The newcomer was later revealed as the estranged son of the soap opera's longest serving character Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard).

Beau's storylines since his debut in the serial consist of being revealed as the son of Tony, settling into the Hutchinson family and moving into The Dog in the Pond public house, his brief affair with Liberty Savage (Jessamy Stoddart) upon introduction, his relationships with Maxine Minniver (Nikki Sanderson) and Kitty Draper (Iz Hesketh) before murdering Kitty's conversion therapist father Declan Hawthorne (Alan Turkington) in self-defence after he held her hostage.

Beau arrives in the village and instantly strikes up a bond with Liberty Savage (Jessamy Stoddart) after saving her daughter Faith from Damon Kinsella's (Jacob Roberts) makeshift soda fountain at The Love Boat.

Beau supports his family through the death of his aunt Verity Hutchinson (Eva O'Hara) and Eric Foster's (Angus Castle-Doughty) siege of the village.

He is left smitten when Tony ropes in Maxine Minniver (Nikki Sanderson) to act as a childminder whilst Beau teaches at the school.

Scott gives Beau a pep talk as Maxine is still struggling with body image issues after seeing Eric in prison.

They both arrange dates and begin to enter a relationship but Kitty is left devastated when Beau pulls away after a sexual advance.

Kitty goes missing for two weeks, unbeknownst to Beau she has been kidnapped by her conversion therapist father Declan Hawthorne (Alan Turkington).

He finds her whilst she is held hostage and she tells him everything about her father and the reason she stole her travelling companion's identity during the Dee Valley Bypass crash in January.

Beau regains consciousness and in a panic rage, murders Declan after slamming a thick children's nursery rhyme book over his head.

Beau and Kitty overhear Sally St. Claire (Annie Wallace) and John Paul McQueen (James Sutton) discuss the police visiting the cottage where Declan is currently still laying in.

After days of not sleeping, Kitty tucks Beau in and he begins to freak out and start attempting to dig at the living room floor because "he is in Hunter's grave".

On his casting, Bell was delighted to be joining the soap and stated in a report: "Working on Hollyoaks has been an incredible experience and I'm so honoured to be a part of the passionate, creative, hard-working team here, I can't wait for viewers to meet Beau and follow him on his exciting new journey into the village, where he is sure to cause a stir for various well-known characters along the way.

"[3] On 18 October 2022, Hollyoaks announced a "mystery" stalker story for the longest serving character Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard).

[4] Tony's wife, Diane Hutchinson (Alex Fletcher), finds a bouquet attached with a note indicating a meeting.

[7] Beau begins to spend large quantities of time with Diane – a comment made by Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor Dawson) began to make Tony wonder whether the two may be having an affair.

"[3] Hollyoaks producers hinted at a possible relationship for Beau and Maxine Minniver (Nikki Sanderson) as they begin to grow closer whilst babysitting Eva Hutchinson.

[3] Bell was delighted at the pairing, he told Inside Soap: "The strength Maxine showed throughout everything with Eric really caught Beau's attention.

"[10] The production team for Hollyoaks hinted at a possible relationship between Beau and newcomer Kitty Draper (Iz Hesketh) in January 2024.

"[12] He also added: "Kitty's past, and the reason she's landed in the village, could escalate into bigger problems down the line, Beau has strong morals, but he's also very empathetic, so this could lead to us seeing darker shades of his character.

"[13] The relationship later ended after both of them couldn't make it work – Beau pulled away from Kitty's sexual advance, offending and "devastating" her.

[17] Beau and Kitty overhear a conversation between John Paul McQueen (James Sutton) and Sally St. Claire (Annie Wallace) where they learn the police will search the cottage.

Beau and Kitty "prepare for a dark task", set to bury him alongside Hunter McQueen (Theo Graham).

[22] As the family begin to notice the character change in Beau, they believe he is seriously ill.[23] He refuses to say anything unless Kitty stays, to which Tony agrees.

He later falls asleep and as Kitty goes to put the covers on him, he wakes up in a panic and start's screaming about being locked in "Hunter's grave".

[7][8] Justin Harp of Digital Spy labelled Declan's (Alan Turkington) murder scenes as a "violent end".

[28] George Lewis of Digital Spy dubbed Freddie catching Beau and Kitty after burying Declan in "shock scenes" as a "dramatic twist".