Anna Green is a fictional character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Lisa M. Kay.
The perpetrators, Cindy Cunningham (Stephanie Waring) and Ben Davies (Marcus Patric) evade justice and allow Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard) to be accused of the crime.
Writers decided to portray a pregnancy storyline via Anna but Alex abandons her and refuses to believe he is the father.
The production team put vegetable soup in Kay's hair and over her clothing, which acted as Anna's vomit.
Kay recalled that it was her first meeting with some cast members and the scenario made her feel "like a real idiot".
[4] They consisted of Anna, Alex Bell (Martino Lazzeri), Geri Hudson (Joanna Taylor), Sam Smallwood (Tim Downie) and Nikki Sullivan (Wendy Glenn).
In the story, Anna and her fellow students go on a skiing holiday and attend the wedding of Nikki and Dan Sanders (Joseph May).
Geri and her mother, Jacqui Hudson (Julie Peasgood) help Anna to take revenge against Sam following his infidelity.
[11] As a "woman scorned", Anna steals his trainers, sabotages his exam timetable, puts chilli powder in his underwear and dye onto his soap.
[1] In November 1999, a reporter from Torquay Herald Express revealed the plans made by Hollyoaks production team to transform Anna into a more sexy character.
She steals Tony Hutchinson's (Nick Pickard) car and Ben Davies (Marcus Patric) escorts her to an airport.
[16] Patric told Sally Brockway from Soaplife that Ben knew they ran someone over and called an ambulance.
[19] Writers developed a friendship between Anna and Ben, which annoys his girlfriend Mandy Richardson (Sarah Jayne Dunn).
Lazzeri told Susan Riley from Soaplife that Alex discovering he is infertile is a "life-changing event" and a story about "masculinity".
[22] Alex presumes that Chloe Bruce (Mikyla Dodd) is discussing his infertility issues via her radio show and plots revenge against her.
Chloe responds by discussing the matter on her radio show, prompting Alex to call in to defend himself, unaware that the broadcast is live and Anna hears.
[13] In an interview with Wendy Granditer (Inside Soap), Lazzeri revealed that "really happy" with the writer's decision to unite Anna and Alex and that viewers wanted them together.
[23] Producers decided to portray an issue based storyline via Anna's motherhood, exploring child neglect and adoption.
Kay described her character as "relieved to get the baby off her hands", but described Anna's disbelief Alex suddenly wants to be a "proper dad" after "all she's been through on her own".
Kay told an Inside Soap interviewer that "Anna's always had a soft spot for Max" and realises the potential for a "serious" relationship between them.
The airport drama formed Lazzeri's finale scenes in Alex's departure story from Hollyoaks, but Anna and Charlie remained in the series.
Kay told Zeena Moolla from Inside Soap that Anna knows Max does not want to commit to her relationship demands.
Kay added that living in the Cunningham's overcrowded house is also too much and Anna needs stability for both her and Charlie, which adds to her decision to leave.
With Alex leaving Hollyoaks for Hong Kong, Anna believes she can build up her relationship with Max by buying a flat together.
A writer from Torquay Herald Express branded Kay "the latest hot property in soapland" because of her role as Anna.
"[8] A sickened Anne-Marie O'Connor from Enniscorthy Guardian wrote that Anna and Sam were "blissfully happy together", with her jesting "pass the sick bucket".
[35] O'Connor, now writing for Wicklow People branded Sam the "rat of the week" for his treatment of Anna and warned her to "stay away" from him.
[37] Her colleague, Julia Kuttner wrote that Anna was mistreated by Alex, adding "a good example" is "when he left her in the lurch when she discovered she was pregnant".
[40] Penny Fray from Daily Post wrote that "from vicar's daughter to single mum, Anna has seen more changes to her on-set style than most of Hollyoak's cast members put together.
[41] A Soaplife columnist chose Alex attempting to prevent Anna putting their child up for adoption in their "hot plots" feature.