Hollyoaks star Lauren McQueen exposes soap snobbery amid major new role ...

 The actor has been hailed as a "rising star".

Lauren McQueen has reflected on the pomposity around cleansers after clearing out Hollyoaks and trying out for other ventures. Talking with the Every day Mail, the performing artist, who is as of now making waves as Marian in Robin Hood on MGM+, uncovered that "a few industry individuals" had "certain conclusions" approximately cleanser operas.

"When I cleared out Hollyoaks, I was mindful a few industry individuals had certain suppositions around cleansers, but it's fair a matter of inducing them that it doesn't matter," McQueen told the distribution. "Since, really, Hollyoaks was difficult: being on set each day, the enthusiastic storylines that you're given, it's difficult work."

McQueen, who depicted Lily Drinkwell from 2017 to 2019, was designated for four British Cleanser Grants and won two amid her time on the arrangement. In spite of her victory, be that as it may, the TV star experienced a especially cumbersome assembly with one casting executive after telling them that she'd showed up on Hollyoaks.

Noting that they "kind of snubbed it" and "rolled their eyes" when she mentioned the show, McQueen mused: "People have their own opinions, I guess."

Following her tenure in Hollyoaks, which ended with McQueen's character dying from sepsis, the TV star has gone on to land various roles in big-budget series, including Belgravia: The Next Chapter (2024), Masters of the Air (2024) and Outlander: Blood of My Blood (2025). She also appeared in Here (2024), an American drama film, alongside Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, and Paul Bettany, last year.

As of November, McQueen's latest project, Robin Hood, has officially debuted on MGM+, and the actor has already received praise for her performance as Marian. Comprised of ten episodes, the action-adventure series boasts a star-studded cast, with Connie Nielsen and Sean Bean appearing as Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Sheriff of Nottingham, respectively. Meanwhile, Australian actor Jack Patten, a newcomer to the industry, leads as Robin Hood.

In Radio Times' review, the publication hailed McQueen as a "rising star", adding: "A welcome addition is the influx of women in this world. Marian (Lauren McQueen) is far more than Rob's love interest — she's a woman reckoning with her abusive upbringing, complete with her own ambitions and convictions."

Meanwhile, Paste magazine added: "Patten and McQueen are sweetly adorable together, and the pairing is easy to root for, even when they occasionally struggle to navigate the uncomfortable friction between his people and hers."