive behaviours and advice from Women’s Aid gained nearly 3 million views.<\/p>\n

One judge praised the “inclusive” campaigns that highlighted “important dialogue”, adding: “They weren\u2019t just one-off efforts.<\/p>\n

“Hollyoaks has consistently used digital content to address important issues, maintaining a strong connection with the audience over time.”<\/p>\n

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Related: Hollyoaks confirms who killed DI Banks in early streaming release<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Another judge added: “This went beyond supporting material by thinking deeply about who was cast to perform these roles. It felt incredibly well integrated.”<\/p>\n

Other shows shortlisted included Big Brother<\/a>, EastEnders<\/a>, Glow Up, I Kissed a Girl<\/a> and The Rap Game UK.<\/p>\n

Hollyoaks<\/strong> airs on Mondays-Wednesdays with its <\/strong>Channel 4 streaming<\/strong><\/a> premiere at 7am, then an E4 broadcast the same night at 7pm. Full episodes are also released on YouTube a week after their Channel 4 release.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Selected omnibus episodes are available via <\/strong>Prime Video<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read more <\/strong>Hollyoaks<\/strong> spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Hollyoaks<\/strong> has been working on Frankie’s story with guidance from <\/strong>SARSAS<\/strong><\/a>, which provides specialist services and resources for those who have experienced any form of sexual violence.<\/strong><\/p>\n

More information is available from Rape Crisis England and Wales, who work towards the elimination of all forms of sexual violence and sexual misconduct, on <\/strong>their website<\/strong><\/a> or by calling the National Rape Crisis Helpline on 0808 802 9999. <\/strong>Rape Crisis Scotland\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> helpline number is 08088 01 03 02.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Readers in the US are encouraged to contact <\/strong>RAINN<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>or the National Sexual Assault Hotline on 800-656-4673.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Organisations including <\/strong>Sands<\/strong><\/a> and <\/strong>Tommy’s<\/strong><\/a> are able to offer help and support to anyone affected by baby loss.<\/strong>
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Organisations including<\/strong> Women’s Aid<\/strong><\/a> and <\/strong>Refuge<\/strong><\/a> can provide further support and information on coercive control or coercive behaviour.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Note: This story discusses topics including sibling sexual abuse, baby loss and domestic coercive control. Hollyoaks has been…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":235397,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3937],"tags":[1380,92030,1331,77,3989,1330,92029,382,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-235396","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-content-type-news","9":"tag-contentid-1aa3bef6-0aac-4956-a72a-8201e071cbc1","10":"tag-displaytype-standard-article","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-hasproduct-true","13":"tag-locale-gb","14":"tag-shorttitle-hollyoaks-wins-major-award-for-fourth-year-running","15":"tag-tv","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114790717616832467","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235396\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/235397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}