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Coordinates	39°44′21″N104°59′5″N
name	Craig Dean
portrayer	Guy Burnet
born	26 June 1988
series	Hollyoaks
introducer	Phil Redmond (2002)Bryan Kirkwood (2008)
years	2002–07, 2008
first	9 October 2002
last	28 November 2008
occupation	Student
home	Dublin
classification	Former; regular
father	Johnno Dean
mother	Frankie Osborne
brothers	Jake Dean
halfbrothers	Presley Dean Brian Bloom
sisters	Debbie DeanSteph Roach
nieces	Esther Bloom
aunts	Linda
relatives	Reenie }}

Craig Dean is a fictional character from the long-running British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Guy Burnet. Burnet has won many of Britain's most prestigious acting awards for this role. After his eventful departure from the series in September 2007, he returned to the show on 3 September 2008 in a bid to secure his sunset ending with John Paul McQueen, in which he was successful. He was also featured in the new spin-off show ''Hollyoaks Later'' in November 2008.

The character has been called one of ''Hollyoaks''' most iconic characters.

Character development

Craig Dean was not at first outlined as harbouring homosexual feelings or tendencies. The character was originally scripted as heterosexual, and actor Guy Burnet wanted to maintain this aspect of the character in his portrayal. He relayed, "The thing that I wanted more than anything was to convey confusion – if Craig could go and sleep with John Paul and afterwards the audience can say 'hold on a minute – maybe he's not gay'… If I've provoked that question, then I've reached the goal I wanted to reach. If I'm confused, in turn Craig is confused and so is the audience – that's the way I see it."

Burnet was at first against the writers decision to have Craig become romantically involved with another male character. "I'll always be completely honest," he stated. "I'll always be real. The truth is that it was difficult to play. It was talked about for a long while and I felt uncomfortable with the idea because I didn't think it was justifiable. I thought 'how can you make a straight guy who's a bit of a cheeky chappy, loves the girls and has a sort of camp sense of humour, gay?'" Burnet stated that he sat down with the produces of the series. "It was sitting with Bryan and the other producers, discussing it and saying 'right, if we're going to do this, it's not a story about a character being gay, it's a story where we have to justify the guy's sexual confusion – why is he like this? And the most important thing is that he still has the love for the woman in his life'". Burnet conveyed that he does not see Craig as gay or bisexual, and was adamant on the series not portraying Craig as either. "It was a love for this one person," he cited, "which threw him." Burnet detailed, "Craig was always a lonely character. He never had that many friends surrounding him, even during the times of Bombhead and Lee. These guys were in a different year to him. He was always a lone soldier." Further elaborating on Craig and John Paul's connection, Burnet stated, "JP was not only a best friend but when he came out, it was a coming to terms moment for Craig – asking himself 'perhaps these feelings are OK to have for JP and I don't want to lose him as a mate'. It's confusion but it's also a love story – an obsession almost."

Burnet revealed that his main goal within acting is to provoke a reaction. "...and I don't just want to provoke a good reaction," he noted. "I want to provoke a reaction that's hatred – hate me, but hate the character. If I've achieved that, then that's great. Variation is fantastic." He stated, "The thing about Craig – whatever character you play is always going to be slightly similar to you. Whoever says that they're completely different is lying because it's your face, its your expression – it is you." He added, however, that the personality "might be completely different" and pointed out that personality-wise he is nothing like Craig. "There are a lot of parts that are similar, things that you draw from reality," he noted.

In regards to whether or not he became comfortable with portraying Craig's sexual attraction to John Paul, Burnet clarified: "Even towards the end, it was always difficult for me… You've got to remember that the room is full of people and it's not so much that which bothers you, but you're sitting there and – this isn't meant in a homophobic way – I just didn't feel comfortable doing it. It literally would be a silent set, we'd do it and hopefully it was one take and it was out of the way. That's a genuine answer."

In late 2007, Burnet decided to leave the series, stating that he wanted to pursue other acting ventures. However, he agreed to return to the series in late 2008. "I’ve had so much support from fans since I left the show, so it’s great to have the opportunity to reprise the storyline and give viewers a resolution to the Craig and John Paul story," he revealed. Burnet's return was revealed on 10 June 2008. The exact date was revealed to be the 2 September.

Burnet cited his appreciation for the show giving him a unique character to portray, while maintaining the distinct difference between John Paul's sexuality and Craig's. "I really appreciate the freedom and the opportunities that they've given me to really make something different of this storyline, not just the conventional 'coming out' storyline – it's been a sexual confusion storyline," he stated. "For James, it's been a 'coming out' storyline but for me, I really didn't want to mimic that or mirror it any way. It's important to show something different, something original and they gave me the freedom to do that. I'll never forget that."

Storylines

2002–2007

Craig uses his intelligence to manipulate Hollyoaks villagers and to pull a variety of scams. He falls for older girl Abby Davies, as she leads him on, making him believe that she fancies him. However, nothing happens in the relationship after Craig discovers that she is using him in order to make her ex boyfriend, Lee Hunter, jealous.

Craig has a supportive side, which he uses when his sister, Steph, is attacked and is left with epilepsy by Toby Mills. Craig supports her through this and is always there for his family when they need him, as they struggle through their debts. Craig’s love life improves when he falls for the charms of another older girl, Natalie Osborne, who manages to seduce him. But she wants to keep their relationship a secret and she uses him to lose her virginity. She then starts to lose interest in him, but is taught a lesson by Craig's sisters, Debbie and Steph, who have had an intense dislike for Natalie since she arrived. Natalie then leaves Hollyoaks and Craig behind. With help from his father Johnno Dean, Craig was soon able to leave Natalie behind and move on with his life.

Craig is dealt another shock, which leaves him devastated; his father, Johnno, leaves the family after having an affair with a younger girl who became pregnant with his child. Craig, who like his sister Steph Dean had enjoyed a very close relationship with Johnno, is left heartbroken and finds it difficult to recover from this, but slowly comes to terms with it and supports his mother, Frankie, who is also in shock. Soon after, Craig becomes fiercely protective of his family and friends. The Deans then move into The Dog In The Pond pub with Jack Osborne, whom Frankie starts dating.

Craig is shocked when Johnno returns to the village and tells his family that his girlfriend has left him for someone else, and that he realises he missed his family. Craig then finds out that Johnno is lying and that he has left his girlfriend and newborn son after he decided that he did not want to be a father again at his age. Craig, Jake and Steph are disgusted by his behaviour and by him leaving his child without a father and his girlfriend without financial support. Johnno tries to make amends, but in the end decides to leave Hollyoaks to marry his younger girlfriend after Craig and Jake tell him that his new son needs him more than they do. Johnno does mail Craig a card for Craig's 18th birthday a year later, but Craig chooses not to open up to him.

Craig starts a romantic relationship with Darlene Taylor and supports her after her stepbrother, Justin Burton, pushes her through a window and later when her brother, Ali, is killed by a car. Meanwhile, Frankie and Jack marry and Darlene deals with her feelings by making up claims about his family making passes at her. This leads to her stepmother, Liz Burton, throwing her out of her house and Darlene living with the Dean/Osborne clan. Darlene starts flirting with Craig's stepbrother, Darren, and then tells Craig that Darren is the one seducing her. Craig then walks in on her having sex with Darren: an event Darren orchestrated to prove what type of person Darlene is to Craig. Craig's relationship with Darlene ends.

Craig hopes to escape Hollyoaks village after completing his A levels. He is offered a conditional place at Trinity College in Ireland, but after failing to get the right grades he decides to repeat a year at Hollyoaks Comprehensive. Meanwhile, Jake accidentally runs over Diane Valentine, causing her son, Sonny, to begin bullying Craig at school.

Through Sonny's bullying of Craig, Craig becomes friends with John Paul McQueen, Sarah Barnes, Hannah Ashworth and Nancy Hayton. After John Paul saves Craig from a beating by Sonny, Craig and John Paul become best friends and John Paul helps him stand up to Sonny. Sarah becomes Craig's girlfriend, and Hannah starts dating John Paul. Craig's relationship with Sarah takes a rocky turn after Rhys Ashworth (Sarah's ex) talks to Craig about Sarah, stating that she is a slut. Craig and Sarah have a big argument before resolving their differences. John Paul splits up with girlfriend Hannah, blaming it on his fancying someone else; the person is soon mistakenly believed to be Sarah. When Craig catches Sarah talking to John Paul, he becomes angry and dumps Sarah, calling her a "slag" and a "slapper". John Paul later claims he made up fancying Sarah as a way of pushing Hannah away because he loves her. Craig and John Paul's friendship is then back on track, with both (the latter more half-heartedly) trying to win back their girlfriends. Craig sets out on a mission to get Sarah back; he and Sarah do get back together, but at Hannah's 18th birthday party, he catches a drunken Sarah kissing Rhys. John Paul breaks up the fight that ensues between Craig and Rhys and blurts out that Sarah is not good enough for Craig. This seemingly comes out of the blue to Craig, and he follows John Paul outside to demand what he meant by it. John Paul confessed that he said it because he was jealous of Sarah because he was in love with Craig. Craig did not see any of this coming and was shocked to lose his girlfriend and to find out that his best friend was in love with him. He managed to get over what John Paul had said, though, as long as John Paul didn't mention it again. Craig forgave Sarah for kissing Rhys. However, it was hinted that Craig might have had ulterior motives for getting back together with her.

