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"Hollie-Jay Bowes has announced that she is leaving Hollyoaks in the next six months. The 21-year-old actress has portrayed Michaela McQueen in the Channel 4 soap since 2006. She tweeted: &amp;quot;This past 4 years have been incredible but I think its time to find myself again! I&amp;#039;m officially leaving hollyoaks in the next 6 months!x (sic)&amp;quot; Jay Bowes also confirmed tabloid rumours that an alien will join the cast. Responding to a fan who asked whether the plot is true, she said: &amp;quot;cos its an actual story line!x lol&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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