Melody Longford played by Sandy Hendrickse is the mother of both Texas and India Longford she arrived in December 2010 following the murder of her youngest daughter India and departed the following month.
When India is murdered and her body is uncovered, Texas tells Nancy Hayton that Melody is arriving. Melody arrives in Hollyoaks village and asks Lee Hunter for directions. Lee recognises her and realises she was a famous singer in the 1980s. Lee takes Melody to Texas's flat and she signs an autograph for him. Texas and Melody are revealed not to have the closest mother daughter reletionship, however they begin to bond over their grief of losing India and Melody leaves having built bridges with her daughter. Melody lost her other daughter Texas in May 2013, after she was murdered on her wedding day by her husband Will Savage. She was not able to make it to Texas's funeral.