Michaela McQueen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Hollie-Jay Bowes.

However, it was announced on 24 June 2010 that show bosses had axed Bowes and speedily wrote Michaela out after she spoke about upcoming storylines and her exit on social networking website Twitter.

A writer from the serial's official website described Michaela as always ready "for a bit of McQueen scheming" and said she has always had to fight to gain attention for herself.

They added that when Michaela is with her best friend and "partner in-crime", Amy Barnes (Ashley Slanina-Davies) - "you'd better believe she's up to no good.

"[2] Bowes was initially required to wear a wig for the role which the company's hair and makeup department applied each morning.

[3] Bowes later ran an online contest were fans were asked to name her wig, the winner of the competition was the name "wigglamina".

[3] In June 2010, Bowes attended a meeting with producer Paul Marquess in which she complained about storylines involving her character and on-screen boyfriend Zak Ramsey (Kent Riley).

[5] Marquess was not made aware of Bowes' decision to leave and the storyliners were angry with her for revealing plot details.

Producers had attempted to keep her return a secret, but were forced to go public when paparazzi photographed Bowes filming.

[9] Bowes told Inside Soap that Michaela arrives back in the village feeling "very sure of herself" and takes an "instant dislike" to Lee Hunter (Alex Carter).

[10] At the July 2012 Inside Soap Awards launch party, Bowes confirmed that she would be leaving Hollyoaks once again.

Amy and Ste get back together and he takes her, Michaela, Josh Ashworth (Sonny Flood) and Jamie "Fletch" Fletcher (Sam Darbyshire) joyriding, which leads to a car crash.

After this, Michaela begins dating her friend Sasha Valentine's (Nathalie Emmanuel) brother, Sonny (Devon Anderson).

Sonny and Michaela eventually sleep together, but he soon moves away from Hollyoaks, which left her devastated, but more bad news for her, as she discover that her older brother John-Paul was gay, and didn't accepted him first, but later she did.

Myra's secret son Niall Rafferty (Barry Sloane) begins taking revenge on his family.

Niall and Jacqui McQueen (Claire Cooper) both express concern that Michaela may have HIV, so make her take a test.

After finding heroin in Fletch's bag, Leo Valentine (Brian Bovell) catches Michaela and assumes she is still using.

However, Rhys and Beth make people believe Michaela is lying, due to her apparent drug abuse.

Michaela eventually develops a crush on him, and is jealous when he begins a relationship with Zoe Carpenter (Zoë Lister).

That night, Myra finds a note supposedly from Michaela saying she is going to London on a journalism course, unaware she has actually been kidnapped by Niall.

In November 2014, it was said by Myra that Jacqui and Michaela couldn't make it to Carmel's funeral, and also the wedding of her brother John Paul and Ste in December.

[14] Virgin Media said Michaela had a "lifestyle worthy of headlines" and said viewers could not forget the time she was kidnapped by Niall.

"[21] A reporter from Holy Soap opined that Michaela is one of the funniest characters in Hollyoaks, as she does not "hold back with her opinions".