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Bartholomew "Bart" McQueen was the son of Sarah and Victor McQueen, and step-son of Joan McQueen. He was beaten to death in April 2017 by Warren Fox for his involvement in Warren's sister, Katy Fox's death in February 2014.

Biography[]

1995-2010: Backstory[]

Not much is known about Bart's upbringing other then he was born in May 1995 to parents Sarah and Victor McQueen. Bart was also a troubled child often stealing and getting into fights he was close with his family although only ever saw them on special occasions such as Birthday's, Weddings and Christmas.

2010: Arrival and Relationship with Jason Costello[]

Bart is first seen at his stepmother's funeral, at the funeral he eventually meets his long lost aunt Myra McQueen as well as his second cousins Michaela and Theresa McQueen. After the funeral finishes, Bart is later caught out shoplifting by Dominic Reilly, who brings Bart back to the McQueen's home. Bart then tells Myra his shoplifted before and also has an anti-social behaviour order as well as burning a school down although he was not proven guilty. Dominic decides to take Bart taken into custody but Myra agrees to look after him as Bart has no one left to look after him anymore. Myra then warns Bart not to get up to any mischief. after the first night of living in the McQueen house hold Bart is coasted into helping Carmel McQueen at the local beauty salon Evissa. Heidi Costello then shows up with her child Jason Costello, who at the time goes by his birth name, Jasmine. "Jasmine" is very dismissive of the thought of a makeover. The two teens get along well together and the two strike a friendship, but Bart's rebellious behaviour would come to front when he steals the money from the till even ignoring Jason's pleas to put it back. Carmel does not catch Bart around the till. Bart then spends the rest of the day with Jason. They share a kiss by the end of the day but Jason runs off after the kiss. Jason's father, Carl Costello is later told by Mitzeee about the two seeing one another. Not best pleased by this, Carl later angrily confronts Jason who is with Bart, but Jason's half-sister Jem Costello weighs in when she sides with her sibling.

Bart then would later become friends with Taylor Sharpe, the two plan to have a house party at the McQueen's plan to throw a party and Duncan Button is enlisted to bring the alcohol however Duncan posts the details of the party online and heaps on students arrive to which the house is trashed. Bart then steals money from Jacqui's purse Jacqui is furious when she finds out the money is gone and confronts Bart and an angry confrontation erupts between Jacqui and Bart, Myra sides with Bart as she believes his 'innocents' angry by Myra siding with Bart. Jacqui goes throughs Bart's room which angers Myra, the two then argue after the argument Myra is still siding with Bart, angry and upset Jacqui moves out. Bart is gleeful and tells Jason, but Jason isn't impressed. However, the two soon begin a relationship, but Bart, unaware of Jason's gender identity, feels that Jason is cheating on him with a guy named Mark as its seen Mark has Jason's number.

The troublemaker Fern manipulates Bart into thinking that Mark got Jason's number but Jason's brother Seth Costello who Bart has constant run ins with, after seeing Fern hassling Jason, Bart throws her out. Fern out of spite tells Bart that Jason wants to take their relationship further. However, when Bart suggests they should have sex, Jason panics and runs off, which confuses Bart as he is unaware aware that Jason is in the process of transitioning. Jason, dressed as a boy and furious at what Fern Stirling the pot has done attacks Fern but is warned off by Bart. Later, Bart decides to confront Jason. Fern along with her friends approach Jason as Bart is leaving and when the confrontation gets more heated Fern reveals she has a knife but, Bart sees this and manages to tackle Fern to the ground and Fern accidentally stabs him. Fern then flees. Malachy Fisher and Bart's cousin Mercedes McQueen hear Jason's cries for help see that Bart has been stabbed and aid Bart but Jason also flees the scene, Bart is then taken to hospital.

When at the hospital Fern visits Bart in and Bart reveals he can't remember who stabbed him. Fern thinking fast uses manipulation again towards Bart when she tells him that Jason was the one who stabbed him. Later Jason arrives at the hospital to see Bart, Bart tells him that he knows he is the guy from the fight. Jason confesses to Bart that he is transgender. Bart then angrily tells him to leave as he is confused about the revelation.

