Kurt Benson is a fictional character from the British television soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jeremy Edwards.

[4] They also go on to state: "A clean-cut guitarist with a quiff of dark hair and jeans that are unpleasantly loose, bagged together by a tight belt.

[10] Edwards told Steven Murphy from Inside Soap that "the wedding was a desperation thing, it's a reinforcement of their love, trust and friendship.

Spike enlists witness Gary Watson (James Murray) exaggerate the events of the fight to ensure Kurt is found guilty.

[11] The show's executive producer Jo Hallows told Wendy Granditer from Inside Soap that it was her "absolute favourite" moment of Hollyoaks.

"[11] Kurt was friends with Tony and Jambo Bolton and had his heart set on winning Natasha Andersen as his girlfriend.

Ruth went in pursuit of him, however, and they decided to make the ultimate commitment to each other and got married, incurring the wrath of their parents when they returned home.

When Kurt was found not guilty, the couple began to enjoy life as newly weds, although they knew that things would never be easy.

After a dramatic chase and confrontation, he left Rob floating in the middle of the Atlantic, announcing that fate would decide his destiny.

As Lucy slowly recovered from her ordeal, Kurt and Ruth's marriage hit a rocky patch and they both began to wonder whether they had made a mistake marrying so young.

Ruth was determined to make it work, but Kurt soon found himself tempted by the alluring Kate Patrick and started an affair.

Ruth found out about Kurt's infidelity and threw him out, but he managed to persuade her that he had made a terrible mistake and she eventually took him back.

Kurt's decision to leave was prompted by a violent outburst when he caught Kate trying to drown Ruth in the swimming pool.

He started a relationship with Tony's sister Verity Hutchinson and it soon became clear he was setting out to scam his friends to pay off a debt, swindling Darren Osborne and Mandy Richardson out of their life savings with a fake business venture.