Hollyoaks fans poke fun at Curtis Pritchard’s ‘wooden as Pinocchio’ acting debut – but others are delighted
HOLLYOAKS fans were divided as Curtis Pritchard joined his brother on screen last night.
The former Love Island star who, like AJ, is a ballroom dancer by trade, joined the soap as Marco’s twin Jacob.
It quickly emerged the pair were cooking up a scheme to bring down Trish Minniver, played by Denise Welch.
And while some said they were “in love” with the pair already – others reckoned their acting was a little on the wooden side.
One posted a picture of a block of wood writing: “Aw aj & curtis’ first scene was cute.”
Another tweeted: “AJ and Curtis must have been Pinocchio in a past life – because their acting are as wooden as a marionette!”
Their first scene saw them plotting together in a playground, with AJ’s Marco pitching up late.
Curtis’ character Jacob told him: “I was beginning to think you’d forgotten about me. What would mum say?”
Marco said: “Probably: ‘Stop whinging.'”
He replied: “True. How’s Trish?”
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AJ’s character said: “Heartbroken. She thought she was going to get engaged – couldn’t have been further from the truth.”
Curtis replies: “Well, that’s made my day, that.”
AJ quit Strictly Come Dancing last year to pursue other TV opportunities alongside his younger brother, who found fame on ITV2 dating show Love Island.
The elder of the two brothers, who come from Stoke-on-Trent, then appeared on I’m A Celeb finishing sixth in the first ever UK-based series.
After Love Island, where he coupled up with Maura Higgins, he landed a job on the Greatest Dancer, before appearing on Celebs Go Dating and RuPaul’s Drag Race.