Character Profile | List of appearances |
Shing Lin Leong (Mandarin: 梁盛莲) is the daughter of Mei Lian Chen and Meng Chye Leong. She arrived in Hollyoaks with her family in December 2022 to visit her aunt Honour Chen-Williams and her family.
Biography[]
2022-: Arrival[]
Shing Lin arrived in the village with her parents from Malaysia in December 2022, visiting the Chen-Williams family as Shing Lin's cousin Mason Chen-Williams was having troubles with his identity. Whilst in the village, Shing Lin accompanied Mason to Charlie Dean's house party, causing trouble when Charlie's on-off girlfriend Ella Richardson caught Shing Lin kissing Charlie. Returning home, Shing Lin's mother Mei Lian revealed that she had been scammed and the family could no longer afford her boarding school fees. Shing Lin's parents returned to Malaysia the next day, leaving Shing Lin in the care of Honour and her husband Dave.
Beginning at Hollyoaks High School in January 2023, Shing Lin kept close with Mason. After catching Charlie goading Mason whilst Leah Barnes recorded, she angrily confronted Leah. However, after Mason's connection to incel Eric Foster (who held a siege at The Dog in the Pond before being arrested) was revealed, Shing Lin turned on him and befriended Charlie and Leah. In February 2023, Shing Lin joined Charlie, Leah, Ella, Vicky Grant and DeMarcus Westwood on a camping trip in the woods. When two boys - Rocco and Xavier - crashed the party with drugs, Shing Lin and Ella decided to leave, missing Vicky's collapse after an overdose of ecstasy. As the others turned against Charlie, Shing Lin went against the group and remained friends with him. In April 2023, Honour left Dave and attempted to take Mason and Shing Lin to London, but the pair opted to remain with Dave.
Appendices[]
Residences[]
Address | Duration |
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Malaysia | Until 12th December 2022 |
Unknown | 12th December 2022 to 14th December 2022 |
3 Oakdale Drive, Flat 4 | 14th December 2022 to 2nd October 2023 |
17 Basswood Road | 2nd October 2023 to November 2023 |
3 Oakdale Drive, Flat 3 | November 2023 to 31st January 2024 |
London | Since 31st January 2024 |
Employment History[]
Job | Duration |
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Hollyoaks High School student | 4th January 2023 to 31st January 2024 |
Background Information[]
- Izzie Yip's casting as Honour Chen-Williams's niece Shing Lin was announced in November 2022.
Introduction Sequence[]
- 2023-: Shing Lin stands at the bus stop with her friends.
Quotes[]
“ | Can we go? | ” |
— First line, to Serena Chen-Williams about Charlie Dean's party.
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“ | Ok, bye guys. Shotgun! | ” |
— Final line, to the Osborne family.
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