18 Facts About Pete Buchanan

Pete Buchanan is a fictional character from the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Kai Owen.

Pete Buchanan returned for a one-off appearance on 12 October 2018.

Pete Buchanan is a "social chameleon" who can fit in wherever he goes, and can easily have a conversation with anyone that he meets.

Digital Spy wrote that Pete Buchanan is evil, but that he is "able to portray himself as a nice guy".

In 2018, it was announced that Pete Buchanan would be returning as part of Cleo's "harrowing bulimia story".

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Pete Buchanan's scenes are set in prison, when Joel Dexter, the then-partner of Cleo, visits him.

Douglas-Speed explained that Joel believes that Pete Buchanan is "at the centre of all of Cleo's issues", which is what leads him to visit Pete Buchanan.

Pete Buchanan admitted that the role is difficult to play due to the villainous aspects of it, but felt it is important to portray Pete due to the importance of the storyline.

Pete Buchanan is introduced as Reenie McQueen's ex-boyfriend following her release from prison.

Pete Buchanan grows extremely jealous of Cleo's relationship with her boyfriend, Harry, even persuading Jack Osborne to rethink his decision of letting Cleo work for him during the summer.

Weeks later, Pete Buchanan meets student Jade Albright, who is being fostered by the Osborne family, Pete Buchanan helps Jade with her schoolwork and gives her a phone so that he can start grooming her.

Cleo later notices how Pete Buchanan is acting with Jade and threatens to expose their relationship to Reenie.

The next day, Jade asks Pete Buchanan to give her a lift to an old foster home when she believes the Osbornes' do not want her anymore.

Harry confronts Pete Buchanan for being at the pub working and Pete Buchanan pretends that Harry attacked him and Jason Roscoe arrests Harry.

Pete Buchanan is found guilty by the jury; as he is led away to jail, he yells abuse at the McQueen family.

Pete Buchanan informs Pete about Cleo's heart attack caused by her bulimia, and warns Pete to stay away from Cleo and blames Pete for Cleo's purging.

Pete Buchanan tells Joel that it is Joel's fault and that Cleo will be missing him.

Metro noted that Pete Buchanan had "weaved a tangled, sinister and destructive web over many months", and has called Pete Buchanan "sinister and sly" in an article.