Brookside Jacqui Dixon star's life with Hollyoaks actress daughter and famous husband
Alex Fletcher shot to fame in Channel 4 soap Brookside as fan favourite Jacqui Dixon 35 years ago and is the mother of a young actress who's joined the cast of Hollyoaks
Alex Fletcher shot to fame in Brookside 35 years ago.
The actress made her debut as Jacqui Dixon in 1990 and continued to play the iconic character until the Channel 4 soap ended in 2003.
She went to to appear in Murder Investigation Team, Surburban Mayhem and Doctors before landing the role as Diane Hutchinson in Hollyoaks in 2010.
Over the past 15 years, Alex has taken centre stage in some gripping storylines as fan favourite Diane from dealing with alcoholism to coming to terms with her teenager Ro Hutchinson's wish to transition.
Away from the fictional village, the soap icon is married to actor Neil Davies who previously appeared in Brookside as Robbie Moffatt, an on-screen boyfriend of her character Jacqui.
Alex and Neil tied the knot in 2003 and are parents to a son and daughter. The latter has recently joined the cast of Hollyoaks as part of spin-off show Hollyoaks Later and the Brookside crossover episode.
Yasmin's character Esme Dixon, who resides in Brookside Close, is the daughter of Jacqui and heads to a Liverpool nightclub where she gets up to some fun with a few Chester teenagers.
Yasmin is also currently filming season 3 of BAFTA nominated G’wed and recently finished working on a two-part story in Silent Witness with Emilia Fox.
She played Suranne Jones' daughter in Maryland and her other credits include The Gathering and The Tower.
While acting is her passion, Alex has previously expressed a desire to participate in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, having supported on-screen husband Nick Pickard, who plays Tony Hutchinson in Hollyoaks, during his stint on the show in 2023.
"It's one of my favourite shows," Alex shared. "I am at an age where I don't really care what people think about me anymore.
"I'd have a good go. I'd be scared of the water – the water things would freak me out. But I could eat the stuff and I'd be good in a team."
The Hollyoaks and Brookside crossover episode airs Wednesday, October 22 at 7pm on E4