Jason Costello is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Victoria Atkin.
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26 Facts About Jason Costello
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Jason Costello is a transgender boy, and the first character in the soap opera to experience gender dysphoria.
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Jason Costello helped advise Atkin on the performance of the storyline and was available on set for her.
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When Jason Costello first arrives he shows anger to his half sister Jem for running away from home in 2007.
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Jason Costello is taken to Evissa by his mother for a makeover and he seems unhappy to be there, until he strikes up a friendship with Bart McQueen.
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Jason Costello is first seen presenting as male when he joins in with some other boys who are adding graffiti to a wall.
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Jason Costello spends a day with Bart however runs off after Bart kisses him.
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Anita pursues him, later finding out that Jason Costello is female-assigned, but she persuades him to speak to her about it and we learn that Jason Costello feels like he's a male in a girl's body.
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Fern catches Jason Costello on a night and the pair seem to make up when Jason Costello tells her all about his double life and Fern opens up to the fact that she is a lesbian.
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Things take a turn for the worse when Jason Costello reveals that he still fancies boys and knocks back Fern's advances.
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Jason Costello reveals that it's really him, just presenting as female, and Bart reacts badly.
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However, Jason Costello comes back for him when he sees him being taunted by Fern.
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Bart and Jason Costello resume their friendship and he encourages Jason Costello to come out.
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Jason Costello's mother tells him that she has booked him into a clinic; however, unknown to Jason Costello, his mum's aim is to "cure" him rather than to help cope with his gender dysphoria.
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Jason Costello becomes victimised and Bart joins in the bullying, however gains the support of Seth.
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Jason Costello later wakes up in hospital and discovers that Bart was driving the car.
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Jason Costello has a fight with Seth but instead of cutting himself, he vows to makes changes to his life.
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Jason Costello begins to rebel after Carl refuses to let him begin taking hormone blockers.
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Jason Costello is arrested after he steals Ash Kane's and later buys unprescribed treatment via the internet.
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Carl stops Jason Costello from taking them, but agrees to let him start the treatment at a later date.
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Bart tells Jason Costello he is the reason he cannot admit his love for Sinead.
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Jason Costello tells Bart to let go of Jasmine and win Sinead back.
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At first Jason Costello says no, then after thinking about it he says yes and tells Seth who does not take the news well.
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Jason Costello then says an emotional farewell to Bart, Sinead and Tilly Evans and all his family.
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Bart wants to see him but Jason Costello says that it is a permanent goodbye and that they will never meet again.
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Jason Costello says that he wants to start again in America as if Jasmine never existed and he says "I will never forget you Bart McQueen".
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