Hollyoaks star breaks down in tears after being axed and slams Channel 4 bosses for how they handled his exit

Gregory Finnegan has revealed that he broke down in tears after he was axed from Hollyoaks and slammed Channel 4 bosses for the way they handled it. Gregory Finnegan has revealed that he broke down in tears after he was axed from Hollyoaks and slammed Channel 4 bosses for the way they handled it The soap star, 44, who has portrayed James Nightingale for nine years, was blown up by a car bomb in dramatic scenes aired on Wednesday 'Everyone was very kind in both the cast and crew. Gregory explained how he initially held himself together after finding out the sad news from bosses in March but after being a 'dead man walking' on set he revealed he found himself having a number of difficult conversations with his co-stars He said: 'It wasn't much fun going in when you know you're a dead man walking. Lovely Alex Fletcher just started crying and I started crying, she just completely broke me, and then I was bawling' Gregory went on to say he tried to 'keep it together' for his family but it was 'hard to come to terms' that he was being killed off the soap He said he was 'shocked' bosses killed his character off before the soaps 30th anniversary next year and slammed them for the way they handled the filming of his final scenes Gregory revealed that he 'didn't get told when his last scene was' so he never had the chance to say goodbye to the crew and cast and after finishing filming he admitted he was hit with a 'wave of sadness' His on-screen mum Marnie, played by Lysette Anthony, was killed off in an explosion at her cafe in 2022.