"Labey stars as Rex Gallagher, a former gang member and the son of Fraser Black (Jesse Birdsall) and the late Grace Black (Tamara Wall). Rex has not been the nicest person to the residents of Hollyoaks but is trying to make amends whilst also processing his grief over Grace's death. As part of a new storyline, Rex was seen admiring his mother's clothes and put on her lipstick."
""I didn't want it to be a storyline where they just decided, 'Now it's this'," he said. "It has to make sure it's also coherent to what Rex has been through and make sense to that," he added. Labey then explained he pitched the idea as a way of Rex dealing with a "lost identity" from his childhood. "I thought there needed to be something where he was able to express his freedom," Labey said."
Jonny Labey plays Rex Gallagher, a former gang member and the son of Fraser and the late Grace Black, who is trying to make amends while processing grief. Rex admires his mother's clothes and tries on her lipstick as part of a new storyline exploring gender expression and identity. Labey proposed the idea to ensure a sensitive, coherent portrayal tied to Rex's history, framing it as a way to address a "lost identity" from childhood and reclaim freedom suppressed by gang life. Ro Hutchinson, a trans character played by Leo Cole, will help Rex explore this side and form mutual support. Hollyoaks collaborated with the LGBT Foundation to avoid tropes and ensure accurate representation.
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