Kurt Benson is a fictional character from the British television soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jeremy Edwards.
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18 Facts About Kurt Benson
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Kurt Benson debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 23 October 1995.
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Kurt Benson was created by Phil Redmond as one of the serial's original characters.
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Kurt Benson is described as having "two passions in his life – his motorbike and his music".
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Kurt Benson is described by British newspaper The Independent as being the Alpha male.
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Kurt Benson was friends with Tony Hutchinson and Jambo Bolton and had his heart set on winning Natasha Andersen as his girlfriend.
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Kurt Benson moved on to Natasha's cousin Ruth, and after a rocky start to their relationship, they ended up getting married.
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Kurt Benson had caught Spike making a play for Ruth and, in his attempt to protect her, he pushed Spike, causing him to fall from the scaffolding.
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Kurt Benson took off to Hull, sensing that Ruth doubted his innocence.
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When Kurt Benson was found not guilty, the couple began to enjoy life as newly weds, although they knew that things would never be easy.
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Meanwhile, Kurt Benson handed Rob over to the mercy of his drug dealers, who threw him from the roof of a car park.
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Rob never forgave Kurt Benson, and began a long and drawn out plan to exact revenge.
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Ruth was determined to make it work, but Kurt Benson soon found himself tempted by the alluring Kate Patrick and started an affair.
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Kurt Benson tried to teach Kate a lesson by holding her head under water, and almost drowned her in the process.
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Kurt Benson returned in Hollyoaks Later in 2013, fourteen years after his last appearance.
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Kurt Benson appeared as a vision in Tony's mind, and protecting Tony's son Harry Thompson, from danger.
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Kurt Benson explained that he had faked his death and had come back to put things right.
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Kurt Benson started a relationship with Tony's sister Verity Hutchinson and it soon became clear he was setting out to scam his friends to pay off a debt, swindling Darren Osborne and Mandy Richardson out of their life savings with a fake business venture.
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