106 Facts About Carmel McQueen

Carmel McQueen debuted on-screen during episodes airing on 13 August 2006 and was introduced by series producer Bryan Kirkwood as part of the McQueen family.

Carmel McQueen has never really forgiven cousin Theresa for killing the love of her life, Calvin Valentine, on their wedding day.

The episode in which Carmel McQueen died was broadcast on Channel 4 on 12 November 2014, with cast members and television critics praising Merna's performance in her final scenes.

Carmel McQueen grew up alongside her older half-sisters, Jacqui, Mercedes and Tina and younger siblings, John Paul and Michaela.

Darren Osborne notices Carmel McQueen's singing talents and gets her to perform for customers in the SU bar.

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Carmel McQueen finds and steals money from Jacqui for breast implants, unaware the money is her criminal acquaintance's.

Carmel McQueen is attracted to Jake Dean in Evissa and the pair go out for a meal, however the date is cut short when Jake's ex-wife Becca arrives with fiance Justin Burton for a meal.

Carmel McQueen decides to leave to find him, however John Paul stops her.

Carmel McQueen takes pity on her brother-in-law Russ Owen, who has divorced Carmel McQueen's half-sister, Mercedes.

When Mercedes realises that Carmel is at the party, she and the other McQueens attempt to find her.

At Louise Summers and Warren Fox's engagement party, Carmel McQueen is guilt-ridden for her illicit feelings for Calvin, who is Louise's ex-fiance.

Lauren finds a note from Carmel McQueen saying she has gone away on a spa break, however Lauren is unaware that Carmel McQueen has been kidnapped by Niall Rafferty, her secret brother.

Carmel McQueen is devastated by Myra's choice, Myra tells them that it is because Tina has baby Max and Michaela is the youngest.

Carmel McQueen tries to tell him they are for Lauren but Calvin kicks her out.

Carmel McQueen then decides to play the Virgin Mary herself the play is a disaster when the star the Three Wise Men follow catches fire.

Carmel McQueen then decides to get back together with Calvin when he has told Spencer and Sasha the truth.

Carmel McQueen tells Jacqui she let Russ take Max as she tells Jacqui, Calvin does not tell the police and Carmel McQueen tells him their relationship is over for good.

Carmel McQueen takes on other jobs including a cheer leading coach at Hollyoaks High School and returning to her role as a PCSO.

Carmel McQueen later asks Calvin if he minds if she changed her name back to her maiden name and their divorce papers come through.

Calvin and Carmel McQueen become close again, despite the fact Calvin is secretly sleeping with Mercedes.

However, Carmel McQueen realises how much she loves Calvin and they agree to get married again.

Carmel McQueen is upset when Mercedes refuses to come to the wedding, unaware of her reasoning.

Carmel McQueen calls her a bitch and asks her to leave, saying no one will ruin her day.

Carmel McQueen goes looking for Calvin when he goes missing in the evening and finds him in Evissa with her cousin, Theresa, who reveals she is pregnant.

Carmel McQueen's heartbreak continues when Cheryl Brady tells her Calvin was having an affair with Mercedes.

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Carmel McQueen then tells Mercedes' husband Malachy Fisher about the affair, but was horrified to hear that he already knew.

Carmel McQueen thinks she is pregnant, but it turns out to be a false alarm.

Carmel McQueen is deeply devastated and when she learns that Theresa is having an abortion she goes to the abortion clinic and stops her.

Carmel McQueen gets furious and very upset at Anita and accuses her of lying.

Carmel McQueen confronts Theresa that night and Theresa admits she killed Calvin.

Carmel McQueen keeps pushing her until she breaks and admits that she and Calvin slept together, and that Calvin is the baby's father.

Carmel McQueen, inadvertently, lets Myra know that Mercedes was having an affair with Calvin.

Carmel McQueen is heartbroken when she finds out Jacqui and Mercedes knew who the real murderer was the whole time, however she agrees to keep quiet until the baby is born.

Carmel McQueen is even more upset when she learns that the Valentines are leaving the village.

Carmel McQueen then realises she has to let the family make a fresh start away from Hollyoaks, so she cheers a tearful farewell to them.

