Frankie Hough death: Hollyoaks star pays tribute to former co-star actress
Hollyoaks star Paul Danan pays tribute to former co-star actress killed in horror M66 motorway crash with her unborn baby – as BMW driver admits killing her
- Frankie Jules-Hough died after the crash on the M66 in Greater Manchester
Hollyoaks[2] actor Paul Danan has paid tribute to his ‘beautiful and talented’ former co-star Frankie Jules-Hough who died in a horror M66 crash with a BMW driver while pregnant.
Adil Iqbal, 22, pleaded guilty to killing Ms Jules-Hough, 38, and causing serious injury to her son, Thomas, nine, in the crash which also left her four-year-old nephew Tobias badly hurt.
Ms Hough’s other son, Rocky, two, was also in the car when she stopped on the motorway hard-shoulder to take a telephone call at around 3.10pm on May 13, on the M66 in Bury, Greater Manchester.
Former co-star Mr Danan told followers how ‘truly devastated’ he was after hearing the tragic news.
‘I just heard the most shocking upsetting news I’ve heard in such a long time,’ he wrote in an Instagram post.
Adil Iqbal, 22, pleaded guilty to killing Frankie Jules-Hough, 38, (pictured) and causing serious injury to her son, Thomas, nine, in the crash which also left her four-year-old nephew, Tobias, badly hurt
Frankie appeared on Hollyoaks as Jess Holt from 2000 to 2001
Paul Danan has paid tribute – he and Frankie starred together in Hollyoaks back in 2000- 2001
Adil Iqbal admitted causing the death of Frankie Hough, 38 – pictured outside The Crown Court in Manchester
‘Another good good friend who was such a special person has sadly passed away while carrying her unborn baby and her 2 little boys and nephew who were in the car too. They had a terrible car accident.
‘This wonderful actress played the character ‘Jess’ alongside me for nearly 4 years in @hollyoaksofficial her real name is Frankie Hough and I adored her. I feel so lost right now. #RIPFranki.’
Frankie appeared on the soap as Jess Holt from 2000 to 2001 while Paul played Sol Patrick in Hollyoaks between 1997 and 2001.
Iqbal, from Accrington, Lancashire, who was driving a BMW, was arrested at the scene following the incident in May.
He admitted the two offences during a hearing at Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester on Monday.
Relatives of Ms Hough launched a fundraiser to support her family, saying their lives had been ‘truly turned upside down’
The crash took place at 3.10pm on May 13, when two vehicles travelling southbound on the M66 in Bury collided, Greater Manchester Police said
A third count of causing serious injury by dangerous driving relating to Ms Hough’s nephew was not put to the defendant at Monday’s hearing.
Judge Maurice Greene remanded Iqbal into custody to await sentencing on July 19.
A GoFundMe appeal for the family of Ms Hough set up by a friend said she was 18 weeks pregnant, expecting a daughter.
The appeal said Thomas and Tobias were both in induced comas in intensive care in hospital after the crash.
References
- ^ Danya Bazaraa (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ Hollyoaks (www.dailymail.co.uk)