Frankie Osborne is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Helen Pearson.
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Frankie Osborne made her first on-screen appearance on 9 October 2002.
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On 9 October 2017, Pearson announced that she would depart the show and Frankie Osborne was killed off on 1 November 2017 after suffering a stroke, making her the second member of the Dean family to be killed off since her daughter Steph Cunningham in 2010.
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Frankie Osborne made her final appearance on 27 November 2017 as a ghost to Jack Osborne.
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In October 2002 Frankie Osborne arrived alongside her family, Johnno, Jake, Debbie, and Craig when they joined Steph who arrived two years earlier in March 2000.
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Frankie Osborne was prepared to forgive Johnno until she discovered that Michelle was pregnant with Johnno's baby.
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Frankie Osborne filed for divorce and Jake, Debbie and Craig disowned him except Steph who decide to keep in contact with him.
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When Johnno came back to Hollyoaks, he and Frankie were finally divorced, but Frankie forgave Johnno for his infidelity and the two remained friends, and right after her divorce, she married Jack Osborne, who had been a widower for five years after the death of his wife Jill Osborne.
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Frankie Osborne was happy about the news although the rest of her family was not.
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Frankie Osborne, unfortunately, suffered from a miscarriage early on in her pregnancy.
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Frankie Osborne found this difficult to accept and it took her some time to move on.
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Jack and Frankie Osborne were out for a meal when the pub exploded and Frankie Osborne and Jack nearly lost Darren, Steph, Craig, and Jake as they were trapped inside the pub when it exploded and caught fire.
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Frankie Osborne was very concerned with making sure Becca's newborn son stayed with them while Becca was in prison.
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Frankie Osborne got taken back into care after being accused of taking Frankie's jewelry.
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Frankie Osborne then borrowed the video from the pawn shop which showed Darren selling the jewelry.
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On 22 January 2008, Frankie Osborne was told that Charlie had an acute form of Leukemia, Nancy and Jake pleaded with doctors to run tests to see if either of them were eligible to donate their bone marrow to Charlie.
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Frankie Osborne was hurt by this when she knew that Jake could've confided in her.
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Frankie Osborne is concerned when Jack borrows £100,000 in cash from a loan shark to buy back Warren's share of the Dog.
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When Carl and Anthony, criminal friends of Warren's, raid the pub to demand the cash at gunpoint, Frankie Osborne stood up to them in defense of Jack and Newt, and the three escape from the incident unscathed after Warren and Mike Barnes come to the rescue.
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When Nancy files for custody of Charlie, Frankie Osborne was furious, claiming that they were Charlie's real family.
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Frankie Osborne left him alone to say goodbye to Charlie before taking him to the police.
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Frankie Osborne later found Nancy with Charlie and demanded to know where Jake was, who Nancy had left in the car to die.
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Frankie Osborne later admitted she was scared for him, knowing that he would try and kill himself again.
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Frankie Osborne didn't believe Jake had killed Sean and accused Louise of framing Jake.
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Frankie Osborne then discovers that Newt's birth mother Shelley Newton, who returns for a job interview, along with her baby son Jensen Newton.
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Frankie Osborne then asks Newt to come with her and Jensen; he accepts and the reunited family then relocate.
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Frankie Osborne begins to blame Gilly for Steph's death and argues with him over the funeral plans and tells him that Steph was still in love with Max and that he would have saved her from the fire.
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Frankie Osborne gets deeply upset about the fact that Steph is dead, but still sets a table for her at Christmas.
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Frankie Osborne is overjoyed and shocked to find that there is an extra recording entitled "Mum" and Frankie listens to the goodbye message from her daughter.
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The father was Frankie Osborne's son, born when she was 16, yet Frankie Osborne thought he had died.
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Frankie Osborne confesses what he said to Jack and Frankie and, whereas Jack is more comforting, Frankie is angry and she and Darren argue.
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Frankie Osborne immediately realizes what he has said but Frankie slaps him and goes to the hospital to see Nancy and the baby.
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When Nancy asks what Darren told her and Jack, Frankie Osborne decides not to tell her that they know about her and Darren's argument and Frankie Osborne's subsequent argument.
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Frankie Osborne later sees Frankie screaming and panicking because she cannot find Tom however, Jack runs up and tells her he is safe with the other children who are being looked after by Annalise Appleton.
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Frankie Osborne survives the ordeal without any injuries and helps Ruby cope with the death of Maddie and Neil Cooper.
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Frankie Osborne accompanies Ruby and Esther to a memorial held at the college for Maddie, Neil, and Jono.
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Frankie Osborne is furious and orders Esther to apologize to Elizabeth and is unwilling to listen to Esther's explanation.
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Frankie Osborne is initially furious with Esther for this although eventually apologizes.
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When Sandy Roscoe moves to Hollyoaks, Frankie Osborne accuses Jack of having an affair with her causing problems in their marriage and Frankie Osborne accidentally runs over a pregnant Lindsey Butterfield causing her to have a miscarriage.
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In September 2015, Frankie Osborne goes to stay with her daughter Debbie and visit her ex-husband Johnno.
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When she eventually returns, Frankie Osborne is stopped by Lindsey Butterfield who, unbeknownst to her, has just been outed as a serial killer.
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Frankie Osborne tells Frankie that there has been an accident and she needs to get to the hospital.
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Frankie Osborne is later left devastated as her foster daughter, Jade Albright's cancer returns and she supports her, along with the rest of the Osbornes, despite her anger, bringing memories from Steph back.
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Frankie Osborne is torn between staying with Jack and going with Johnno.
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Frankie Osborne is close to choosing Johnno but turns him down at the last minute, telling him she is still in love with Jack.
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Frankie Osborne calls him and leaves a message apologizing for nearly leaving and reaffirming her love for him.
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Frankie Osborne calls Jack and informs him that Frankie had suffered a stroke and stopped breathing.
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Frankie Osborne was declared dead by the paramedics on 1 November 2017 and her funeral was held on 23 November.
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Frankie Osborne's death garnered strong emotional reactions from fans, with many praising the plot twist.
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