120 Facts About Cindy Cunningham

Cindy Cunningham is a fictional character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Stephanie Waring.

Cindy Cunningham made her first on-screen appearance on 4 December 1995, then played by Laura Crossley, as the youngest daughter of Gordon and Angela Cunningham.

Cindy Cunningham returned to filming in January 2011 and returned to screens on 9 March 2011.

Cindy Cunningham has had many major storylines including teenage pregnancy, coping with the deaths of several family members, marriages to Tony Hutchinson, Alistair Longford, Mac Nightingale and Dirk Savage, being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and revealing that she had a secret teenage son, Alfie Nightingale with Mac.

Cindy Cunningham is the longest-serving female in the show, taking over from Frankie Osborne following her departure in 2017.

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Cindy Cunningham soon finds that she is pregnant but, scared, tries to hide it.

Cindy Cunningham gives birth in secret on Christmas Day 1997 and abandons her daughter at a nearby hospital.

Cindy Cunningham grows depressed and attempts to suffocate Holly; however, her sister Jude stops her from proceeding and makes her realise that she truly loves her daughter.

Cindy Cunningham is caught, locking her in a fridge by Cindy's brother Max Cunningham.

Cindy Cunningham sees no other option but to leave the country with Holly and Sean to get the social services off of her back.

Cindy Cunningham settles into her new business venture, "Steam Team" and she falls in love with Ben Davies.

Cindy Cunningham then decides to flee the country to avoid having Holly taken from her.

Cindy Cunningham secretly needs money but keeps her agenda for returning secret, she then decides to scam Max and O B out of their money.

When she returns to Spain, Cindy Cunningham begins working as a pole dancer in a nightclub, where she befriends fellow worker Savannah Madeiros.

Back in her normal life, Cindy Cunningham is deceived by Savannah, who uses Holly to smuggle drugs and scams her out of a large amount of money.

Cindy Cunningham discovers an affair between Warren and Mandy Richardson.

Cindy Cunningham becomes enemies with Warren's fiancee Louise Summers after trying to seduce Warren.

At Christmas, Cindy Cunningham assumes Tony has bought her an expensive gift, but is disappointed to discover he has gained Holly a place in private school.

However, after police find Holly's school bag battered and left in a dustbin, Cindy Cunningham begins to fear the worst and assumes Holly has been abducted.

Cindy Cunningham meets Alistair Longford, a rich pensioner who assumes Cindy Cunningham saved him from choking to death, when it was actually Myra McQueen.

Cindy Cunningham accompanies Alistair on several dates, and after a couple of days with each other's knowledge, he proposes.

Cindy Cunningham is initially hesitant, but accepts upon discovering he is a multi-millionaire.

However, Jacqui McQueen blackmails Cindy Cunningham, threatening to tell Alistair that it was Myra who saved his life.

Cindy Cunningham is eventually made to tell Alistair that Myra had actually saved his life.

Cindy Cunningham assures Holly she has only married Alistair to secure her a good life.

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Alistair and Cindy Cunningham leave, although she seems displeased when he reveals he has bought viagra.

In March 2011, Tony is shocked to discover that Cindy Cunningham is the buy of The Look Sharpe Spa, having become a millionairess, following the death of Alistair and decides to make changes by introducing a new uniform and changing the name of the Spa.

Cindy Cunningham later goes to visit Darren and is shocked to discover he is the father of twins but she later employs him as her chauffeur.

However, Nancy Hayton tells him not to do the job but he tells her that he earns financial gain and doesn't listen to her, but Cindy Cunningham is later annoyed as she realises Nancy will be in the car with them.

Cindy Cunningham later befriends Noah Baxter, who is her colleague at the Spa.

Cindy Cunningham agrees to carry on with the job because of the money he is being paid although he is purposefully made to feel uncomfortable when he is repeatedly slapped on the bum.

Cindy Cunningham finds out that Mandy and Texas were continuing to con her out of her money and at first she is furious with Mandy and threatens to call the police, but later makes up with her.

Cindy Cunningham donates a large sum of money to Father Francis's charity, but it is later revealed that Father Francis is a con artist posing as a priest in order to steal Cindy Cunningham's money.

Cindy Cunningham loses all of her money and businesses, and is left bankrupt.

Cindy Cunningham is offered a job and a place to stay by her ex-husband Tony.

Cindy Cunningham helps Darren plan a secret wedding to Nancy but unbeknownst to him, she is trying to win him back.

Cindy Cunningham starts regretting her secret affair with Rhys and considers ending their relationship.

Cindy Cunningham suffers a breakdown as Rhys dies and tells Jacqui he loves her and apologizes.

Cindy Cunningham turns to Tony for comfort although Tony refuses to help her and instead takes Jacqui's side.

Cindy Cunningham becomes attracted to Patrick Blake and feuds with Maxine Minniver who is attracted to Patrick.