Carmel McQueen becomes good friends with Brendan Brady and bond at a night in the SU Bar.

Carmel McQueen is then roped into planning Cindy Cunningham's wedding by her sister Jacqui, though spoils it, exposing the truth about who really saved Cindy's fiance Alistair that night.

Carmel McQueen tells her she is sticking by her word, and will go to the police about Calvin's murder.

Carmel McQueen turns to God and decides to begin training as a nun, much to the shock of her family, however her temptation is challenged when a good looking priest named Father Francis arrives in the village.

Carmel McQueen finds him hard to resist and is rejected by him when she tried to kiss him.

Carmel McQueen is embarrassed when she realizes that he is her client at the spa.

Carmel McQueen tries to catch up with him at the airport but is disappointed to find the flight for Uganda had gone.

Carmel McQueen tells Cindy of this and Cindy says she will get him back.

Carmel McQueen forgives Francis and they plan to start a new life with each other in Uganda.

Carmel McQueen is told she will have a permanent scar on her face.

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Carmel McQueen goes up to the hospital roof, intending to jump, as she believes she was only unique because of her appearance and has nothing to live for.

Carmel McQueen finds it hard to leave the hospital and Ally Gorman introduces her to some of his army friends who have lost limbs.

Carmel McQueen meets lawyer Jim McGinn and she is disgusted when he tries to flirt with her.

When Carmel McQueen believes Jim has arranged a lunch at The Dog in the Pond public house and sees him eating a hotdog, she storms off, as she believed the date would be more fancy.

Carmel McQueen then sees a limousine and realises that it is part of Jim's plan.

Carmel McQueen sees Jim with a bunch of flowers and presumes he is seeing another woman.

Carmel McQueen later explains the flowers were for his mother and he makes her chicken soup when she is ill.

Carmel McQueen tells Jim that she loves him and they begin dating.

The initial plan is for Jim to be a silent partner at the club, but Carmel McQueen is unhappy with this, and she has other ideas, and tries to sway Jim into letting her have more of what she wants on the club.

Jim overhears Carmel McQueen telling Theresa how Calvin was the love of her life, he becomes upset, thinking that he does not mean that much to Carmel McQueen.

Carmel McQueen tells him that he did not hear her say how much he means to her.

Carmel McQueen starts up a beauty salon in a small section of Atwells, called McPreens.

Carmel McQueen is later injured when Nana and Theresa's scam to fake a robbery at home goes wrong.

Carmel McQueen calls Jim, who comforts her and she learns that Nana faked the robbery because they wanted money to give Myra the send-off she deserves.

Carmel McQueen is touched when Jim offers to pay for Myra's memorial.

Carmel McQueen is later released and tells Carmel that he has lost the club and Trevor Royle framed him for the fire.

Carmel McQueen is furious that Jim is getting involved with Clare after what she did to her family.

Carmel McQueen is horrified to realise that she must have caught it from Calvin and passed it onto Jim, meaning he is innocent.

Carmel McQueen goes to Dee Valley Hospital to see a GP, who tells her that because she has had the disease for several years, she could possibly be infertile.

An enraged Carmel McQueen confronts Theresa in the street, blaming her for what has happened, only for Jim to arrive and stop the argument.

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Carmel McQueen is devastated, but Jim comforts her, and tells her that even if she can't have children, they can adopt.

Carmel McQueen is anxious when she discovers that the dollhouse Theresa got for Kathleen-Angel's Christmas present is stolen.

Carmel McQueen goes to see Chloe, who agrees to give her baby to Carmel, only for Carmel to realise that Jim has been listening to their conversation.

Carmel McQueen says she is sorry for going to see Jim behind his back, but tells him how badly she wants a child, and Jim agrees to the idea.

Carmel McQueen is furious with Theresa, and prepares to throw the doll house at her - just as Chloe walks in.

Chloe realises she cannot sell her baby to Carmel McQueen, but convinces Carmel McQueen to bring forward the payment and she will give her the baby.

Carmel McQueen gets revenge by telling Dodger that Theresa has been sending the emails from Texas.

Carmel McQueen is grateful when she sees an envelope from Chloe, containing the money she gave her for the baby.