Craig and Sarah went to the school dance together (as did John Paul and Hannah). John Paul watched as Craig and Sarah kissed on the dance floor and Sarah told Craig that she loved him. Craig told Sarah that he loved her too, but as he did so his eyes were on John Paul, across the room. At this point, John Paul left and Craig soon followed. They met in the gym and drank too much, and Craig told John Paul that he was okay with the "gayness." Craig told John Paul, "Remember this...I love you, I love you." and then kissed John Paul. Hannah saw them and told Sarah, as well as the rest of the school. The following day, they were the talk of the school and John Paul told everyone he was gay. Craig was furious with John Paul for coming out in front of their classmates, since by association people think he must be gay, too. This caused Sonny's bullying of Craig to become worse, but Craig told everyone he was not gay and that John Paul came on to him (in spite of the fact that he initiated the kiss with John Paul). In order to get on Sonny's good side during a five-a-side match, Craig repeatedly smashed into John Paul, eventually culminating in a beating (to Sonny's glee) where Craig called John Paul a queer. After punching Craig back and angrily challenging anyone else who wanted to try and fight him, John Paul ran off tearfully. Later on, Craig apologised to John Paul, but John Paul did not accept it. Craig asked John Paul "If you didn't think I was gay, then why'd'ya try it on with me?" John Paul told him to forget it and turned away. Craig tried to call out to him by stating, "Mate..." but John Paul cut him off saying, "Mate...yeah right" and walked off while Craig looked on.

Time passed and Craig and John Paul were still not talking to each other, Sarah tried to make them talk to each other. After Craig defended John Paul to Sonny and told John Paul he did not mind him being gay, John Paul said he would think about being friends again. Whilst defending John Paul to Sonny, Sonny was incredulous and asked Craig, "You one of them? 'Cause you act like it half the time," which Craig did not deny, but said that it was better than being a chauvinist bully.

Craig's jealous side began to show when he, Sarah and Hannah saw John Paul kissing his new boyfriend, Spike; Craig looked shocked and upset, as did Hannah. The two of them did not look keen when Sarah discussed John Paul and Spike in excitement. Craig then managed to get 2 tickets to a concert John Paul desperately wanted to go to. Craig told Sarah they cost him so much he could only buy two. When Craig told John Paul, John Paul refused to go without Spike. Craig showed strong disappointment at this and later admitted that he felt that by getting the tickets he and John Paul could be proper mates again. Sarah then suggested that they all just go for a drink instead of fighting about who goes to the concert. Craig was obviously envious of Spike. Whenever Spike talked, Craig snapped at him with a nasty comment. When Sarah went to talk to Craig after he walked off, he admitted that he was jealous of all the attention John Paul was giving to Spike, which used to go to him. He quickly suggested getting 4 tickets to a concert they "all like" which Sarah thought was a good idea. Craig could still be seen in a foul mood.

Weeks passed and things seemed to be back to normal between everyone. John Paul, Sarah, Craig and Hannah study for their exams, but Sarah took time out to quiz John Paul on his sex life with Spike. Craig protested, but John Paul said it was fine to talk about it. He admitted he had not tried sex yet with Spike because he thought that Spike was experienced and he was not. Craig became increasingly uncomfortable and stormed out of the McQueen house after yelling at both Sarah and Hannah. Craig blames his mood on exam stress.

Days later, John Paul was unable to continue making excuses to not be alone with Spike. He admitted to Hannah that if he slept with Spike, then he really would be gay. Spike did come 'round the McQueen house. After a very nervous conversation, he led Spike upstairs to his room.

Craig grew increasingly hostile towards Spike explaining that he was looking out for his best mate. In a fit of spite, Hannah threw the fact that John Paul was in love with Craig in Spike's face. This caused a row between John Paul and Spike where John Paul admitted he had a "school boy crush" on Craig, but that he had never felt for anyone like he felt for Spike. The argument ended in a passionate kiss in front of everyone at The Dog in The Pond.

Myra McQueen insisted that John Paul brought Spike over for tea, against John Paul's better judgement. Spike came over and met Myra and John Paul's sister Mercedes McQueen and quickly won them over. Craig arrived as they are all going to a gig, but he feels left out as John Paul and Spike teased him and later ignored him as they laugh together on the sofa. Craig overheard John Paul tell Spike he believed they had a future together. Dejected, Craig decided to leave and went without John Paul even noticing.

On the 16 May 2007, Craig sees John Paul and Spike at The Dog in The Pond and goes to talk to John Paul while Spike is in the bathroom. He's bitching about Spike again. John Paul is disappointed with Craig and reminds him Spike is his boyfriend, adding he has grown a lot in the last few months and does not fancy Craig any more.

Later, Craig has trouble concentrating during an exam. You'll understand why when you see him write angrily on his desk, "John Paul Luvs Spike". He storms out of the exam and arrives at John Paul's house, where he immediately asks for some alcohol, any type. Instead of saying what is on his mind, Craig continues to insult Spike. John Paul accuses Craig of being jealous of Spike, but Craig denies this true statement.

Craig finally lets his emotions get the better of him. Tearing up, he asks, "When did you get over me?" John Paul admits that he still loves Craig and more so than Spike. Craig asks if he and Spike have slept together and when John Paul confirms that they have, Craig admits that he can't stop thinking about John Paul and tears streaming down his face, he kisses John Paul. They end up sleeping together. Later on, Craig rises clearly angry, dresses quickly, calls John Paul a "faggot" when he tries to touch Craig and then storms out of the house, leaving John Paul confused and upset.

Craig arrives at school the next day early, and rudely snaps at Sarah before sitting an exam. Later on after the examinations are complete, he has another heated argument with Sarah and his second hurried apology frightens her. He tells her that she disgusts him and she tells him she hates him and runs off.

John Paul attempts to speak with Craig outside The Dog in The Pond, and Craig angrily responds that John Paul has "ruined everything". John Paul replies: "You can't blame me", they argue, and finally Craig tells John Paul to stay away from him.

The next day, Craig attempts to make amends with Sarah. Whilst at the SUbar Craig and Sarah, who are joined by Spike and John Paul, speak alone and come to an agreement to stay together as long as Craig stays in line. Craig goes for more drinks and John Paul follows him to the bar. John Paul asks if he's had any time to get his head around what happened between them and Craig says he doesn't know what John Paul is talking about. John Paul tells him that he too was confused before he came out but Craig tells John Paul that he is not like Spike and he'd better keep his mouth shut as it would be Craig's word against John Paul's if anything came out.

A few weeks later, Sarah secures a modeling audition thanks to ex-boyfriend Rhys. She confides in and asks advice of John Paul about how he thinks Craig will react and how to deal with it. As they discuss this, Craig is hiding and watching, paranoid that John Paul is telling Sarah about their night of passion instigated by Craig himself. He barges into the conversation and claims that whatever John Paul is saying is not true, and not to believe him. Sarah has no idea what he is going on about, whilst John Paul understands more about Craig. When Craig learns the truth, he tells Sarah he would be happy for her to go on this modeling shoot, but this is just to cover his tracks.

The next day, after the modelling shoot, Craig is shown the pictures from the shoot and sees that they were taken of Sarah in suggestive poses with another man. Sarah assures Craig that this man is gay and there is nothing to worry about. However, John Paul later bumps into Sarah on the way to The Dog in The Pond to see Craig, and she tags along. During the meeting, Sarah receives phone calls from the guy from the shoot. Craig gets jealous and grabs the phone off Sarah telling the model to back off. John Paul advises Craig to tell Sarah the truth, so Craig tells Sarah that he is not happy that she is going to be a model. However, this infuriated Sarah very much and she storms off. Craig is later seen in his room, as John Paul greets him, only to be told that he should not have advised him to tell Sarah the truth. Later on, Sarah has another argument with Craig at The Dog in The Pond, telling him she does not want a jealous boyfriend, and leaves an upset and confused Craig. He tries to phone John Paul, who, as soon as he sees it's Craig, does not answer.