Sinead quits working for Cindy Cunningham after she is a victim in a shooting in the shop.

Cindy Cunningham lets Tony move in with her after she discovers he has cancer and after he accuses Sinead's stepmother, Diane O'Connor of reporting Sinead to the Social Services.

Cindy Cunningham feels bad when Tony and Sinead both turn on Diane as she knows Holly really reported Sinead.

Cindy Cunningham has a steamy session with Dr Paul Browning after he splits up with Mercedes McQueen after she discovers his plan to kill her mother, Myra.

Cindy Cunningham soon recovers and initially frightened, she plucks up the courage to tell junior doctor Lindsey Butterfield that she wants to report her attacker to the police.

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Cindy Cunningham eventually reveals to Lindsey that Doctor Browning was her attacker and Lindsey reveals that she was attacked by Doctor Browning.

Cindy Cunningham passes out, but then wakes up and tries to attack Lindsey.

Cindy Cunningham initially feels guilty as she reveals that she is pregnant with Doctor Browning's son which she intends to keep however when it is clear to her that Doctor Browning was a sick man, the three girls hide Doctor Browning's body in Mercedes's attic, although when Mercedes discovers that Doctor Browning has life insurance worth £500,000, she agrees to split the money with Cindy Cunningham.

When Doctor Browning's body is found, Cindy Cunningham discovers that she has the right to claim the full insurance money as she is pregnant with Browning's son and she decides to claim it all, cancelling the deal with Mercedes.

Dirk comforts Cindy Cunningham following Trevor threatening her, and they begin a relationship despite Dirk not usually being the type of man Cindy Cunningham would go for.

Later, Dirk discovers that Cindy Cunningham played a part in Browning's murder and ends things with her.

Cindy Cunningham gives birth to baby Hilton, although he is unable to breathe and it is revealed he requires a blood transfusion, however the only person able to give the blood transfusion is Dr Browning's son, Alex.

In June 2014, Cindy Cunningham is diagnosed with bipolar disorder and starts thinking that Rhys is still alive and they are in a relationship.

Holly realizes something is wrong with Cindy Cunningham and tells local nurse Sandy Roscoe, however Cindy Cunningham accuses Holly of being over dramatic because of puberty and Sandy believes her.

Cindy Cunningham destroys the gifts they gave to her, and thinks people are trying to poison her.

Cindy Cunningham is later released from the unit, but still believes Holly is against her, and she tries to flee the village with Lindsey.

In 2015, Cindy Cunningham spends more time with Dirk as Will is in hospital after Nico Blake pushed him off the hospital roof.

Cindy Cunningham is unaware of the murders Will committed, and goes to visit him.

Cindy Cunningham is unaware that Will is awake, and Dirk is horrified to learn that Will is awake and what he would do to Cindy.

Dirk chooses to attend Will's funeral, but Cindy Cunningham is angry with Dirk because she wants him to be with her after he tried to kill her.

Cindy Cunningham has been demoted and is currently at war with the shops new manager Simone Loveday.

Cindy Cunningham feels awkward when she meets Mac's fiancee, Neeta Kaur.

Mac gets on at Cindy Cunningham to give him a divorce so she lies and gets Simone to print out fake documents.

In September 2016, Cindy Cunningham reveals to Dirk she wants to move out of the flat due to the number of people living in it, herself, Dirk, Holly, little Hilton and newcomer and Dirk's nephew, Nick Savage.

Cindy Cunningham says she wants to move into one of the new flats that are being built, Royal Oaks.

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Cindy Cunningham begins work at Nightingales, as a pot washer but finds herself and Tony treated like slaves by Marnie.

Cindy Cunningham is later delighted that the manager of the Royal Oaks building development, "Mrs Windsor-Davenport" is in fact her sister, Jude.

Cindy Cunningham later discovers that it is all a scam and confronts Jude at the "Halloween Spooktaclar" set up by Jude.

Cindy Cunningham implores Jude to tell her friends the truth but the money is taken by Liam Donovan.

Cindy Cunningham says goodbye to Cindy and gives her some of the money.

Cindy Cunningham is scared when Tom disappears along with the rest of the Osbornes and is determined to find him.

Cindy Cunningham is alarmed when Alfie reveals he can see Jade and she thinks he has her bipolar.

Cindy Cunningham is shocked when she finds Holly and Dirk's nephew in a compromising position and forbids them from seeing each other.

Cindy Cunningham brings up Simone's past and squirts ketchup over her.

The next day, Cindy Cunningham is delighted when Nick is sent to prison for raping Holly and Ellie Nightingale Cindy Cunningham allows Armstrong to move in after he helps Holly through the trial.

Cindy Cunningham is upset when someone begins trolling her on the internet, unaware it is Armstrong.