Carmel McQueen's efforts seem to be paying off as Sonny returns to the village, and introduces him to his niece, Kathleen-Angel.

Carmel McQueen again reminds him of her plea she made over the phone, and when Sonny refuses, Carmel McQueen blurts out that Theresa killed Calvin.

Theresa and Mercedes head to the airport, and Carmel McQueen goes with Jim to buy Kathleen-Angel a present, only to discover she is missing on her return.

Carmel McQueen instantly thinks that Theresa has taken her on the run, and quickly informs the police of Theresa's plan.

Carmel McQueen soon arrives at the airport, believing Theresa has taken Kathleen-Angel with her.

An angry Mercedes persuades Carmel McQueen to come to the police station to retract her statement, but just as they arrive, they find out that Theresa, who has been under interrogation, has admitted to murdering Calvin, and that she is going to prison.

Carmel McQueen told her that she was protecting her from Sonny, and will do anything to released her in prison.

Carmel McQueen decides to go with Jim, and sneaks out, whilst John Paul manages to dupe Sonny into letting him take Kathleen-Angel.

Carmel McQueen waits for Jim in the square, but as he makes his way through a crowd of late-night pub-goers, he is stabbed by a disguised Fraser, in revenge for his betrayal.

Carmel McQueen is devastated to notice he is bleeding, putting paid to their happy ending, as Jim dies in her arms.

Carmel McQueen is distraught when it is found Jim is under suspicion for a long list of criminal involvement, and after Trevor is found not guilty, Grace Black taunts Jim's demise, leading to Carmel slapping her.

Carmel McQueen is charged with assault, but Sonny makes sure she is released.

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When Jim's funeral is held later, an angry Carmel McQueen flees into the graveyard, only for Sonny to follow her.

Carmel McQueen becomes more protective towards Kathleen-Angel and begins to grow a mother and daughter bond towards her.

Carmel McQueen later finds out that Nana has gone broke, and helps her to get money.

Carmel McQueen thinks that Theresa has cancelled it on purpose, unaware of Sonny's plans.

Carmel McQueen is angry and she refuses to let Theresa take her away.

Carmel McQueen later sees Theresa and they try to help Kathleen-Angel to choose whom to be with.

Carmel McQueen takes Kathleen-Angel to see Myra Pocahontas but she is upset to let her go.

Theresa and Carmel McQueen begin fighting over Kathleen-Angel and Myra-Pocahontas, and Theresa suspects that she has spiked her drink.

Carmel McQueen refuses to do so, and Phoebe puts a social services leaflet in her bag.

Carmel McQueen is unaware that Sonny is right behind her, and he lifts the heeled shoe.

Carmel McQueen then sneaks off during the reception with the child and tries to meet up with Sonny, but later changes her mind and returns to the ceremony.

Sonny, enraged, verbally belittles Carmel McQueen, causing her to storm off to the wedding reception, which is set to take place on a party train.

Myra and Mercedes tell Carmel McQueen she is no longer part of the family, whilst John Paul, Theresa and Dodger tell her to stay away from Kathleen-Angel.

Unbeknownst to the guests, Sonny sneaks onto the train using Carmel McQueen's invite and attacks Phoebe with a metal bar, locking her in the toilet, before attempting to throw Theresa off.

Carmel McQueen is the first to wake up and scrambles from the wreckage, leading her family out in the process.

Carmel McQueen then realizes that Sonny is holding Theresa hostage in the debris and re-enters the wreckage of the train, attempting to save Theresa.

Horrified, Theresa re-enters the wreckage again after the explosion to try and save Carmel McQueen, but finds her in critical condition and trapped under debris.

Theresa and Carmel McQueen reflect on their relationship and their past in Hollyoaks village, before Myra, Phoebe and Mercedes enter looking for the pair.

Myra tells her a fairytale story, and Carmel McQueen then dies with Myra, Phoebe and Mercedes by her side.

Two months later, John Paul mentioned to his new husband Ste that he wished that if Carmel McQueen was alive, she will be one of his bridemaids at their wedding.

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Carmel McQueen won the award of "Best Comedy Performance" at the 2007 British Soap Awards.