Hollyoaks Joel Dexter star's life - co-star fiancé, health battle and transformation

Hollyoaks fans will be seeing a lot more of Joel Dexter (Rory Douglas-Speed) in upcoming scenes as he takes centre stage in a gripping new storyline.In recent scenes, the village vicar finally admitted defeat and wrote a letter to dad Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas) explaining that he was responsible for running him over earlier this year.

At the last second, Sienna Blake (Anna Passey) pitied him and agreed they should put all the drama all behind them.READ MORE: Sarah Jayne Dunn pours curves into skintight sports bra for sweaty gym snapHowever, a spying Norma Crow (Glynis Barber) managed to get her hands on the letter and told Warren where to find the culprit of the hit and run.Sienna realised that a vengeful Warren was heading to where Joel is and, fearing the worst, she rushed after him.

However, she is too late as Warren fired his gun and without realising its his son, Joel.As Hollyoaks viewers Daily Star takes at the actor Rory Douglas-Speed's life.Rory and Hollyoaks co-star Nadine Mulkerrin are a real life couple who share two children.They got engaged after filming their on-screen wedding date.The actor has also been open about living with Type 1 diabetes and is known for changing his image.Rory and Nadine have been together since 2017 after hitting it off on the set of Hollyoaks.They announced they were an item for the first time in November 2017 – after they posted pictures of their holiday in Bali.The pair revealed their engagement in December 2018 and afterwards Nadine discussed how they got together in a nostalgic Instagram post.The couple announced the birth of their first child Reggie's arrival back in October 2019.At the time Nadine said: "Reggie Speed.