The next day, John Paul and Spike celebrate their two-month relationship. Craig repeatedly calls until finally John Paul has to answer. Craig wants to see him now, so John Paul leaves a disheartened Spike. John Paul becomes even more troubled when Craig gives him a warm hug as soon as he arrives. Then Craig tells John Paul he realized how much he means to him, he tells him they will be best mates. Realising nothing has changed, John Paul leaves upset, telling Craig to leave him alone, if he wants to pretend they never had sex, it's fine, but he does not want to be involved in his life anymore. But later, Craig turns up at the McQueens' and enters John Paul's bedroom. John Paul asks Craig to leave, but Craig refuses, closes the door behind him and starts kissing John Paul passionately. John Paul gets lost in the moment and they end up sleeping together again. Later on, Craig disentangles himself from a sleeping John Paul and looks at him confusedly, but affectionately, before he leaves.

The next day at The Dog in The Pond, Craig is sending a text saying "I love you" but he does not get round to sending it. Later he sees John Paul and seems almost glad to see him. John Paul assures Craig he does not need to rush into coming out. But Craig is still in denial and reveals he wants to be with Sarah (so the text was for Sarah). John Paul is stunned, but he still tries to convince Craig, saying he can take good care of him as much as Sarah. As they sit under a tree, Craig insists he's sorted everything out in his head, he is not gay, and never will be, but this does not mean that he and John Paul cannot have sex from time to time, they could still continue to see each other, no one gets hurt. John Paul reminds Craig of his love for him, and tells him he's sick of being used. An unfazed Craig tells John Paul whether he likes it or not, they both know how it's gonna end up: he'll knock at John Paul's door, and John Paul will open it. John Paul doesn't answer and leaves. Craig sends the text to Sarah, then, later on, Craig convinces Sarah to take him back and as they kiss and make up, John Paul looks on, heartbroken.

The following week Craig is dreaming he is in bed with John Paul; however, he awakens and is actually with Sarah; he appeares disappointed. Craig and Sarah enjoy each other's company, glad their relationship is back on track. However, Craig becomes uneasy when Sarah calls John Paul over to join them. Craig is uncomfortable in John Paul's presence. John Paul is also upset and does not want to talk to him. Later, at the McQueens', Craig turns up, angry with John Paul's earlier behaviour. As they argue, John Paul demands Craig to stay away, otherwise he will tell Sarah about Craig's secret.

A few weeks later, two of Sarah's friends from the modeling industry meet with her and Craig for a friendly get-together. Craig acts cold to the friends, particularly the male. The four dine at Il Gnosh and bump into John Paul who stays to chat for a short while before leaving, followed by Craig. Back at John Paul's house, Craig tells John Paul that he can't stop thinking about him, and although he loves Sarah, he loves John Paul too. Craig then leads John Paul upstairs where they once again sleep together.

Later, as Craig lies with John Paul in bed, his mobile phone rings, the caller ID showing that Sarah is calling him. However, Craig ignores it and goes back to sleep in John Paul's arms, leaving John Paul with a smile on his face.

A few weeks pass with Craig still confused about his sexuality. He and John Paul both agree to split with their partners to be with each other. However, Craig does not live up to his part of the bargain, leaving John Paul upset. Craig explains that he can't do it now because of the state that Sarah is in. John Paul tells him to be with his girlfriend, they kiss, leaving John Paul even more hurt.

Realising he needs to get away from things, Craig books a last-minute holiday on the internet, and sets off with Sarah, unaware of John Paul chasing the cab as it drives off but Sarah heard John Paul call out to them. While Craig is away, John Paul writes a letter to Craig's mum, explaining everything about their affair, but once he has posted it, gets cold feet about it and enlists the help of Spike to help get it back.

Craig and Sarah return from their holiday and explain to John Paul about the great time they had. Later on in John Paul's room, Craig tells John Paul that he thought about him loads while he was away. An angry John Paul shows Craig the letter that he had written to Craig's mum. Craig gets angry and John Paul shouts for him to leave. The following day, Craig approaches John Paul nervously in the The Dog in The Pond and tries to talk about things. John Paul tries to blank this by talking about his fantasy team. Later, at the McQueen house, Craig tells John Paul that ending the relationship is the worst answer. John Paul shouts at Craig and knocks an iron onto his own foot. Craig jokingly asks if John Paul wants him to kiss it better. They laugh and kiss, and are later seen having slept together. Craig tells John Paul, whilst in bed that he was going to dump Sarah, but John Paul tells Craig not to ruin the moment and they embrace once again, both looking blissfully happy with each other.

In the middle of August, both Frankie Osborne and Darren Osborne are shopping at the Trafford Centre, (Manchester) and there is no one to work behind the bar in The Dog in The Pond. When Jack Osborne asks Craig to take over Darren's shift, Spike offers to take the job. Craig will do anything to make sure that Spike doesn't get the shift so accepts Jacks' request. Later on in the episode, while Craig is on his shift, John Paul comes in the pub to see Craig. Unaware that Spike is watching, John Paul and Craig get quite close and Craig asks John Paul if he'd like to come upstairs. John Paul accepts.

Jack Osborne returns to the bar to discover that Craig isn't doing his shift. Jack asks Spike if he knows where Craig is and Spike replies "He said something about going for a lie down", knowing that John Paul and Craig have just gone upstairs together. Craig and John Paul are yet again in bed together and have exchanged the 'I Love You's' when they hear Jack coming up the stairs, so John Paul hides under the covers. Jack assumes that it must be Sarah hiding under the duvet and apologises. Jack tells Spike that he did not know Sarah was with Craig upstairs – now Spike knows about the John Paul/Craig relationship. Spike enjoys teasing Craig that he knows about him and John Paul, but is secretly gutted about the affair. Sarah joins Craig and John Paul at the college to get their exam results. Craig is terrified that Spike will reveal the secret, while John Paul is determined not to worry and have fun. They celebrate at The Dog in The Pond and John Paul gets drunk with Nancy, not knowing Craig spends much of the exam celebrations watching John Paul longingly wishing he was with him.

However, desperate not to be outed, Craig plays on John Paul's sense of chivalry and tells him that after what Sarah has already gone through with her family, their relationship should remain a secret. John Paul is persuaded to go and talk to Spike but wonders if Craig is aware how much this is hurting him. Spike reassures John Paul he won't blab but warns him Craig does not really love him. John Paul appreciated his concern but tells Spike he and Craig love each other and not to ruin things for him.

Craig is unconvinced Spike will keep quiet and the lads square up after exchanging words. Sarah is certain something is up when she arrives on the scene and overhears them. Spike takes off, leaving Craig to extricate himself out of the situation. Suspecting there is another girl, Sarah demands to know who she is. Craig is clearly upset and about to tell the truth at last when he backs out the last minute and latches on to the only thing he thinks a girl wants to hear... "''Will You Marry Me?!'' Sarah is relieved and delighted, accepting his marriage proposal instantly, although it appears as if Craig does not want to marry Sarah and only proposed because he does not want anyone to find out about his relationship with John Paul.

Craig asks Sarah to keep the truth of their engagement a secret. In the meantime, he continues his relationship with John Paul, giving him a watch that had belonged to his grandfather, inscribed with 'Love always', without telling him about his proposal. He does not buy Sarah's engagement ring, showing his true feelings are for John Paul, though he is too scared to admit it publicly. However, John Paul becomes increasingly frustrated about Craig's ongoing refusal to make a final decision – him or Sarah. The final straw comes when Sarah tells Frankie about the engagement, without telling him. Craig is initially upset, mainly because he had not told the truth to John Paul. When John Paul arrives at a party thrown by Frankie and discovers the truth, he drags Craig upstairs and demands he choose: him or Sarah? In response, Craig begins to kiss John Paul passionately. Still not convinced about Craig's commitment, John Paul texts Sarah on Craig's phone and asks Sarah to come upstairs. She reads the text and comes upstairs and walks in on Craig and John Paul kissing, leaving her horrified and Craig speechless.

Craig immediately attempts to convince Sarah that it was a misunderstanding. That he had not been kissing John Paul. Sarah does not believe him. Despite his attempts to stop her, Sarah goes downstairs to the Dog and outs him to the stunned onlookers. Craig tries to convince Sarah, and his family that he is not gay. While the rest of the Dean family turns on John Paul, Craig desperately tries to apologize to Sarah. Sarah demands to know why Craig would propose to her when he was sleeping with John Paul. When Craig breaks down and does not answer her, Sarah lashes out and begins to hit him. When Sarah leaves, in her father's arms, Craig tries to explain to his family, but is faced with a disgusted Jake and a disbelieving Frankie. Frankie demands that Craig go to Sarah and explain, get her to forgive him and go to Dublin. Instead, Craig storms out to confront John Paul, who is still outside. Craig is furious, and demands to know why he did it and implies in a fit of rage that John Paul was just his little secret and nothing more. But the tables are turned when John Paul responds that he is sorry he sent the text, but that he has no sympathy for Craig, calling him a coward for not accepting his sexuality or responsibility for anything. This seems to hit home for Craig, at last.

The next morning, Craig faces his family and friends again, with Jake and Nancy angry at him. Later, when Craig overhears Jake calling him a queer, he corrects him and says it is called gay. He then leaves to see Sarah. John Paul calls Craig, just as he leaves and Craig answers, but John Paul appears too upset to speak and hangs up before saying anything, much to Craig's anguish. When Craig gets to Sarah's house, Nancy attempts to stop him from seeing her, but Sarah asks him to come in, having already admitted to Nancy that she still loves Craig. He apologises again for what has happened. Sarah demands to know why he felt that he could not tell her. Craig, very determined, tells her that he does not blame he for hating him, and is shocked when she says that she still loves him. Believing Craig is going through a phase, she says they can leave it all behind them and make a fresh start in Dublin. Craig responds by saying what he did was stupid and unforgivable. He says that he still loves Sarah and means everything he ever said to her, but that he really loves John Paul and that he wants to be with him. Craig tells Sarah that he at least owes it to her to say that to her himself. Sarah is devastated, and tries begging him but his resolve is firm – he wants John Paul. Craig then goes to see John Paul. However, Nancy maliciously and incorrectly tells John Paul that Craig is at Sarah's begging her to take him back and that John Paul should stay away from him. John Paul is devastated by this, thinking wrongly that Craig has let him down again. Craig knocks on the McQueen's door desperate to talk to John Paul, but despite his pleas, John Paul will not talk to him. Craig returns home dejected. Seeing that Craig is visibly upset, Frankie asks what is wrong, to which Craig replies, "its over mum" and starts to cry. Frankie assumes he is talking about Sarah and tries to tell him she will come 'round. Craig being actually upset at John Paul's rejection, completely breaks down, unable to tell Frankie what has happened.

The next day, Jake taunts Craig and tells him that he is disgusting whilst Frankie pressures Craig to get Sarah back. Craig finally shouts in frustration that he does not want Sarah, to his brother's disgust. As Steph walks in on the confrontation, oblivious to what has happened, Frankie insists that Craig loves Sarah. Finally pushed too far, he shouts at his mother that he loves John Paul, not Sarah! Later, Craig walks with his family in the village when they run into the McQueens. While the Deans and the McQueens face off, OK Corral style and set to bicker amongst themselves, Craig and John Paul have just gazed silently and longingly at each other, ignoring their families; the two eventually run off together alone, which is only noticed by Michaela. They talk and John Paul is shocked when Craig tells him honestly that he wants him and not Sarah and that he loves him and does not care who knows it. The two support each other when they reveal their relationship to their families. Craig is insistent and brave in the face of both families questions, saying that it is not about being gay, just about who you fall in love with and tells Frankie that it does not matter if he goes away, that he will still love John Paul. But Craig is hurt when only Steph supports him, saying it is all "dead romantic". John Paul tries to reassure him that all families act that way. But although he loves John Paul, Craig is still unsure about himself and his families reaction. When the two are out together, Craig's insecurities get the better of him and he imagines that everyone is laughing at him and he runs off. He doesn't like being thought of as gay and is uncomfortable in public around John Paul. Darren does not help, by winding Craig up and telling him to get over himself. Craig then asks John Paul to leave with him and come to Dublin and start a new life together, both of them completely happy that they will run off together and be with each other.

At the airport, however, an encounter with Craig's brother, Jake, turns Craig and John Paul's relationship sour. Craig tries to convince his brother that he is not gay and still likes girls, but that he fell in love with John Paul because he cannot help who he falls in love with. John Paul, who overhears the exchange, soon asks Craig to kiss him while in line to get their luggage checked in. Craig cannot bring himself to kiss John Paul, much to John Paul's distress. Upset, John Paul feels that he has forced Craig to choose him, not knowing that Craig has twice rejected Sarah's offers of a reconciliation. John Paul says that he loves Craig with all his heart, but he deserves more than being with a man who cannot display romantic affection towards him in public. He ends their relationship and reluctantly walks away. Craig, in grief, says to John Paul, "Don't leave me." But John Paul appears not to hear him. Craig checks in for his flight, but turns back, running down the escalator looking for John Paul, but John Paul has already left. Craig goes back up the escalator in tears.

Frankie takes in a foster child in order to fill the void that Craig left. Foster child Newt takes over Craig's room and takes out all of Craig's belongings as soon as he can. He taunts the Deans about Craig being gone. Craig is repeatedly mentioned after his exit, with Jake taunting John Paul with the news that Craig is having fun and seeing girls, and Frankie claiming that Craig will not come home for Christmas because he does not want to deal with John Paul. Since Jake and Frankie loathe his relationship with John Paul, their comments are open to some interpretation. On Christmas Day, Craig sends a text message to John Paul wishing him a Merry Christmas and saying that he misses him and would like to see him in Dublin sometime. In March, Frankie tells the local priest that her son is gay, suggesting that her attitude has softened a bit.

In March 2008, John Paul starts a relationship with Catholic priest Kieron Hobbs. John Paul admits to Hannah that he will never love anyone as much as he loves Craig; Hannah warned him that he "couldn't let someone ruin their life because he was still in love with his ex" but also tells him that he should try and move on, like she herself did after her relationship with him. Unfortunately, for Kieron, John Paul informs him that he is still in love with Craig and that they temporarily ended their relationship. Several weeks later, John Paul claims to be over Craig, and begins a romantic relationship with Kieron, first in secret and later – after being revealed by John Paul's mother Myra at Craig's sister Steph's wedding – out in the open. Craig is mentioned several times leading up to the wedding, as Kieron thinks that Craig might have told John Paul about it, but John Paul makes it clear that he and Craig are no longer in contact with each other and that he prefers not to talk about Craig.

2008

Craig finally returns on 2 September 2008. Following his return, John Paul's life is thrown into turmoil, prompting his relationship with Kieron to draw to an end. Things are awkward between Craig and John Paul, such as hugging outside The Dog in The Pond and being caught by Kieron. Craig encourages John Paul to get back with Kieron to hide that he is still in love with him, but after a pint at the SU Bar Piatza, Craig goes to the McQueens' house to emotionally confess that he is still in love with John Paul. After refusing two kisses from Craig, John Paul gives in and the pair share a quick kiss. Craig asks John Paul if he wishes he did come to Dublin. His reply is "No". Craig grabs him by the neck and says to swear that he wants him and if he does not, then he will never see him again. John Paul cannot resist and the pair kiss and make love/have sex with each other. After Niall kills Kieron he texts John Paul, which he receives in bed with Craig. John Paul returns to the flat to find Kieron dead. Niall is told by John Paul the news which he tells Steph, who tells a happy and in love Craig, who is shocked because all he wants is John Paul back. The next morning Craig goes to the McQueens to be dumped by John Paul. At the skate park, Myra is disgusted by John Paul's behaviour. John Paul gives Carmel away on her wedding day, where he sees Craig at the loft. They decide to have a drink the following day in which they say goodbye, although Craig gives John Paul a one-way ticket to Dublin. After messages and phone calls, Craig thinks his and John Paul's relationship is over; John Paul runs to The Dog in The Pond with his bag and misses Craig by a couple of minutes. He rushes to the train station where Craig is getting the train to the Airport. John Paul makes it to the platform just as the train is leaving, but looks across the platforms and sees Craig at another platform. They rush to each other and embrace, and John Paul tells Craig that he loves him. Craig kisses him mid-sentence in front of the crowd and a sunset poster, showing that he is no longer afraid to show public affection towards John Paul. John Paul and Craig board the train hand in hand. While the train leaves, Craig tells John Paul that when they get to Dublin, John Paul must tell everyone he is Craig's cousin Steve. John Paul looks at Craig in exasperation and Craig smiles, as he tells him he was joking. They ride the train away while cuddling with each other.

