Modupe Adeyeye has been cast as Blessing Chamber on ‘Hollyoaks’.
The actress has already begun filming and will grace our screens later this month, Digital Spy is reporting.
The new series regular will be introduced when Dennis Savage (Joe Tracini) pays a visit to the strip club where she works as a glass collector.
"Strong and colourful" character Blessing is left worried about her future when Dennis accidentally puts her job and her flat above the club at risk.
Modupe is best known for appearing as Faith Olubunmi in ‘EastEnders’ and soap spin-off ‘EastEnders: E20’ in 2011. She also had roles in TV dramas ‘Our Girl’ and ‘My Murder’.
Fans can tune in to Channel 4 at 6.30pm on February 21 to see Blessing’s grand entrance.
Her addition is expected liven the mood on ‘Hollyoaks’ in the wake of the recent dramatic rape storyline which saw teacher John Paul McQueen (James Sutton) assaulted by a pupil.
James revealed: "It’s a really dark storyline. and it has taken its toll. I’m exhausted and I’m tired. I look like rubbish but this is what happens when people have been through what John Paul has been through."