Frankie Hough: Hollyoaks stars pay tribute to pregnant actress killed in motorway crash

Hollyoaks stars have paid tribute to a pregnant mother-of-two, killed in a automobile crash whereas travelling together with her two sons and younger nephew.

Frankie Jules-Hough, 38, had stopped to take a telephone name on the laborious shoulder of the M66 motorway in Bury, Greater Manchester, when the incident passed off.

Adil Iqbal, 22, from Accrington, Lancashire, who was driving a BMW, has admitted inflicting her loss of life by harmful driving.

Hough’s son Thomas, 9, and nephew Tobias, 4, have been badly harm. Her two-year-old son Rocky was additionally within the automobile on the time of the crash, which passed off on Saturday, 13 May, and was additionally harm.

All have been transported to hospital through air ambulance, however Hough sadly handed away two days later.

A GoFundMe attraction arrange by a pal to lift cash for Hough’s household stated she was 18 weeks pregnant, anticipating a daughter.

The attraction has up to now acquired over £52,000 of its £60,000 goal.

Actor Paul Danan, who performs Sol in Hollyoaks, shared footage of Hough on Instagram, expressing his shock and upset on studying of her loss of life.

He wrote: “I just heard the most shocking upsetting news I’ve heard in such a long time. Another good, good friend who was such a special person has sadly passed away while carrying her unborn baby and her two little boys and nephew who were in the car too. They had a terrible car accident.”

Hough performed the character Jess Holt within the Channel 4 cleaning soap in 2000 and 2001.

Danon went on to name her a “wonderful actress,” including, “I adored her. I feel so lost now”.

He later posted an image of them in a scene collectively, and in a publicity shot from Hollyoaks within the early 2000s.

Former Hollyoaks actor James Redmond, who performed Rory Finnigan within the present, commented: “Awful news, so young too. R.I.P., thoughts with her family.”

Lizzie Cundy and singer Lisa Moorish additionally commented, expressing their disappointment over her loss of life.

Hough had additionally appeared in Merseybeat, Heartbeat, Where The Heart Is and Wire In The Blood.

Iqbal shall be sentenced on 19 July.