Malachy Fisher is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Glen Wallace.
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24 Facts About Malachy Fisher
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Malachy Fisher first appears in 2007 for a surprise visit to his brother Kris.
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Malachy Fisher finds Kris kissing a man and shows his homophobia towards him.
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Later, Malachy Fisher gets results from the doctor, revealing he is HIV positive.
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Malachy Fisher is shocked and cannot come to terms with the diagnosis.
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Malachy Fisher thinks Mercedes will leave him, however she reassures him.
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Myra McQueen struggles to live with Malachy Fisher and believes she will catch HIV, this angers him and Mercedes.
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When Malachy Fisher was helping rebuild The Loft with Calvin Valentine and Spencer Gray.
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Malachy Fisher saw Spencer playing with a metal saw and rushed down to stop him, but ended up cutting his arm.
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Malachy Fisher resumed his friendship with Jake Dean when he was released from a mental institute.
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Malachy Fisher intended to shoot Calvin however couldn't go through with it.
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When Mercedes is questioned by the police Malachy Fisher tells them it was him, however he is released as they know he is only trying to save Mercedes.
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Malachy Fisher comes back to Hollyoaks still not over Mercedes' affair.
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Mercedes, jealous that Malachy Fisher's moving on, lies that he has infected with HIV making him realise how much he still loves her.
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Malachy Fisher decides to leave, but is tricked into having dinner with Mercedes by Myra.
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Malachy Fisher wants to apologise to Mercedes because he feels bad about hitting her.
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Malachy Fisher pushes Mercedes out the way just in time but he is badly injured by the blast and is rushed to hospital.
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Malachy Fisher is in a stable condition at first, but when Mercedes was dreaming that Malachy is discharged and talks to him that she wants to have a family, she is interrupted by Cheryl who says that she heard the news.
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When Mercedes is confused, she turns around and is horrified to see that Malachy Fisher is still lying in his hospital bed, but only for him to fall into a coma, causing him to be on a life support machine.
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Malachy Fisher appears to Mercedes, helping her to make the decision to switch off his life-support machine.
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Malachy Fisher initially appeared in only three episodes, a gruff builder who was appalled to learn his brother was a bisexual cross dresser.
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Malachy Fisher said producers were "keen" on his work and brought him back for another nine episodes to see if he could be integrated into the canvas.
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Central part of Malachy Fisher's character was his discovery in September 2008 that he had HIV.
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Malachy Fisher knew many people never believed they could get HIV, and hoped his character's own ignorance might make some of them change their minds.
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