After coming home from the hospital, Bart nearly sleeps with Anita Roy but are caught by Anita's mother, Eva Strong. Bart on the same night meets up with Jason as who is now fully going by his new name. They have a heart to heart and nearly kiss and are caught by Dominic Reilly. Jason is embarrassed and scared runs off. Bart begins to tease Dominic about Amber to prevent Dominic telling someone about kissing Jason. Bart then plays mind games with Dominic when he makes him believe that Dominic has put pictures of Amber on his laptop but the laptop is locked inside restaurant. Dominic later sets fire to II Gnosh which results in the deaths of both Malachy Fisher and Steph Roach. But the villagers begin to blame Bart for Dominic setting the place alight but Jason stands by Bart and the two start to become close again with Bart encouraging Jason to come out. Bart and Jason the report Fern to the Police for the stabbing and Fern has her last way when she reveals Jason's secret. That he is really a boy and not a girl. Despite growing close Bart eventually gets in denial with his feelings for Jason as he still loves "Jasmine". This prompts Bart to start being cold towards Jason.

2011-2012: Relationship with Sinead[]

Bart moved on from Jason when he starts a relationship with Sinead O'Connor but annoyingly you them. Bart's aunt, Myra and Sinead's stepmother, Diane O'Connor do their very best to stop a relationship between Bart and Sinead. This causes Bart to run away with Sinead but the two of them hit a tricky road when they start to run out of money, Bart thinks and also decides to call Jason for help. This annoys Sinead especially when Jason turns up, the three of them find an a supposed empty farm house and tensions rise when Jason tells Sinead that Bart loves him and not her. Bart and Jason are later left in the house but when the owner returns home he throws them the basement of his home. He starts threatening Bart and Jason with a hunter's gun. They attempt to run but Bart is overpowered to floor and receives a head injury during it. Jason, thinks Bart is unconscious, admits his love for him but Bart tells Jason the same which shocks Jason however they kiss again and Sinead sees then threw the window and hears everything that was discussed by Bart and Jason. Bart does his best to make it up with Sinead but has no luck and the three of them return home.

Sinead begins to get jealous when she sees Bart and Jason hanging out together. Bart is jealous himself when he sees that Sinead started to date Gaz Bennett, Bart does he best to warn Sinead that Gaz is bad news and Bart does he best to prove this when he tries planting some stolen goods in Gaz's car to get Gaz arrested. However, this backfires when the truth is finally revealed at what Bart did Sinead is furious with Bart and tells him to stay away from her.

During a special episode that aired on Episode 3209 (10th November 2011) Jason tells Bart that he needs to go after Sinead and show her he loves her and Jason helps Bart even going as far as to deleting text messages which they had kept from since they were dating Bart is told by Jason that they had to move on and say goodbye to Jasmine, Bart agrees and goes to find Sinead. Bart later crashes rappers Wretch 32's gig, Bart does the unthinkable and sings to Sinead who is in the crowd this warms Sinead's heart and the two rekindle as they get back together. Jason says his good byes to Bart since he's leaving to go to America, Bart is told by Jason that they will never see each other again, but Jason also says to Bart that he will never forget him. Bart waves goodbye to Jason as he heads for the airport to leave.

2012-2013: Criminal Antics, Bus crash and Departure[]

Bart starts to hang out with Joel Dexter the two strike a gig but after it fails Joel telling Bart he owns him one tells to look after a cannabis farm which Bart stores it in his attic, but the McQueen's find the drugs and are all arrested. This forces Bart to threaten Joel about going to the Police but Bart is then confronted by Brendan Brady who even goes as far to throw a hot coffee at Bart which misses him, Brendan then threatens Bart to keep quiet. After everything dies down Bart, sells the Savage's caravan and also starts to steal certain equipment from the college and is caught by found by Jen Gilmore whom believed in Bart in earlier scenes but Jen still takes pity on Bart and allows Bart to leave.

