I find this very odd.

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Darren Osborne is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks. He was introduced by executive producer Phil Redmond as part of the Osborne family, and played by Adam Booth, made his first on-screen appearance on 18 November 1996. Booth left the role in 1997, but the character was recast in 1999 with current portrayer Ashley Taylor Dawson. Dawson decided to leave Hollyoaks in 2000 to concentrate on his band, allSTARS*, but returned in 2003 and has since remained in the role. As of 2017 Dawson has been on the show for 16 years with a 2 year break between 2001-2003.