Courtney Campbell (Hollyoaks)

Courtney Campbell is a fictional character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Amy Conachan. The character and casting was announced in July 2016 and Conachan first appeared as Courtney on 29 August of that year. Courtney was introduced as the cousin of established characters Cameron Campbell (Cameron Moore) and Lockie Campbell (Nick Rhys), the latter of whom Courtney is trying to track down after he was murdered by Cameron. Courtney's initial storyline featured her involvement in the conclusion of Cameron's murder spree and her friendships with Cameron's fiancée, Leela Lomax (Kirsty-Leigh Porter) , and her family. Conachan described Courtney as level headed and a family person that could take Cameron down, whilst critics described her as feisty. Conachan was happy that producers did not solely focus on Courtney's disability as she was determined that Courtney's storylines would not focus on her being in a wheelchair. The actress has praised Hollyoaks for not defining the character by her disability and allowing Courtney have fun "soapy" storylines, and believed that other shows could learn from that example.

Beginning in 2017, Courtney was central to a storyline where she becomes pregnant after a one-night-stand with Liam Donovan (Maxim Baldry) and she is unsure about whether to keep the baby. She decides against a termination and her manipulative grandmother, Granny Campbell (Jenny Lee), is introduced to cause issues for Courtney during her pregnancy, which was used to explore the character's backstory. Conachan did not oppose to her disability being brought up in the storyline as it would have been something that would be addressed if she was pregnant herself. Courtney also is given a love interest when Liam's brother, Jesse Donovan (Luke Jerdy), begins helping her during the pregnancy. After the birth of Courtney's daughter, Iona, Courtney and Jesse's romance faces more issues due to her grandmother's attempts to take Iona away by framing Courtney as a bad mother and a love triangle with Goldie McQueen (Chelsee Healey). After Jesse faces financial difficulties Courtney is blackmailed by Jesse and Liam's father, Glenn Donovan (Neil Roberts/Bob Cryer), into smuggling drugs for him after she falls behind in repaying his loan. This leads to Courtney meeting Liam (now Jude Monk McGowan) again in special episodes set in Magaluf. Conachan believed that Courtney is shocked to see him as she had given up any hope that Liam would do anything for her and Iona. After being arrested with drug-related charges, Courtney teams up with five other women (known as the WAGs) to kill Glenn. They are then targeted by a vengeful Liam, though it later transpires that none of them killed Glenn after all.

Courtney and Jesse marry in early 2020, but tragedy strikes when Jesse dies on their wedding day from binge-drinking. Conachan was glad that the storyline could bring awareness to the dangers of drinking, and believed that she and Jerdy had portrayed the relationship well in order to create an impact on viewers. Conachan also explained that the soap would be exploring Courtney's grief following her husband's death. The following year, Courtney builds up a friendship with her student and Leela's foster son Sid Sumner (Billy Price), who develops a crush on her. When Sid kisses Courtney and lies that they had sex, Courtney is temporarily suspended. Conachan hoped that producers would not develop an inappropriate relationship between Courtney and Sid as she believed it would be strange due to Courtney being a maternal figure towards Sid. After the situation resolves, Courtney leaves for a new job in Scotland and Conachan made her last appearance as the character on 30 June 2021. Conachan explained that she had decided to leave the soap opera on a high after five years and did not rule out a return. Courtney was well received by critics and Conachan was nominated for "Best Actress" at the 2018 British Soap Awards. Courtney's joining with the WAGs was received positively, but the storylines where she is manipulated by her grandmother received criticism.