Blessing Chambers is a fictional character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks, portrayed by Modupe Adeyeye.

Blessing was introduced as a glass collector at a strip club that ends up being fired when Dennis Savage (Joe Tracini) gets her into trouble.

Blessing faces mixed responses when her transgender status is revealed, and Dennis initially breaks up with her as he feels that he was lied to, but they later reconcile.

Blessing's other storylines have included being attacked by Finn O'Connor (Keith Rice), trying to track down her parents and trying to help her friend Maxine Minniver (Nikki Sanderson) escape her abusive relationship.

Her exit storyline involved her being tracked down by Dennis and Trevor Royle (Greg Wood) after stealing his diamonds.

Blessing received positive reception from critics and she was seen as the most high profile transgender character in British television during her stint on the soap.

In February 2014, it was announced that actress Modupe Adeyeye had joined Hollyoaks as new regular character, Blessing Chambers.

[3] After winning the role, Adeyeye felt more excited than nervous and called her first day "quite nice" and a good "ease-in", and praised the director for being lovely.

[3] Hollyoaks scriptwriter Jonathan Larkin explained that he worked with Adeyeye in workshops and believed that she was very natural in her approach and had great instinct.

[4] Larking had the original idea for the character and revealed that Blessing had been "buzzing" around his head for a while and that he felt a need to tell the story of a transgender woman arriving to the Hollyoaks village for a long time.

Having watched Orange Is the New Black and seeing Laverne Cox's character Sophia, the similarities with the Blessing I wanted to write were shining through.

The tough exterior, the warm nature, coming from a hard knock life but never forgetting to be a glamorous ray of sunshine... it all just fitted together perfectly.

[6] The actress did one-to-one sessions with All About Trans to prepare for the role and remained in contact with the organisation later on in her stint, which she found helpful.

[6] Blessing is first introduced as a glass collector at a strip club which established character Dennis Savage (Joe Tracini) visits in February 2014.

[8] Hollyoaks worked with organisations The Gender Trust and All About Trans in order to portray the storyline realistically and sensitively.

[8] Adeyeye found researching the character "really inspiring", adding that she hoped that Blessing's "story of a young trans woman who is loud and feisty and unapologetic proves to be a good role model.

In an interview with Digital Spy, Hollyoaks scriptwriter Jonathan Larkin praised the workshop that soap held with All About Trans whilst researching the character, saying that whilst he already knew some transgender people, he thought it was great get new input from other trans people in the story and character.

[4] Larkin got to know more about the "focused, personal take" on what it is like to transition though having one-to-ones with the workshop participants, explaining, "Having that human face-to-face interaction is imperative when trying to write the character going through their day-to-day struggles".

By the time people learn of Blessing's trans status, they'll have known her for a few months and will realise she's no different to the girl they've been enjoying on screen so far.

[4] Larkin disclosed that the Hollyoaks team felt that they had a big responsibility with Blessing being the "most high-profile trans character on UK TV" due to the departure of Hayley Cropper (Julie Hesmondhalgh), but that they were happy that they were passed the "trans torch" and wondered if other shows would begin to do the same, as he was shocked by the lack of transgender people on TV.

[10] Dennis then "lays his heart on the line" after finding a testicular lump and, fearing the worst, needs support Blessing and his friends.

[8][10] Blessing also reveals that she has a "troubled" background and spent time in a Young Offender Institution before moving to Hollyoaks for a new life as a woman.

[13][14] Having bonded with Tony and buoyed with his support, Blessing initially tries to tell Dennis, but this does not happen as he decides to move out following her rejection due to his pride is "too dented".

[17] Blessing is then "delighted" when she receives a letter from the hospital about her surgery, with Tony promising to be "by her side" when she undergoes the operation.

[16] This occurs when Blessing and Dennis, with their relationship on "rocky ground", sign up for Speed dating event to make each other jealous.

[23] In the storyline, Blessing and Dennis help their friend Maxine travel to the airport to escape her abusive fiancé Patrick Blake (Jeremy Sheffield) on the eve of their wedding.

[28] Blessing meets Dennis Savage (Joe Tracini) when he and his friends visit the strip club that she works in as a glass collector.

When Blessing ruins George Smith's (Steven Roberts) laptop, he steals her credit card to buy a new one, which attracts a private investigator.

Blessing and Dennis also try to help their friend Maxine Minniver (Nikki Sanderson) escape her abusive relationship with Patrick Blake (Jeremy Sheffield).

[30] The following year, Entertainment Daily reported how fans were speculating on the Digital Spy forum that Blessing would return and be revealed as the secret twin of Mitchell Deveraux (Imran Adams).