Hollyoaks is a British television soap opera that was first broadcast on 23 October 1995. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the serial in 2013, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the show's executive producer Bryan Kirkwood. In January, made his debut screen appearance. The following month saw the arrivals of and , played by former EastEnders actress Danniella Westbrook. was the only character to be introduced in March. April saw , and arrive. The following month Robbie was joined by the rest of his family – , , , and . Joe's fiancée, debuted in June, as did . and made their first appearances in July, while , and began appearing from August. September saw arrive. , , and were introduced in October. November saw the appea