However Holly is against the idea, but he manages to persuade Cindy Cunningham to do it and Cindy Cunningham is unaware that there is no conference.

Cindy Cunningham decides to forget about the kiss and when she is in the bathroom, she gets a call from Leela warning her about Armstrong.

Cindy Cunningham is annoyed when Yasmine Maalik wants to write an article on her but Cindy Cunningham doesn't allow it.

Cindy Cunningham starts getting strange phonecalls from someone who she suspects is Armstrong but turns out to be Yasmine.

Cindy Cunningham is scared when she hears an intruder and attacks them with a brush but the intruder is revealed to be Mandy.

Holly confronts Dirk and she makes Cindy Cunningham choose between them, but Cindy Cunningham knows that he is innocent and chooses Dirk, so Holly leaves for Mexico.

Cindy Cunningham sleeps with Glenn Donovan and is horrified when she realises he is Grace Black's boyfriend.

Cindy Cunningham helps Grace find who the mystery women is and lets Ellie take the blame.

Cindy Cunningham confesses it was her when Grace threatens to throw Ellie down the Loft stairs.

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Grace blindfolds Cindy Cunningham and pretends to have a gun and makes her dance while making her reveal embarrassing secrets.

Cindy Cunningham asks Tom for a loan from his inheritance but he turns her down.

Cindy Cunningham lets Finn take the blame and he is arrested but Tom drops the charges.

Dirk tells Tom that Cindy Cunningham stole his money and Tom announces this to the crowd at the opening.

An emotional Cindy Cunningham sleeps with Holly's boyfriend Damon Kinsella after he and Holly have a row.

Cindy Cunningham is guilt ridden after sleeping with Damon and they agree to forget all about it.

Cindy Cunningham grows close to Milo's brother Theo Jones who knows the truth about Milo.

Cindy Cunningham is confused when Alfie starts acting strange and he locks everyone in the house.

Cindy Cunningham stands on the village wall and threatens to jump, thinking gravity will save him.

Cindy Cunningham is annoyed when Damon and Holly get engaged and drags Milo into helping her split them up.

Cindy Cunningham confronts Damon about marrying Holly and Milo hears their conversation on a voice recorder on the key chain and discovers that they slept together.

Cindy Cunningham gives her an ultimatum: either she breaks up with Dirk and leaves the village for good, or he'll tell Holly that she slept with Damon.

Cindy Cunningham decides to tell Holly the truth but after they talk, she realises she can't ruin Holly's wedding day so she decides to leave.

Cindy Cunningham decides to leave after the wedding, but during the ceremony, Damon confesses to sleeping with Cindy Cunningham.

Cindy Cunningham tries to apologise to Holly but she refuses, stating that she feels like she never Cindy Cunningham's priority as she always put herself first.

Distraught, Cindy Cunningham tells Dirk that Milo was blackmailing her and Dirk sets off to find him.

Simone berates her over sleeping with Damon and when the emporium door closes, Cindy Cunningham thinks Dirk is back and rushes over, but finds Milo instead.

Cindy Cunningham confronts Milo over making her leave and making her break up with Dirk.

Later, Milo arrives and Cindy Cunningham allows him to stay, despite Holly wanting him to leave.

Cindy Cunningham falls asleep just as it shows Dirk confronting Milo over killing Cindy Cunningham's parents.

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Cindy Cunningham gives an emotional heartfelt speech at Dirk's funeral and afterwards, she and Liberty are shocked when Milo confesses to killing Dirk.

Cindy Cunningham is arrested but released without charge and a curious Cindy searches his room.

Cindy Cunningham finds an address to a garage and decides to check it out but when she gets there she is confused when she finds newspaper clippings and pictures of the Cunningham family.

Milo arrives and Cindy Cunningham confronts him and he confesses to killing her dad and Helen 14 years previously.

Cindy Cunningham begs him to leave her go but he insists that his secret must be kept safe.

Cindy Cunningham tries to gain his trust by telling him about Browning and Milo decides to leave her go but when she sees a toy axe in his bag, she panics and texts Tom.

Cindy Cunningham manages to break free and tries to break down the door but Milo comes in.

Alfie is furious when he finds out that Cindy Cunningham robbed the emporium and makes her apologise to Donna-Marie.

Character of Cindy was created in the early days of the show, and is one of the original members of the Cunningham family.

Cindy Cunningham remained with the series until 2010, when Waring took maternity leave, before returning on 9 March 2011.

Cindy Cunningham says what she thinks but she's got a vulnerable side as well.

Cindy Cunningham has a swagger and delusions of grandeur and I think people love to hate that.

Cindy Cunningham was going to bring Cindy back as this larger than life character.

Cindy Cunningham returned to filming in January 2011 and returned on 9 March 2011.

Laura Morgan of All About Soap said that Cindy Cunningham lost her multimillion-pound fortunes because "it costs a lot to look that cheap".