On 24 November 2008, Craig met up with his sister Steph Cunningham and Tom Cunningham in Scotland for a holiday at a remote cottage, having e-mailed the details to Steph previously. Craig later reveals that this is because John Paul needed time to himself after going out on late night benders following the death of his sister Tina and his ex-fiancé Kieron. Upon arriving Steph and Craig are shocked to discover the cottage is owned by a man called Pete who is a nudist. After helping them settle in Pete leaves Craig and Steph to have a good holiday. Niall, having found the address of the cottage on Steph's laptop, has also arrived in Scotland to seek out Steph to try and make things up to her. He then puts himself up in a barn across from the cottage so that he can spy on Steph and Tom. When Craig goes out for the afternoon Niall approaches the cottage and breaks in putting Steph on edge; after hearing someone else coming, Niall escapes the cottage, injuring himself in the process. Later the same day, Steph and Craig take Tom to play football in the fields and Tom comes across the barn where Niall has been staying. Niall, thinking he has got his opportunity to meet Steph, prepares to make an appearance when he is shocked to discover that Craig is also present. He then puts his plans on hold. Later that evening Craig once again goes out with Pete the owner of the cottage, who also reveals himself to be gay, but Craig says that he is only in love with one bloke John Paul. While the pair chat Niall sneaks into the bedroom where Tom Cunningham is sleeping and he persuades Tom that Craig sent him, making the youngster follow him off into the night.

The following day Steph and Craig are distraught that Tom is missing, but Niall lets their fear build and then makes contact with the pair. He then gives them a deal: if Steph meets with him then he will return Tom safely, but Niall's plan goes wrong and Tom escapes. Angry that he has been tricked by a child, he sets out to find Steph himself, and arrives back at the cottage where Tom has found Craig. Niall surprises the pair and ties Craig up and locks Tom in another room. Steph then returns and is shocked to be face to face with Niall. They then talk to each other with Niall desperate for her to love him. Steph then goes along with his plans for them to play happy families, despite her brother and Tom being locked away. Niall then goes upstairs to talk to Tom about how he would feel if he and Steph become his parents and then they can move away and be a happy family. Tom, however, chooses to live with Steph and Mandy Richardson. Niall, feeling rejected by Tom, leaves him and Craig locked up in the cottage and takes Steph away to the barn where he has been staying. At the barn he sets up a meal for them and the pair talk about Niall's behaviour and the hurt that he has caused, mentioning things like Niall running down and killing Max Cunningham, the church explosion, the death of Tina and murdering Kieron Hobbs. Niall manages to convince Steph that he's willing to change, but Steph claims she needs the toilet and Niall shows her through to another section of the barn. While in the other room Steph uses her mobile phone to call the police, but she is cut off when Niall suddenly appears behind her and crushes it. Back at the cottage, Pete arrives back to check on things and discovers Craig tied up. He frees him and then they go and check on Tom. Craig then asks Tom where Niall took him the previous day, believing Niall will have taken Steph to the same place, but Tom is not sure.

In the barn Niall ties up Steph and tells her that he feels betrayed by her, but she knocks him out and manages to escape into the fields. Niall then gives chase and screams after Steph; Craig, who has been looking for her, hears Niall shouting and follows them. Niall traps Steph on a cliff edge and she warns him not to come any closer. He then tries to take their lives by throwing himself and Steph over the edge off the cliff. Craig then appears and tells Niall that Steph does not love him and to let her go. Niall then beats Craig in a bloody mess while Steph watches helpless. Craig then tells Niall to look at Steph who is scared by him and his behaviour. Niall then asks Steph if this is true and she confirms it. Angry and alone, Niall throws Craig into Steph's arms, kisses her briefly and then rips off the necklace he got her and walks to the edge of the cliff. Steph helps Craig up and then hears Niall say "Goodbye, Steph" just before he steps backward over the edge, jumping off the cliff, falling onto a pile of rocks below, ultimately leading to his death. Steph watches helplessly as Niall lies motionless below; Craig holds her pulling her away from the edge and Niall's body.

On the 28th November, the day after Niall dies, Craig returns to Hollyoaks with Steph and Tom. Steph is worried about what people will say regarding Niall and that she might be blamed by the McQueens for his death. Craig offers Steph the chance to go with him back to Dublin, bringing Tom along. Steph declines the offer and Craig leaves Hollyoaks to return to Dublin with John Paul.

Impact

Craig Dean is considered one of ''Hollyoaks''' most iconic characters. In response to the fan mail the character receives, Burnet stated, "I've had a lot of fan mail and I haven't replied to all of them and I'm really sorry. But I promise I really will reply to everyone." He further revealed, "There was a point where I was completely focused on the storyline and I didn't go and collect the mail for a period of time. I managed to send off about 200 or so letters. But everyone who did send me letters, I've read them all and I really appreciate all the words. In time, I will write back to everyone. More than anything, they are the most important thing to me. Fan appreciation is great – I even appreciate if they don't like Craig, hate him even." Burnet added that he was "genuinely overwhelmed" by all of the attention. "I'm not from an acting background," he stated, "and for three or four years I was perhaps in the background and a lot of fans probably didn't recognise I was there. That was fine for me but I wanted to prove my worth."

Burnet's pairing with actor James Sutton, as Craig and John Paul, has also been successful, winning several LGBT awards. "The gay community likes the story in some ways and I love that," cited Burnet. "In some ways, I sympathise with a lot of people who have come out and it's been difficult for them. I hope that I've justified it not just for them but for people in different positions, people in positions of sexual confusion. It's for them that I hope they've enjoyed the story."

See also

John Paul McQueen and Craig Dean

References

External links

Craig Dean on the Hollyoaks website

Craig Dean gay? Popular forum on Digital Spy

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Hope Amelia Solo (born July 30, 1981) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for the magicJack of Women's Professional Soccer. She is the current starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team.

Personal life

Solo was born in Richland, Washington on July 30, 1981. Her father Jeffrey, a man of Italian descent who grew up in the Bronx, was a sometimes-homeless Vietnam War veteran. It was Jeffrey who taught her how to play soccer. Although her parents divorced when she was six and she lived with her mother, Solo maintained a close relationship with her father, who continued to be a major influence in her life until his sudden death in June 2007.

On August 29, 2011 Hope Solo was confirmed to be a contestant on the 13th season of Dancing with the Stars. She is paired with professional dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

Soccer career

Solo has played soccer with the Three-Rivers Soccer Club in the Tri-Cities. As a forward at Richland High School, Solo scored 109 goals, leading her team to three consecutive league titles from 1996–1998 and a state championship in her senior year. She was twice named a Parade All American. At the University of Washington, Solo switched to the goalkeeper position and was the team's all-time leader in shutouts, saves, and goals-against average (GAA). She was a four-time All-Pac-10 selection and a three-time NSCAA All-American.

Club career

Following her college career, Solo was drafted for the now defunct WUSA team Philadelphia Charge in 2003. She also played for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC of Göteborg, Sweden in the Swedish Premier Division in 2004 and for Olympique Lyonnais in the French First Division in 2005.

On September 16, 2008, Solo was one of the three players drafted for Saint Louis Athletica in the WPS allocation of national team members, with the new league starting play in April 2009. Solo let in six goals in the first four games as Athletica got off to a very slow 0–2–2 start in their first season. However she rebounded, allowing eight goals in her next 13 games and finishing the season with eight shutouts.

In 2009 Solo was named the WPS Goalkeeper of the Year.

In May 2010 the Saint Louis Athletica folded and Solo signed with another WPS team, Atlanta Beat, along with two St. Louis teammates. As her previous number (1) was taken, she took #78 for the Beat. Solo's comments on social networking website twitter led to two separate controversies, after she accused Boston Breakers supporters of offensive chanting and racism, then questioned the integrity of match officials and the league itself following the Beat's 1–0 defeat to Washington Freedom. The second outburst resulted in a $2,500 fine and one-game suspension. After the end of the season, Solo underwent surgery on her right shoulder on September 22.

Ahead of the 2011 Women's Professional Soccer season, Solo signed for new franchise magicJack.

International career

Solo played for several U.S. junior national soccer teams before joining the full U.S. national team in 2000. Her senior debut came in an 8–0 win over Iceland at Davidson, North Carolina in April 2000. She was named a member of the Olympic team in 2004, making the 2004 Olympics in Athens as an alternate. Solo became the team's starting goalkeeper in 2005. She has recorded several clean sheets and once went 1,054 minutes without allowing a goal, a streak that ended in a 4–1 victory against France in the Algarve Cup.

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

Solo was the starting goalkeeper for the United States in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, giving up two goals in four games including consecutive shutouts of Sweden, Nigeria and England. Heading into the semifinal match against Brazil, U.S. coach Greg Ryan benched Solo in favor of 36-year-old veteran U.S. keeper Briana Scurry, who had a strong history of performance against the Brazilians but had not played a complete game in three months. The U.S. lost to Brazil 4–0, ending a 51–game (regulation time) undefeated streak, while playing much of the match with 10 players after midfielder Shannon Boxx received a second yellow card at the end of the first half.

