The character is most notable for being "planted" in the show as publicity for an Andrew Lloyd Webber produced stage production of The Sound of Music.

[1] Making national headlines, Summer the fictional character won the same leading role of Maria that Strallen had been cast as in the West End show.

[2] Summer, who arrives as an undergraduate at Hollyoaks Community College, has moved to Chester and seems to have an interfering mother constantly phoning her to check if she is okay.

John Paul and Katy spot her conversing with her mother on the phone and realise a pair of underwear has dropped from her suitcase as she gathers her bags and walks off to find the admissions office.

Later, while dining at Il Gnosh the two spot her again where John Paul timidly returns the pair of underwear to her and introduces himself.

While attending John Paul's housewarming party at the halls, Summer catches the eye of Kris Fisher.

He is so busy talking to her that he does not notice Tom taking his armbands off before jumping in and having to be saved by Simon Crosby.

has a crush on her and she clashes with Max Cunningham's girlfriend Steph Dean who she works with and originally meets after they both go for a part to star in a health and safety video.

Summer recently shared a kiss with Kris Fisher after their radio show was taken over by 'pirates' aka John Paul McQueen and Elliot Bevan.

On 25 January 2008, after Steph suggested that they should form a band, Summer decided she'd had enough of life in Hollyoaks and wanted to try her luck at living in London.

After arriving in London, Summer sets about trying to find Andrew Lloyd Webber so that she can try to get a part in one of his musicals.

On 15 February 2008, Summer made her exit from Hollyoaks, leading a new life to star in one of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musicals.

called Summer a "Hollyoaks babe" and wrote that Summer "only spent a year in Hollyoaks Village, but in that short time she managed to get carbon monoxide poisoning, go through a number of intense relationships and land a part in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical".