George Smith (also Andrew Palmer) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Steven Roberts.

George was introduced alongside the characters Neil Cooper (Tosin Cole) and Callum Kane (Laurie Duncan); forming a new group of sixth-form college students.

He is best friends with Maddie Morrison (Scarlett Bowman) and Tilly Evans (Lucy Dixon), Roberts has said that George acts like their "lap-dog".

The storyline portrayed George dealing with various aspects of homelessness and offered viewers an insight to the character.

He has an "unlikely" friendship with Callum and his dynamic with Phoebe Jackson (Mandip Gill) reveals that George puts up an act around others to fit in.

Anthony D. Langford of AfterElton.com has praised the storyline for highlighting the issue of homeless gay teenagers, while a columnist for Soaplife has embraced George's openness about his sexuality.

George was introduced alongside two other new characters Neil Cooper (Tosin Cole) and Callum Kane (Laurie Duncan).

Completing the set of new students were the three previously seen characters of Maddie Morrison (Scarlett Bowman), Tilly Evans (Lucy Dixon) and Jono (Dylan Llewellyn).

Determined to bring style to the corridors of Hollyoaks 6th Form, this sharp tongued fashionista will tell you what not to wear - whether you want to know or not.

Best mates with Maddie and Tilly, George likes nothing more than hanging out with his girls, but when it comes to romance he lacks the confidence to make a move on boys - not that this stops him crushing on lots of them!

[5] He later told Daniel Kilkelly of Digital Spy that he did not mind the clothing because it is part of George's character.

[6] Will Martin of Cultbox said that George is "outspoken and catty"; which makes males "wary of his oozing self-confidence".

Roberts told Digital Spy's Daniel Kilkelly that the serial's producer Emma Smithwick talked him through their plans for the storyline.

[6] In December 2011, Smithwick told Digital Spy that she "loved" George and was excited about a storyline that the production team had planned for him.

[10] In January 2012, Smithwick told Inside Soap that she was finding George an interesting character and still "loved" to watch him.

[11] The storyline then began to play out on-screen and viewers discovered that George had no fixed address and had been squatting in a house.

Gill said that George's illness forces Phoebe to put her own feeling aside to ask Callum for help.

"[13] Roberts' take on the friendship George and Phoebe share, echoed Gill's previous statement.

Roberts told Kilkelly that at that point, George does not feel he needs to discuss his family life because he has moved on.

[6] George arrives at Hollyoaks Sixth Form College with his friends Maddie, Tilly, Jono and Neil.

George finds it hard to bond with the guys until he manages to steal a beer pump for the local pub.

Phoebe finds a photograph of a missing boy she knows and realises that Deena is involved in human trafficking.

Deena and Graham Hardman (Steve Marsh) become violent in their attempts to stop George and Phoebe escaping.

They discover the van they have stolen has the wedding cakes from Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard), Cindy Cunningham (Stephanie Waring), Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson) and Doug Carter's (PJ Brennan) double wedding.

Maddie realises the brakes are not working and has to swerve off the road to avoid Leah Barnes (Ela-May Demirican).

The van explodes and the flaming mini bus door falls out of the sky hitting Maddie and killing her instantly.

He described their scenes as "very sweet"; and opined that a love triangle between George, Callum and Maddie would make a "great story".

Langford also felt that Hollyoaks wanted the storyline to end quickly and branded it as a ploy to get George and Callum living together.

[21] When George is forced to live on the streets, a columnist for TV Buzz said that he was "lucky" to have Phoebe; especially after a tramp attacks them.

[22] Sarah Ellis from Inside Soap said "George's story proved that sexual exploitation can affect anyone".