Hollyoaks star Sonny Flood now looks unrecognisable ten years after playing loveable teen Josh Ashworth in the soap having swapped acting for a totally different career
A Hollyoaks star looks unrecognisable ten years after swapping the soap for a totally different career.
Sonny Flood played Josh Ashworth on the Channel 4 programme over a decade ago. The actor joined the show in 2005 as the loveable teenager and the little brother of Rhys and Hannah Ashworth. He was swept up into drama throughout his time in the village as he got into a war with Sarah and Amy Barnes alongside Nancy Hayton. It came after Josh wanted to get onto the Year 12 ‘Fit List’, where the three girls tricked Josh into stripping in front of a group of students.
He got back at the girls by interviewing them and changing their responses to embarrassing answers. The character also got swept up into school gang drama which ended with cars being smashed and Josh copying pornographic videos for cool guy Ste. Sonny also showed off his acting talent by getting involved in more serious storylines alongside the character Amy.
As an on-screen couple, they explored themes of drink driving, teen pregnancy and abortion. Sonny left Hollyoaks in 2010 but returned for two episodes in 2012. His life off-screen has been far less dramatic as he quit acting altogether for a very different career path. Sonny is now 33 years old and a qualified lawyer based in Manchester.