Charlotte Lau is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Amy Yamazaki.

In May 2009, in an interview with entertainment website Digital Spy, Hollyoaks series producer Lucy Allan announced that a number of students at Hollyoaks Community College would be moving out of Halls of Residence in preparation for the new term.

[7] Fans of Charlotte became angry with executive producer Paul Marquess because they thought he had axed her.

Whilst interviewed by entertainment website Digital Spy Marquess stated: "I just want to put the record straight that Amy who played Charlotte wanted to go, because I think a lot of people were really angry with me for 'axing' Charlotte – which I didn't!

[2] After the character had appeared on-screen for a brief period of time her style was described as 'funky and feisty'[9] and has been applied a trend of bold clothing to create a 'Tokyo pop' look.

Ravi Roy (Stephen Uppal) is embarrassed when Charlotte tells him she is a lesbian after he flirts with her.

Sarah and Zoe Carpenter (Zoë Lister) blame this on Charlotte, claiming she is trying to split them up.

When the knife Zoe apparently used to cut the parachute is shown to the court, Charlotte recognises it, as she gave Lydia it before the camping trip.

Charlotte confronts Lydia, who immediately admits to using the knife, but in an attempt to commit suicide.

When Charlotte discovers Zoe's plans, she admits to Mike and Dave Colburn (Elliot James Langridge) about Lydia's murder of Sarah.

Charlotte rushes to the local cemetery, where Lydia and Zoe are, with Dave and Mike close behind.

Charlotte leaves the nightclub and suggests going into town with India and Jamil, who are unaware she had taken drugs.