69 Facts About Joel Dexter

Joel Dexter is a fictional character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks.

Joel Dexter is on probation for assault, and he loses his temper with various characters.

Joel Dexter was written out of the series in 2012 and departed on 9 January 2013.

On 18 August 2016, it was confirmed that Joel Dexter would be returning to Hollyoaks with the role recast to Rory Douglas-Speed; he returned on 8 September 2016.

Joel Dexter was originally introduced as a "mysterious newcomer" who is hiding a secret, with it being revealed that he is the long-lost son of established character Warren Fox.

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Still has spoken of his efforts to make the scenes in which Joel Dexter is stabbed as realistic as possible, as he felt that many people were victims of stabbing at the time.

Joel Dexter later started a relationship with Cleo's second-cousin, Goldie McQueen.

Anthony D Langford from AfterElton opined that Joel was a "scrawny teenage boy" and that his storyline with Brendan was "quite laughable".

Joel Dexter stands up for himself and he hates domestic violence.

Joel Dexter is nicknamed "Scottish Foxy" which was coined by Brendan and Still himself loved the name.

Joel Dexter explained that it was a vintage item but since it had since been "beaten up" from various characters always pushing Joel "up against walls".

Joel Dexter said that his ideal scene to represent Joel in the opening titles would be him "ironing his leather jacket, the inside of it, making it all nice for his day".

Still has said that Joel Dexter began "quite floaty as a character" because he had no fixed home.

Joel Dexter is searching for a missing connection and he "doesn't really have a focus in his life".

Joel Dexter was initially described as a "mysterious newcomer" who would change the life of an established character "forever".

Joel Dexter arrives to work as a dubstep DJ at Chez Chez at the same time Brendan disappears from the village.

Joel Dexter is planned to become part of a storyline in which fellow character Maddie Morrison becomes attracted to him.

However, Joel Dexter is uninterested as there is "only one person on his mind".

Sill stated that Joel Dexter is a great character because he is characterised as a "mysterious bad boy" who arrives "not really having any direction and is looking for his father".

Joel Dexter doesn't have much in his life and he is searching for something that is missing.

In December 2011, series producer Emma Smithwick said that she thought Joel Dexter was "great and so dynamic" and that she was enjoying his on-screen presence.

Joel Dexter added that he would "be involved heavily" in Warren's exit storyline.

Joel Dexter added that there is no proof that Joel is Warren's son, but that did not matter because he is "as he's still a way for Brendan to get to Warren".

Joel Dexter thought it was "interesting" because Warren did not want Joel to go with him, but it conjured up a "connection" between the father and son.

Still told Kilkelly that when Joel Dexter first arrived "he wasn't getting any answers at all", so he chose to befriend Brendan in attempt to discover more about Warren.

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Joel Dexter has a fling with Annalise Appleton and "made eyes at" Ash Kane.

Joel Dexter added that "Theresa's not impressed by Joel's jealous streak - but she's still got the hots for him".

Joel Dexter later begins feuding with Callum and in one scene they have a fight.

Joel Dexter added that Joel is so "resentful over being left out of the loop" that he puts on a mask and attacks Doug and steals the package.

Joel Dexter noted that while it was unconfirmed, Still had been seen filming on location alongside Scanlan, covered in blood.

Still told a writer from What's on TV that Joel Dexter is desperate to impress Brendan because he is "young and naive and he's grown up without a male role model".

Joel Dexter is "left in a bad way and his life is hanging in the balance".

Joel Dexter's stabbing boosted ratings for the serial's "first look" edition airing on E4.

Joel Dexter was "determined" to make it look "real" because stabbings occurred often in his home town of Glasgow.

Joel Dexter concluded that the storyline should have made Joel "see sense" and not be "in thrall" to Brendan.

Joel Dexter added that their storyline would be "massive" and "hard-hitting".

Joel Dexter arrives to work as a new DJ at Chez Chez and on his first night at work he spends time with Maddie who comes on to him.

Joel Dexter takes Maddie outside thinking she is going to sleep with him.

Joel Dexter argues with Warren who suspects that Brendan has sent him to the village, where he reveals that Warren is his father.

Theresa convinces Joel Dexter to give Warren some time to come to terms with the situation.

Joel Dexter gets Warren to take a paternity test which reveals that he is Joel's biological father.

Joel Dexter reveals that he spent time in a young offender's prison after he assaulted his violent stepfather who would abuse his mother.

Joel Dexter tells Warren that he will not stand for violence against women because of his experiences with his stepfather.

Joel Dexter goes to see Theresa McQueen before he leaves, who tells him that he should stay.

Brendan invites Joel Dexter to move in with him and makes an effort to befriend him.

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Joel Dexter tries to impress Brendan by running illegal errands for him.

Joel Dexter later tries to become more involved with the business and sets up club night.

Bart helps Joel Dexter set up for the night, but Bart invites many of his underage friends.

When Joel Dexter learns that Callum has kissed Theresa, Joel Dexter attacks him and subsequently ruins his club night.

Joel Dexter blames Bart and forces him to grow cannabis; while Brendan tells Joel Dexter he can no longer trust him.

Joel Dexter realises that he has walked into a trap and when he tries to escape he is stabbed.

Joel Dexter is taken into hospital where Brendan apologises for putting him in danger.

Joel Dexter is later kidnapped by Sampson who ties his hands and puts a grenade in his hands.

Joel Dexter later becomes a target of Warren's girlfriend Sienna Blake, who blames Warren for the death of her daughter Nico Blake.

Joel Dexter invites him to a bar and tries to kiss him, but he rejects her.

Joel Dexter becomes closer to Bart's cousin Cleo McQueen who has feelings for him.

At the hospital, Joel Dexter asks Warren how Cleo is but Warren tells him Cleo wasn't with him.

Joel Dexter makes a promise with God, that if she survives then he will return to the church.

Joel Dexter tells Cleo that they can't be together, leaving Cleo heartbroken.

Joel Dexter starts working with Darren Osborne to get rid of Shane for good.

Joel Dexter wakes up but they realise Shane is dead and they leave him there.

Joel Dexter is branded a killer by Prince and he attacks Joel Dexter but is stopped by his brother Hunter McQueen.

Joel Dexter tells Warren that Cleo is pregnant and Warren convinces him to be there for his child.

Joel Dexter is devastated when she reveals that she had an abortion.

Myra shows Warren the footage of Joel Dexter supplying Katy with the drugs and a furious Warren attacks Joel Dexter, before tying him up in the garage.

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Joel Dexter recovers but confides in Joel that her hair is falling out and Joel helps cut her hair.

Joel Dexter becomes concerned when Sienna tries to set him up with Maxine Minniver and she tells them that she wants them to be parents to Sebastian when she is gone.

Joel Dexter added Joel should have been treated as "just a minor nuisance" and he hoped that Hollyoaks would end the storyline because it was "really quite laughable".

Joel Dexter was an ill-conceived, pointless character from the start.