Yahoo News Hollyoaks star Kirsty-Leigh Porter admits she's scared for Sid after flash-forward episode
Hollyoaks star Kirsty-Leigh Porter has admitted that she's scared for Sid following the show's recent flash-forward episode.
Previously, the Channel 4 soap offered fans a quick glimpse of the future as one episode jumped to New Year's Eve 2020, where Leela (Porter) found her foster son Sid's smashed up guitar.
On whether fans should be concerned about Sid and his dark drugs storyline, she said: "Even for me, the flash-forward episode was worrying because I saw that things are not going to go well."
She continued: "Billy [Price, who plays Sid] is brilliant, he breaks my little heart and he’s brilliant at playing the role of that kid who gets wrapped up in trouble and wants to impress.
"He wants to be the big man - be like Jordan and be this cool guy trying to get people to like him. But Leela knows he’s not that guy and that he wants to play music instead.
"He’s so happy with his guitar, so to see it smashed up in the flash-forward is powerful, it breaks my heart."
This foreshadowing of Sid's future is part of the soaps's County Lines storyline, which tackles the topic of gangs from big cities targeting young people and vulnerable adults to sell drugs in smaller towns across the country.
Asked if she knew anything about Country Lines before this storyline, she said: "It’s funny because when I was told that we were doing county lines, I then went home and saw it on the news.
"It suddenly came into my consciousness, now I find myself explaining the topic to other people. I was shocked to discover how common it is - that there were such young people involved – everything about it is unbelievable."
When she heard that Hollyoaks would be covering this topic, she said she was proud and thrilled to be part of it.
"We’re doing it again – we’re tackling something that’s not really been covered before. Hollyoaks is picking up on these things and teaching the viewers, but they’re also teaching me, and I know that’s the case with other cast."
With Leela recently inviting Sid's cousin Jordan into her home, Porter also addressed whether Leela might be to blame for Sid's situation.
"She’s Sid’s foster mum, so whatever happens it’s always her responsibility and her fault in her eyes," she said.
"If you’re responsible for someone and something goes wrong then the first thing you think is, what have I done, what could I have done, what could I have said? I think she will blame herself for a lot of it."
On how she feels about Jordan flirting with Leela, she added: "She’s a bit excited isn’t she! She’s not had any romance since Louis, God rest his soul. Jordan is this young, hip, cool guy who’s reminding her of what she used to be like before the responsibilities.
"Leela used to be fun and go out and be carefree and happy. She always had a thing for scallies, because she loved Cameron, so she loves a bad-boy, and Jordan’s a bit exciting. She’s resisting his charm for now, but it’ll be hard to ignore forever."
Hollyoaks airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 6.30pm on Channel 4, with first-look episodes airing on E4 at 7pm. Wednesdays through Fridays on E4 will feature classic episodes called Hollyoaks Favourites.
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