Ben Davies is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Marcus Patric.

The other three chosen were Andrew Somerville (Theo Sankofa), Lesley Johnston (Laura Burns) and Elize du Toit (Izzy Cornwell).

[3] To achieve the record the characters take part in an event on National Kissing Day, hosted at their local nightclub The Loft.

Cindy believed that Social Services wanted to put Holly with foster parents and decided to flee the country and run away to Spain.

However, when Luke found out about Mandy and Ben he was devastated and felt betrayed, leaving the guilty pair to reconsider their future.

Just as Ben seemed to be getting his life back on track, his dad's police colleague, Dale Jackson, moved in with the Davies household.

Ben hated the idea of another woman in the house, knowing that his father, Will, fancied her and sister Abby thought Dale was like a mother figure.

Ben soon learnt his lesson with Dale when she made another attempt to get together with him, this time resulting in a final rejection and her departure from Hollyoaks.

When she returned from abroad Ben initially appeared uninterested but after Izzy was involved in a minor accident he proposed to her at the hospital.

They later crossed over in a second spin off Hollyoaks: In The City arriving in Liverpool and staying with Ben's friend Tanktop (Leon Lopez).

Ben lost his savings to a con man and then worked as a doorman in a nightclub for Burton Phillips (Lee Warburton) while Lisa became a model.

As the police arrive and arrest Stella and her gang, a distraught Lisa cradles Ben's body in her arms as Tanktop and Burton look on.

They added that initially anyone would have wanted Ben to rescue to them from a fire but "sadly he lost his way and turned into a bit of a sex maniac".

called Ben a "DISHY fireman" who "REALLY got hearts racing when he first appeared in the soap", as well as noting that he was "popular" and "a huge hit with viewers".

[8] Di Hollingsworth from Soaplife included Ben and Cindy's hit and run incident involving Anna in their list of top ten soap storylines in which characters get away with committing crimes.

[9] Writers from All About Soap assessed that Ben and Izzy "used to row all the time" and that their engagement "hasn't changed a thing".