Post-2007 World Cup fallout

In an impromptu interview following the match, a clearly upset Solo criticized Ryan's decision. "It was the wrong decision, and I think anybody that knows anything about the game knows that. There's no doubt in my mind I would have made those saves. And the fact of the matter is it's not 2004 anymore. It's not 2004. And it's 2007, and I think you have to live in the present. And you can't live by big names. You can't live in the past. It doesn't matter what somebody did in an Olympic gold medal game in the Olympics three years ago. Now is what matters, and that's what I think." Many viewed her comments as being critical of Scurry's performance, although Solo released an apologetic statement the following day saying that was not her intent. On September 29, 2007, coach Greg Ryan announced that Solo would not be with the team and would not play in the third-place match against Norway the following day. Team captain Kristine Lilly stated that the decision on Solo was made by the team as a group. The U.S. went on to win against Norway 4–1.

Solo was named to the U.S. women's national soccer team roster for the post World Cup tour, but she did not attend the first workout ahead of the first game against Mexico. Even though the players' contract with the federation stipulated that anyone on the World Cup roster had the right to play in the tour, she did not play in any of the three games against Mexico, being replaced by Briana Scurry for the first and third matches, and Nicole Barnhart for the second. The third match against Mexico, on October 20, 2007, marked the end of the U.S. women's national team's 2007 season. The team regrouped in January 2008 to begin preparations for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Ryan left the team after his contract was not renewed in December 2007

2008 Summer Olympics

On June 23, 2008, it was announced Solo would be the starting goalkeeper for the U.S. team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In a reversal of roles from the 2004 Olympics, Brianna Scurry did not make the team, though she was an alternate. On August 21, the U.S. women's team won the gold medal by defeating Brazil 1–0 in extra time, in no small measure due to Solo's performance as she stopped an energetic Brazilian attack, making save after save.

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Despite missing much of the qualifying campaign with a shoulder injury, Solo was named to the U.S. roster for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany. After keeping clean sheets in group C wins over North Korea and Colombia, Solo conceded two goals in the 2–1 loss to Sweden which consigned the Americans to second place in the group and a quarterfinal meeting with Brazil.

The quarterfinal match between the U.S. and Brazil was sent into a penalty shoot-out after U.S. forward Abby Wambach tied the game at 2–2 in stoppage time at the end of extra-time. Solo saved the third Brazil penalty kick by Daiane, helping the U.S. secure a semifinal spot against France. After the quarterfinal victory, Solo commented on the performance and spirit of the U.S. players during the match, "Even when we were a player down and a goal behind in extra time, you sensed that something was going to happen," and added that "[the] team kept fighting. You can't teach that. It's a feeling – and we play with that feeling."

Solo became the twenty-seventh American woman, and second goalkeeper, to reach 100 caps with her start in the 3–1 semifinal win over France.

Talking to the media after the match, Solo reflected upon the tournament so far, "It was a hard-fought road [...] It hasn't been easy, but this is where we expected to be. We came this far, we better go all the way."

In the final, the U.S. team lost 3–1 in a penalty shootout to Japan, after twice taking the lead in an eventual 2–2 draw. Solo expressed admiration for the Japanese team and offered her congratulations. Solo won the "Golden Glove" award for best goalkeeper, and the "Bronze Ball" award for her overall performance. She was also featured in the "All-star" team of the tournament.

References

External links

US Soccer player profile

Atlanta Beat profile

Saint Louis Athletica profile

Washington profile

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Nancy Ann Grace (born October 23, 1959) is an American legal commentator, television host, television journalist, and former prosecutor. She frequently discusses issues from what she describes as a victims' rights standpoint, with an outspoken style that has won her both praise and condemnation. She is the host of ''Nancy Grace'', a nightly celebrity news and current affairs show on HLN, and she was the host of Court TV's ''Closing Arguments''. She also co-wrote the book ''Objection! — How High-Priced Defense Attorneys, Celebrity Defendants, and a 24/7 Media Have Hijacked Our Criminal Justice System.'' She was also the host of ''Swift Justice with Nancy Grace'', a syndicated courtroom reality show on which her replacement, former Clark County District Court Judge Jackie Glass, was announced May 24, 2011, effective at the end of its first season.

Early life

Nancy Grace was born in Macon, Georgia, the youngest of three children, to Mac Grace, a freight agent for Southern Railway, and Elizabeth Grace, a payroll clerk for a manufacturing plant. Grace has two older siblings: a brother, Mac Jr., and a sister, Ginny. The members of the Grace family have been longtime members of Macon's Liberty United Methodist Church, where Nancy's mother Elizabeth plays the church organ and her father Mac was once a Sunday School teacher.

Grace attended high school at Macon's Windsor Academy, graduating in 1977. She attended Valdosta State University, and later received a B.A. from Mercer University. As a student, Grace was a fan of Shakespearean literature, and intended to become an English professor after graduating from college. However, after the murder of her fiancé, Keith Griffin, when she was 19, Grace decided to enroll in law school and went on to become a felony prosecutor and a supporter of victims' rights.

Grace was a member of the law review at and received her Juris Doctor degree from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. She went on to earn a Master of Laws degree in constitutional and criminal law from New York University. She has written articles and opinion pieces for legal periodicals, including the ''American Bar Association Journal''. Grace worked as a clerk for a federal court judge and practiced antitrust and consumer protection law with the Federal Trade Commission. She taught litigation at the Georgia State University College of Law and business law at GSU's School of Business. As of 2006, she is part of Mercer University's board of trustees and adopted a section of the street surrounding the law school.

Career as prosecutor

Grace worked for nearly a decade in the Atlanta-Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney's office as Special Prosecutor. Her work focused on felony cases involving serial murder, serial rape, serial child molestation, and arson.

Grace left the prosecutors' office after the District Attorney she had been working under decided not to run for reelection.

Prosecutorial misconduct

The Supreme Court of Georgia has twice commented on Grace's conduct as a prosecutor. First, in a 1994 heroin drug trafficking case, ''Bell v. State'', the Court declared a mistrial, saying that Grace had "exceeded the wide latitude of closing argument" by drawing comparisons to unrelated murder and rape cases.

In 1997, the court was more severe, overturning the murder-arson conviction of businessman W. W. Carr in the death of his wife. While the court said its reversal was not due to these transgressions, since the case had turned primarily on circumstantial evidence, it nevertheless concluded "the conduct of the prosecuting attorney in this case demonstrated her disregard of the notions of due process and fairness, and was inexcusable." Carr was freed in 2004 when The Georgia Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Fulton County had waited too long to retry him, thereby unfairly prejudicing his right to a fair trial.

Despite upholding the conviction she sought, a panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals wrote in a 2005 opinion that Grace "played fast and loose" with her ethical duties and failed to "fulfill her responsibilities" as a prosecutor in the 1990 triple murder trial of Herbert Connell Stephens. The court agreed that it was "difficult to conclude that Grace did not knowingly use ... [apparently false] testimony" from a detective that there were no other suspects, despite the existence of outstanding arrest warrants for other men.

Career as broadcaster

After leaving the Fulton County prosecutors' office, Grace was approached by and accepted an offer from Court TV founder Steven Brill to do a legal commentary show alongside Johnnie Cochran. When Cochran left the show, Grace was moved to a solo trial coverage show on CourtTV.

In 2005, she began hosting a regular primetime legal analysis show on CNN Headline News (now HLN) in addition to her CourtTV show. On May 9, 2007, Grace announced that she would be leaving Court TV to focus more on her CNN Headline News Program and charity work. She did her last show on Court TV on June 19, 2007.

Nancy Grace has a distinctive interviewing style mixing vocal questions with multimedia stats displays. The Foundation of American Women in Radio & Television has presented Nancy Grace with two Gracie Awards for her Court TV show.

Nancy Grace had been covering the Casey Anthony story for years. After the controversial verdict ruled that Casey Anthony was not guilty, her show on HLN had its highest ratings ever in the 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. hour slots on Tuesday, July 5, 2011.

List of shows

''Nancy Grace''

Controversies

In 2011 a New York Times article David Carr wrote “Since her show began in 2005, the presumption of innocence has found a willful enemy in the former prosecutor turned broadcast judge-and-jury." He criticized her handling of the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart, the Duke lacrosse team rape case, the Melinda Duckett interview and suidcide and the Caylee Anthony case. George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley told Carr that Grace, as an attorney and reporter, “has managed to demean both professions with her hype, rabid persona, and sensational analysis. Some part of the public takes her seriously, and her show erodes the respect for basic rights.”

Elizabeth Smart kidnapping

During the 2002 Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case, when suspect Richard Ricci was arrested by police on the basis that he had a criminal record and had worked on the Smarts' home, Grace immediately and repeatedly proclaimed on CourtTV and CNN's Larry King that Ricci "was guilty," although there was little evidence to support this claim. She also suggested publicly that Ricci's girlfriend was involved in the cover-up of his alleged crime. Grace continued to accuse Ricci, though he died while in custody.

