"just constantly expanding." The actress felt Frieda was more defined compared to some characters she has played in the past and that she had longer to work on Frieda's "subtleties". She thought there were some similarities between herself and the character, explaining that she and Frieda were both straightforward people and not good at sugar-coating things. She also thought that she was nerdy like Frieda and enjoyed studying. In one storyline, Frieda is ordered to remove her goth make-up when a patient suffers an allergic reaction to it. Without her "mask", she loses her confidence. She later rallies after making a successful diagnosis, but ultimately decides that she needs to be herself and reapplies her eyeliner and lipstick. Frieda is introduced as a nurse, but she soon decides to retrain as a foundation doctor and takes her F1 doctor's exams, which leads to a "crisis of faith". Frieda is distracted from opening her results when she treats fellow student doctor Jez Atkins (Jake Fairbrother), who is injured falling from his bike. Frieda's "fears are compounded" when she talks to Jez about the exams, but after diagnosing him with Crohn's disease, Frieda is called up to see CEO Henrik Hanssen (Guy Henry), who informs her that she has achieved the best results in the region. Father's death The character departed the series for a few episodes in series 13, as she travelled to Ukraine for her father's funeral. Series producer Myar Craig-Brown said that when she returns, Frieda has "more determination to focus on her job." She immediately forms a rivalry with F1 doctor Lulu Hutchinson, who "challenges" her. Frieda initially appears to be coping with her father's death, but she begins to find it harder to concentrate and avoids facing up to her emotions. Her colleague Sacha Levy is concerned when she struggles to deliver news of a patient's death to their family members. But Frieda soon insists on scrubbing in for surgery. Fedori commented, "There's a huge elephant in the room because of Frieda's grief." She and Lulu compete for a chance to be part of the procedure, and Lulu tries flirting with Michael Spence to increase her chance of being chosen. Frieda is chosen to go into theatre, but when she is delayed, Lulu takes her place. When Frieda does finally get there, she realises she cannot handle the surgery and choose to step away. Fedori thought it