Hannah Ashworth (also Osborne) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Emma Rigby.

[4] It was announced on 8 November 2008 that Rigby had decided to quit the show in order to pursue other projects, but her character would still be on-screen until June 2009.

[5] On 2 March 2009 it was announced that Rigby had extended her contract by a further six months after new producer Lucy Allen convinced her to stay with promises of a 'juicy' exit plotline.

The characters often broke up and reconciled but eventually they ended their relationship after Danny accused her of sleeping with Darren Osborne and then slept with Mercedes McQueen to get back at her.

They later began dating, but Elliot soon exhibited sexual self-consciousness and avoided confronting the issue by spending more time with her father Neville, with whom he shared an interest in robots and rockets.

Justin then went on to be honest with Hannah and confessed his darkest secret to her, that he helped Warren bury Sean Kennedy's body.

[10] Huge speculation surrounding Darren's off-screen twins came to light on 10 November when it was announced that Hall had reprised the role of Suzanne.

One night, Hannah and Nancy are babysitting Tony (Nick Pickard) and Mandy Hutchinson's (Sarah Jayne Dunn) daughter Grace, who dies from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

The situation comes to a head when the Ashworths have a barbecue and Melissa refuses to let Hannah eat anything, causing Rhys to kick her out.

After days of abuse from Rhys and Josh, being hounded by Suzanne, and having her condition misunderstood by Neville, Hannah feels she needs to escape.

After Sarah finds out that Craig cheated on her with John Paul, Hannah tells her she knows exactly the pain she is in and the two women comfort each other.

Both Suzanne and Sarah try to convince themselves it is a delayed reaction from her condition, after a search of her room initially finds no sign of hidden food.

Later, after noticing the carpet has been pulled up, Suzanne discovers the rotting remains of food Hannah had been hiding under the floor boards.

With her daughter's life on the line, Suzanne has Hannah sectioned under the Mental Health Act and healthcare workers arrive to take her to hospital.

Danny wrongly believes that Hannah slept with Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor Dawson) and in turn sleeps with Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe), which ends their relationship.

They begin dating, but Elliot has some sexual self-consciousness and avoids confronting the issue by spending more time with Neville, with whom he shares an interest in robots and rockets.

Hannah's parents still did not believe her when she said she did not hide the food in her room which was planted by Ash, so she moved in with Nancy and Zoe Carpenter (Zoë Lister).

Still feeling down after her split with Justin, Hannah got drunk and met band member Stav who took both her and Darren on a weekend to Denmark.

However, Cindy told Darren (with whom she was planning to con Tony out of his money) that being married to Hannah he could regain control of The Dog.

At the festival, she met Imogen, Kev and Jamie, drug dealers who groomed Hannah and Rhys into joining their gang.

When Nancy's ex-husband Jake Dean (Kevin Sacre) returned from a psychiatric unit, he revealed that Hannah had been sending him letters.

Whilst working at The Dog, Hannah catches Anita Roy being sick due to excessive alcohol consumption.

In order to convince them that nothing is wrong with her, Hannah gets Neville and Suzanne to take her to hospital, where the Ashworths are informed of her weight loss.

When he realises his own family will not forgive him for several reasons, Darren steals money from Steph Cunningham (Carley Stenson) and tells Hannah he will leave with her.

Hannah is admitted into an eating disorder unit of the hospital, where she refuses to let her family believe she is ill. Later, she tells Darren she wants to die.

In January 2024, Hannah surprises Darren by returning to Hollyoaks with her half-siblings and his children Frankie (Isabelle Smith) and JJ Osborne (Ryan Mulvey).

Hannah is reconciled with John-Paul who she catches kissing Hollyoaks High headteacher, Carter Shepherd (David Ames).

John Paul bursts into Carter's flat expecting to expose him for what he's been doing, but instead finds Hannah gagged and tied to a chair.

After Carter is arrested by the police, Hannah meets with John Paul, Nancy, James Nightingale (Gregory Finnegan), Maxine Minniver (Nikki Sanderson) and Kitty Draper (Iz Hesketh) in The Dog in the Pond, where Hannah reveals to Nancy that she plans to stick around in the village for a while, and also reveals to Nancy, Maxine, Kitty, John Paul, James, Tony and Diane Hutchinson (Alex Fletcher) that she knew what Carter had been doing all along.

With Rigby giving a message of advice stating: Anyone who feels pressure to look a certain a way, it's not real life, and it is a soap, and they shouldn’t concentrate on trying to look a certain way but being happy and healthy with themselves".