It was later revealed that Smart was kidnapped by Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee, two individuals with whom Richard Ricci had no connection.

When CourtTV confronted Grace seven months later to ask whether she was incorrect in her assertion that Ricci was guilty, and whether or not she felt bad about it in any way, she stated that Ricci was "a known ex-con, a known felon, and brought suspicion on himself, so who could blame anyone for claiming he was the perpetrator?" When Larry King asked her about the matter, she equated criticism of herself with criticism of the police in the case. She said: "I'm not letting you take the police with me on a guilt trip."

In July 2006, Grace interviewed Smart, who was promoting a legislative bill. Grace repeatedly asked her for information regarding her abduction. Smart told her she didn't feel comfortable discussing it, despite Grace's persistence in the matter. Finally, Grace stopped when Smart said she "didn't appreciate [Grace] bringing all this up."

Duke lacrosse allegations

Grace took a vehemently pro-prosecution position throughout the 2006 Duke University lacrosse case, in which Crystal Gail Mangum, a stripper and North Carolina Central University student, falsely accused three members of Duke University's men's lacrosse team of raping her at a party. Prior to Duke suspending its men's lacrosse team's season, she sarcastically noted on the air, "I'm so glad they didn't miss a lacrosse game over a little thing like gang rape!" and "Why would you go to a cop in an alleged gang rape case, say, and lie and give misleading information?" After the disbarment of District Attorney Mike Nifong, Attorney General Roy Cooper pronounced all three players innocent of the rape charges made by Mangum and Nifong. On the following broadcast of her show, Grace did not appear and a substitute reporter, Jane Velez-Mitchell, announced the removal of all charges.

Suicide of interviewee Melinda Duckett

In September 2006, 21-year-old Melinda Duckett committed suicide following an interview conducted by Grace concerning the disappearance of Duckett's 2-year-old son Trenton.

Grace interviewed Duckett less than two weeks after the child went missing, questioning her for her alleged lack of openness regarding her son's disappearance, asking Duckett "Where were you? Why aren't you telling us where you were that day?" Duckett appeared confused and was unable to answer whether or not she had taken a polygraph test. When Grace asked her why she could not account for specific details, Duckett began to reply, "Because I was told not to," to which Grace responded, "Ms. Duckett, you are not telling us for a reason. What is the reason? You refuse to give even the simplest facts of where you were with your son before he went missing. It is day twelve." According to the CNN transcript, Duckett replied, "(INAUDIBLE) with all media. It's not just there, just all media. Period." Grace then moved on to a media psychologist who asserted that Duckett was "skirting around the issue."

The next day, before the airing of the show, Duckett shot herself, a death that relatives claim was influenced by media scrutiny, particularly from Grace. Speaking to ''The Orlando Sentinel'', Duckett's grandfather Bill Eubank said, "Nancy Grace and the others, they just bashed her to the end. She was not one anyone ever would have thought of to do something like this." CNN has also been criticized for allowing the show to air in the wake of Duckett's suicide. Police investigating the case had not named Melinda Duckett as a suspect in the case at the time, but after her suicide the police did say that, as nearly all parents are in missing-child cases, she was a suspect from the beginning.

In an interview on ''Good Morning America'', Nancy Grace said in reaction to events that "If anything, I would suggest that guilt made her commit suicide. To suggest that a 15- or 20-minute interview can cause someone to commit suicide is focusing on the wrong thing." She then said that, while she sympathized with the family, she knew from her own experience as a victim of crime that such people look for somebody else to blame.

While describing it as an "extremely sad development," Janine Iamunno, a spokeswoman for Grace, said that her program would continue to follow the case as they had a "responsibility to bring attention to this case in the hopes of helping find Trenton Duckett." Grace commented that "I do not feel that our show is to blame for what happened to Melinda Duckett. The truth is not always nice or polite or easy to go down. Sometimes it's harsh, and it hurts."

On November 21, 2006, thesmokinggun.com exposed pending litigation on behalf of the estate of Melinda Duckett, asserting a wrongful death claim against CNN and Grace. The attorney for the estate alleges that, even if Duckett did kill her own son, Grace's aggressive questioning traumatized Duckett so much that she committed suicide. She also argues that CNN's decision to air the interview after Duckett's suicide traumatized her family. Trenton has never been found.

On November 8, 2010, Grace reached a settlement with the estate of Melinda Duckett to create a $200,000 trust fund dedicated to locating Trenton. This settlement was reached a month before a jury trial was scheduled to start. According to the agreement, if the young boy is found alive before he turns 13, the remaining proceeds in the trust will be administered by a trustee – Trenton's great-aunt Kathleen Calvert – until he turns 18 and the funds are transferred for his use. If Trenton is not found by his 13th birthday, or if he is found but is not alive, the funds will be transferred immediately to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. "We are pleased the lawsuit has been dismissed. The statement speaks for itself," a spokeswoman for CNN said.

Caylee Anthony case

From 2008 to 2011 the Caylee Anthony disappearance and the prosecution, trial and acquittal of her mother Casey Anthony on charges of murder of the child were a regular feature of the Nancy Grace show. She would reveal every new detail of the story. Her program is cited as having "almost single-handedly inflated the Anthony case from a routine local murder into a national obsession". Nancy Grace referred to Casey Anthony as the "tot mom," a phrase Elizabeth Flock in the Washington Post described as “almost derisive-sounding.”

The Nancy Grace audience more than doubled in the weeks after the start of the Anthony trial. David Carr wrote that Grace took her show to the trial scene in Clearwater, Florida in order to “hurl invective from a close, intimate distance.” Grace expressed rage at Anthony's acquittal right after announcement of the verdict, saying: "Tot Mom's lies seem to have worked. The devil is dancing tonight."

In a press conference after the verdicts were read, Cheney Mason, one of Casey Anthony's defense attorneys, blamed the media for a "media assassination" which led to public hatred toward Casey Anthony. He also said: "I can tell you that my colleagues from coast to coast and border to border have condemned this whole process of lawyers getting on television and talking about cases that they don't know a damn thing about, and don't have the experience to back up their words or the law to do it."

Grace took it personally and responded, "What does he care about what pundits are saying?" Stating she had as much legal experience as Mason, she criticized the defense attorneys for taking on the media before mentioning Caylee's name in their news conference and stated that "[T]here is no way that this is a verdict that speaks the truth."

Michelle Zierler, director of the Project in Law and Journalism at New York Law School said Grace "is always certain that the defendant is guilty and needs instant punishment" and this had affected her analysis of the case. Howard Finkelstein, the Broward County, Florida public defender said "Nancy Grace should offend every journalist out there. These lawyers on TV during the Anthony trial only offered one side, everybody believed them, and now you've got a big chunk of the population that thinks the legal system let them down. Every time that happens, you lose part of the national community."

On the day Casey Anthony was sentenced on misdemeanor counts of lying to investigators, a supporter held a sign reading: "Nancy Grace, stop trying to ruin innocent lives. The jury has spoken. P.S. Our legal system still works!"

In a televised appearance with media expert Dan Abrams, Grace stated about Anthony’s being freed from jail that “No one wishes for vigilante justice; nobody advocates that. People who are opposed to the jury verdict, that think it was wrong, are really seeking justice, and I do not believe those people are interested in harming Tot Mom Casey Anthony.” Abrams commented that “There are too many people out there who love Nancy Grace, who watch Nancy Grace on a regular basis, who are going to see her out there somewhere and are going to give her a very, very hard time wherever she goes.”

Other work

Grace co-wrote the book ''Objection! — How High-Priced Defense Attorneys, Celebrity Defendants, and a 24/7 Media Have Hijacked Our Criminal Justice System'', which was published by Hyperion on June 8, 2005. The book caused notable controversy because Grace referred to defense lawyers as "pigs" and compared them to Nazi concentration camp guards.

According to an article first published by the ''New York Daily News'' in September 2006, Grace plagiarized 359 words spread sequentially across pages 204–5 of the book, lifted without indication from an August 5, 2002 article in ''The New York Times'' written by Sabra Chartrand. Hyperion accepted Grace's claim that the plagiarism was an "inadvertent error" but insisted that Grace send a letter to the ''Times'' promising that the content would be corrected in future printings. Hyperion explained that under contract, Grace must hold the publisher harmless in the event that the ''Times'' filed a lawsuit against her.

