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Hollyoaks’ Steph Waring strips off to bikini on £900 a NIGHT Maldives holiday after soap axing
The star also tied the knot with her partner Tom during the trip
STEPH Waring has left fans hot under the collar as she enjoyed a lavish holiday following her Hollyoaks axe.
The former star took to social media to show off her stunning physique as she holidayed in the Maldives.
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Steph, 46, updated fans on her £900 a night trip to the South Asia country as she stripped off to a pink bikini.
The mum-of-two looked incredible as she posed on the beach and also her private pool at the Ifuru Island resort.
Her villa, called the Sunset Beach Villa, boasts its own "direct access to a secluded beach paradise".
Steph had secretly wed Tom Thornton-Brookes at a five-star resort on Ifuru Island earlier this week.
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Fans were left swooning over the star as one said: "The next bond girl."
A second wrote: "Steph you look gorgeous wherever you are."
"One of my crushes wen I was younger," said a third.
Steph's next chapter comes after she was brutally axed from Hollyoaks earlier this year.
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She was the only original character to be included in the Channel 4 soap's recent cull of 20 cast members.
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The move came as part of a shock shake-up which will see Hollyoaks become ‘Britain’s first national digital-led soap’, moving from Channel 4 to YouTube and E4 and being cut from five episodes a week to three.
She told The Sun at the time: “I did expect more loyalty after almost three decades.
"We’re just normal people who happen to be on the telly, we still have all pressures of paying the bills - so I won’t be taking time out."
From Hollyoaks to Hollywood
James Corden played a caretaker in the early days of the soap.
The former American TV host doesn't have much positive to say about his time on the soap, claiming it was "hell on earth."
Since his short-lived time on the show he has gone on to bigger things including smash hit comedy Gavin and Stacey.
Rachel Shenton joined the soap as aspiring glamour model Mitzeee Minniver in 2010.
Over two years her character was sent to prison, got pregnant and had a number of romantic affairs.
Since leaving Hollyoaks she has won an Oscar for best live action short film, The Silent Child.
Rachel has also starred in White Gold and All Creatures Great and Small
Emmett J. Scanlan played gangster turned anti-hero Brendan Brady.
Emmett played the love interest of Steve Hayes, with their romance delighting fans until it turned violent.
Since his departure Emmett has appeared in Peaky Blinders, The Fall, Gangs of London and even appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy
Emma Rigby joined Hollyoaks when she was 15 as Hannah Ahsworth.
Hannah's eating disorder storyline was the first of it's kind on TV while other plots included being caught in a fire, gangland drug dealing and running away.
Since leaving the soap in 2010 Emma has gone on to star in ABCs Once Upon a Time in Wonderland as the Red Queen. Other roles include guest appearances in Death In Paradise, Ripper Street and Fresh Meat
Nico Mirallegro got his big break with Hollyoaks starring as emo Barry ‘Newt’ Newton.
Nico's main storyline in the soap was developing schizophrenia which culminated in a suicide pact.
He left the soap in 2010 and went on to star in My Mad Fat Diary, Our Girl, Rillington Place, The Ark and Common, Penance, as well as the Mike Leigh movie Peterloo and was nominated for a Bafta for his role in period drama The Village.
Ricky Whittle used Hollyoaks as a stepping stone to break America.
He played one of the soap's resident hunks, Calvin Valentine, from 2006 to 2011 - when he was killed off at his wedding.
After leaving the soap Ricky cracked America starring in teen drama The 100 and America Gods.
He also appeared in Strictly Come Dancing in 2009.
Warren Brown joined Hollyoaks in 2005 for a year as evil Andy Holt.
His stint on the show consisted of date rape storylines and a crime spree, before eventually being killed off.
After leaving Hollyoaks, Warren became a big hitter in TV playing DS Justin Ripley in Luther, as well as major roles in a number of dramas including Liar, The Responder, Homefront and Good Cop.
Wallis Day played Holly Cunningham in the soap for years before leaving.
In 2021 Wallis won the role of Batwoman in DC's series, taking over from Ruby Rose.
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