Bart decides to stay away from home but is later seen and confronted by Jacqui in village. Jacqui questions Bart continuously but Bart refuses to mention Brendan or Joel, but still tells Jacqui he owes the drug dealers £4,000. Jacqui agrees to let Bart flee before leaving however Bart goes to say goodbye to Sinead. and tells Sinead he will always love her and Bart then eventually leaves, but the police are then spotted by Sinead outside her home. making it unclear whether it was Diane or Jacqui who called the police. Sinead tells Bart and convinces him to let her run away with him again. Bart returns and is seen constantly stoned he along with Esther steal a car and chase the rest of the students who have stole a mini bus unaware that the breaks have been tampered with. Bart speeds with Esther in the car and Maddie Morrison who is driving the mi I bus puts her foot down and a race ensures but Bart swerves when he sees Leah Barnes who runs out of no where on the road this causes the mini bus to crash in devastating effect taking the lives of four people Bart panics and tells Esther to flee.

With the guilt of causing the crash, Bart spirals more out of control and by January 2013 he and Joel decide to steal £250,000 from Brendan. However. Brendan catches them and threatens Bart to leave Hollyoaks and will kill him if he ever sees him again Bart and Joel decide to leave together leaving their girlfriends, Sinead and Theresa respectively.

2017: Return/Murder[]

Bart returns to Hollyoaks four years later when he arrives for the funeral of his murdered cousin, Celine McQueen whom was murdered by Cameron Campbell. It's soon revealed that him and Joel after they fled Hollyoaks four years previously got hooked on heroin and met up with Joel's estranged aunt, Katy Fox. Tragedy struck however when Katy overdosed and died due to Joel supplying her with too much. Joel tells Bart that Shane Sweeney is blackmailing him and Bart tells Joel to own up however Katy's brother and Joel's father, Warren Fox, wants to discover the truth. Warren discovers that Bart was there when Katy died and being led to believe that Shane was the one who killed Katy barges in Barts drug pit and attacks him and threatens him to find Shane. Later on Celine's sister and Bart's other cousins, Celine McQueen, decides to take heroin herself to deal with the grief and overdose but Warren and Joel manage to save her. Warren puts two and two together and assumes Bart is in fact the reason Katy died when he quizzes Joel. Joel tells Warren that Bart killed Katy.

Bart is then told by Joel that Warren thinks he is the reason Katy is dead however Bart fires back when he tells Joel that if Warren gets him he will reveal the truth that it was Joel that gave Katy the drugs and not him this unsettled Joel. Bart is then paid by Joel to leave Hollyoaks but Joel also offers Bart a helping hand to overcome his drug addiction but Bart threatens Joel to stay away from him. As Joel prepares to leave the village his spotted by Myra who is happy to see him and asks him to stay for an upcoming family event Bart agrees but when Myra leaves him alone he steals money and tries to coast Cleo back on drugs but Cleo tells the McQueen's that Bart is a drug addict. Bart runs when he sees the Police but decides to get himself purposely arrested when he runs into Warren. Warren pays James Nightingale to get Bart freed unaware what Warren has planned for him, James agrees and does so. Myra tells Bart she wants him to overcome his drug addiction and will support him threw it Bart agrees to stay and decides to write a letter to Warren revealing all of the truth surrounding Katy's death however Warren opens the door as Bart is about to post it before Bart can get a word in Warren angrily drags him inside where he beats Bart to death off-screen.

Bart's murder is confirmed by Warren in the very next episode when he confesses to his fiancé, Sienna Blake that his just murdered Bart. The two then later dump the body in the attic of the home of Sally St. Claire and Neeta Kaur after they complain about a smell Warren breaks in and relocates Bart's body in the grave of Amy Barnes as her service is being held unaware the bury Amy along with Bart but in October 2017. Ryan Knight is on the phone to his colleagues that they have to re-examine Amy's body this leads them to find Bart's body and they arrest Warren as Bart's letter mentioned the name Warren and Joel but this was not enough evidence to charge Warren. Myra confronts Warren and the McQueens learn of Bart's murder but before they can get justice Warren flees the village. However Warren is able to return in later years without the mention of being Bart's killer.

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Background Information[]

  • Bart is named after Bart Simpson from The Simpsons.

Introduction Sequence[]

  • 2010-2013: Bart spray paints the camera.
  • 2017: Bart sits on a vintage motorcycle and smiles at the camera.

Quotes[]

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