Nancy Grace's first work of fiction, ''The Eleventh Victim'', also published by Hyperion, was released on August 11, 2009. The mystery thriller follows a young psychology student, Hailey Dean, whose fiancé is murdered just weeks before their wedding. She goes on to prosecute violent crime and is forced to reckon with what she left behind.'' Publishers Weekly'' described it as "less than compelling." A second novel, ''Death on the D-List'', was published on August 10, 2010.

Grace has also helped staff a hotline at an Atlanta battered women’s center for 10 years.

Personal life

Marriage and motherhood

In April 2007, Grace married David Linch, an Atlanta investment banker, in a small private ceremony. The two had met while she was studying at Mercer University in the '70s. Grace, who had given up on marriage after the death of her fiancé, said, "We've been in touch all these years, and a lot of time, we were separated by geography and time. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision to get married. I told my family only two days before the wedding."

On June 26, 2007, an emotional Grace announced on her HLN talk show that her life had "taken a U-turn" in that she was pregnant and expecting twins due in January 2008. Lucy and John David arrived on November 4, 2007.

When questioned, she would not reveal whether or not she underwent fertility treatments. But the expectant mom did say that finding "such happiness" at this point in her life should inspire people. " She also did not explain the apparent discrepancy between the announced twins' January 2008 birth date and their actual birth in November 2007. The April 2007 wedding date is notably 7 months earlier than the twins' birth, giving speculation as to the honesty behind her public statement that the decision to marry was "spur-of-the-moment."

Allegations regarding fiancé's murder

In March 2006, an article in the ''New York Observer'' suggested that in her book ''Objection!'', Grace had embellished the story of her college fiancé's 1979 murder and the ensuing trial to make it better support her image. Grace has described the tragedy as the impetus for her career as a prosecutor and victims' rights advocate, and has often publicly referred to the incident. The ''Observer'' researched the murder and found several apparent contradictions between the events and Grace's subsequent statements, including the following:

Her fiancé, Keith Griffin, was shot not at random by a stranger, but by a former coworker, Tommy McCoy.

McCoy did not have a prior criminal record and, rather than denying the crime, confessed on the night of the murder.

The jury deliberated for a few hours, not days.

There was no ongoing string of appeals (McCoy's family did not want any). McCoy has only once filed a habeas petition, which was rejected.

Grace told the ''Observer'' she had not looked into the case in many years and "tried not to think about it." She said she made her previous statements about the case "with the knowledge I had."

In response to Keith Olbermann's claims in a March 2007 ''Rolling Stone'' interview in which he was quoted as saying, "Anybody who would embellish the story of their own fiancé's murder should spend that hour a day not on television but in a psychiatrist's chair," Grace stated, "I did not put myself through law school and fight for all those years for victims of crime to waste one minute of my time, my energy, and my education in a war of words with Keith Olbermann, whom I've never met nor had any disagreement. I feel we have X amount of time on Earth, and that when we give in to our detractors or spend needless time on silly fights, I think that's abusing the chance we have to do something good."

Keith Griffin's murderer, Tommy McCoy, was released from the Georgia Department of Corrections on December 5, 2006.

Grace in popular culture

"Law and Order" connection

The ''Law & Order'' programs often base their fictional stories on real-life events and have featured stories based on Grace on several occasions.

In an episode of ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', an overzealous reporter named Cindy Marino (played by Kali Rocha) causes the mother of a kidnapped son to commit suicide, echoing the Melinda Duckett incident.

Grace has also been parodied repeatedly on ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' by a character named Faith Yancy (Geneva Carr) who hosts a similar talk show (''Inside American Justice'') that sensationalizes whatever case the main characters are working on and makes it difficult for them to gain access to key witnesses. The character has appeared on the episodes "In the Wee Small Hours" (original air date November 6, 2005), "Masquerade" (original air date October 31, 2006), "Albatross" (original air date February 6, 2007), "Neighborhood Watch" (original air date August 10, 2008), and "Lady's Man" (original air date June 28, 2009).

On May 22, 2007, Grace appeared in the ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' episode "Screwed" the season 8 finale, playing herself opposite Star Jones.

Bibliography

References

External links

CNN's Nancy Grace Show

CNN's Bio of Nancy Grace

CNN Transcript: Interview with Larry King

CNN Transcript: "Nancy Grace" Show

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name	Chynna Phillips
background	solo_singer
birth name	Gilliam Chynna Phillips
birth date	February 12, 1968
origin	Los Angeles, California,
genre	Pop
occupation	SingerActress
years active	1975–present
label	SBK RecordsEMI
associated acts	Wilson Phillips
spouse	William Baldwin (Sept 9 1995 - present) }}

Chynna Phillips (born February 12, 1968) is an American singer and actress, known for being a member of Wilson Phillips and for being the daughter of The Mamas & the Papas' band members John and Michelle Phillips and the half-sister of actress Mackenzie Phillips, Bijou Phillips, Jeffrey Phillips, Tamerlane Phillips, and Austin Hines.

Early life and film work

Phillips was born Gilliam Chynna Phillips in Los Angeles, California. Phillips began her career in acting. She appeared in films such as 1987's ''Some Kind of Wonderful'', 1988's ''Caddyshack II'',1988's "Moving Target", 1989's ''Say Anything'' and as the title character Roxanne Pulitzer in the 1989 television biopic ''Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer''.

In 1995, she returned to acting appearing as Kim MacAfee in the television movie ''Bye Bye Birdie''. In 2004, she voiced the character of Kitty along with her husband William Baldwin as Johnny 13 in ''Danny Phantom''.

Phillips is set to appear on the 13th season of Dancing With The Stars.

Music career

In the late 1980s, Phillips formed the trio Wilson Phillips with her childhood friends Carnie and Wendy Wilson. The group released their self-titled debut album in 1990. The album would go on to sell eight million copies. The group's second album, ''Shadows and Light'', released in 1992, was a commercial failure despite being certified platinum. After the failure of that project, Phillips left the group, citing exhaustion.

In 1995, Phillips released her debut solo album, ''Naked and Sacred'', but failed to recapture the success she found with Wilson Phillips.

She became a Christian in 2003. In the October 15, 2007 issue of ''People'' magazine, she was said to be writing songs for a Christian album. She appeared in brother-in-law Stephen Baldwin's documentary ''Livin It: Unusual Suspects''. In 2009, Chynna teamed up with singer/songwriter Vaughan Penn to form the duo "Chynna and Vaughan". The two released their debut album, "One Reason" on September 22, 2009.

In 2004, Wilson Phillips reunited to record their third album ''California'' which featured cover tunes from West Coast singers from the 1960s and 1970s.

Personal life

Phillips has been married to actor William Baldwin since 1995. The couple have three children: daughter Jameson (born 2000), son Vance (born 2002), and daughter Brooke (born 2004).

In September 2009, Chynna's half-sister Mackenzie Phillips alleged in her memoirs that she and her father had a "non-consensual" ten-year incestuous relationship. While both Genevieve Waite, John's wife at the time, and Michelle Phillips, John's second wife, told the media that they did not believe her claims, Chynna Phillips stated on the record that she did believe Mackenzie was telling the truth.

Chynna Phillips was treated for anxiety on Feb. 12, 2010. In a statement made on February 27, her manager Lizzie Grubman said, "After successfully completing her in-patient treatment for anxiety, Chynna Phillips has happily returned home to celebrate her daughter's birthday with her family and close friends." Manager Lizzie Grubman claimed Phillips was "happy to be home with her family. She is in great spirits."

Filmography

Film
! Year	! Film	! Role	! Other notes
1975	''Little Boy Blue''
1987		Mia
	''The Invisible Kid''	Cindy Moore
''Caddyshack II''	Mary Frances "Miffy" Young
1989		Mimi
Television
! Year	! Title	! Role	! Notes
	''Moving Target''	Megan Lawrence	Television movie
''Goodbye, Miss 4 July ''	Alma	Television movie
	''The Comeback''	Jessica	Television movie
''Traveling Man''	Mona Voight	Television movie
''Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer''	Roxanne Pulitzer	Television movie
1995	''Bye Bye Birdie''	Kim MacAfee	Television movie
2004–2007	''Danny Phantom''	Kitty	3 episodes
		Discography	Albums

! Year	! Album
1995	''Naked and Sacred''	*Released: November 7, 1995	*Label: EMI Records

Singles

{|class="wikitable" |- !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Single !colspan="2"| Peak positions !rowspan="2"| Album |- !style="width:4em;font-size:90%"| AUS !style="width:4em;font-size:90%"| UK |- ||1995 |"Naked and Sacred" | style="text-align:center;"| 15 | style="text-align:center;"| 62 |rowspan="4"|''Naked and Sacred'' |- |rowspan="3"|1996 |"I Live for You" | style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| — |- |"Remember Me" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — |- |"Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — |}

References

External links

Chynna and Vaughan Homepage

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