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Patsy Palmer - You may know her best as Bianca Jackson in 'EastEnders'.
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Patsy Palmer - After leaving the show for good in 2008, the actress moved to Hollywood with her husband and children.
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Patsy Palmer - Palmer has since made a name for herself as a DJ in Los Angeles, and is reportedly enjoying a more "holistic" way of life.
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Daisy Ridley - The 'Star Wars: Force Awakens' star appeared in the hospital series 'Casualty'.
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Daisy Ridley - The 'Star Wars' sequel has her in the US for long periods of time.
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Daisy Ridley - It's unclear whether she lives in the US or still holds the UK in her heart as home.
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Lyndon Ogbourne - This 'Emmerdale' actor played Nathan Wylde on the soap before opting to crack Hollywood.
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Lyndon Ogbourne - Since arriving in the US, Ogbourne has appeared in movies such as 'White Island', 'The Black Prince', and 'The Cocksure Lads Movie'.
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Lyndon Ogbourne - The actor has also pitched ideas to Netflix with Billy Zane and is reportedly also working on fashion projects.
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Andy Newton-Lee - He played Robbie Flynn in 'Hollyoaks' and also had roles in 'Casualty', 'Coronation Street', and 'Doctors'.
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Andy Newton-Lee - The actor moved to Los Angeles in 2005 and started a visa consultancy company called Next Stop LAX.
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Andy Newton-Lee - After over a decade in America, Newton-Lee has moved back to the UK to open a London-based branch of his firm and is reportedly working on a TV show of his own.
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Deepak Verma - 'EastEnders' actor Deepak Verma played Sanjay Kapoor on the soap from 1993 to 1998.
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Deepak Verma - Since quitting the show, the actor has appeared in 'Doctors', 'Holby City', and become an TV and film agent and producer.
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Deepak Verma - Verma recently moved to Hollywood to further pursue his acting. He told The Mirror, "I feel like the time is right to come to LA".
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Adele Silva - Adele Silva appeared in 'Emmerdale' from 1993 to 2005. According to the Daily Mail, she moved to the US in 2009.
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Adele Silva - Silva was spotted working in a Ted Baker fashion boutique in Melrose Avenue, downtown Los Angeles in early 2010.
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Adele Silva - The star returned to the UK and to 'Emmerdale' in 2011.
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Nathalie Emmanuel - She played Sasha Valentine in 'Hollyoaks' from 2006 to 2010.
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Nathalie Emmanuel - The actress has since appeared in HBO's 'Game of Thrones' and Netflix's 'The Titan', among other projects.
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Nathalie Emmanuel - In April 2017, the star confirmed she still lived in the UK on the Jimmy Kimmel Show. However, the actress has since been spotted in Los Angeles by Hawt Celebs, which could mean she is considering moving Stateside.
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Ricky Whittle - Ricky Whittle played 'Hollyoaks' character Calvin Valentine from 2006 to 2010.
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Ricky Whittle - Whittle swapped 'Hollyoaks' for Hollywood in 2012 to play his first American role in the movie 'Single Ladies'.
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Ricky Whittle - He has since appeared in American TV shows 'Mistresses' and 'NCIS', and Netflix's series 'The 100'. He has no plans to move back to the UK, according to The Mirror.
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Rachel Shenton - 'Hollyoaks', 'Holby City', and 'Waterloo Road' actress Rachel Shenton has definitely made it in Hollywood!
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Rachel Shenton - This past March the actress and her screenwriter fiancé Chris Overton won an Academy Awards for their short film 'The Silent Child'.
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Rachel Shenton - The engaged couple has not expressed any plans to move to Hollywood. But, you never know!
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Michelle Keegan - The press is waiting to see whether the former 'Coronation Street' actress will make the jump to Hollywood.
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Michelle Keegan - Her husband Mark Wright moved to Los Angeles after landing a job with American entertainment channel Extra TV.
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Michelle Keegan - Keegan told Cosmopolitan that she has no intentions of moving to Los Angeles to be with her husband.
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Patsy Palmer - You may know her best as Bianca Jackson in 'EastEnders'.
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Patsy Palmer - After leaving the show for good in 2008, the actress moved to Hollywood with her husband and children.
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Patsy Palmer - Palmer has since made a name for herself as a DJ in Los Angeles, and is reportedly enjoying a more "holistic" way of life.
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Daisy Ridley - The 'Star Wars: Force Awakens' star appeared in the hospital series 'Casualty'.
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Daisy Ridley - The 'Star Wars' sequel has her in the US for long periods of time.
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Daisy Ridley - It's unclear whether she lives in the US or still holds the UK in her heart as home.
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Lyndon Ogbourne - This 'Emmerdale' actor played Nathan Wylde on the soap before opting to crack Hollywood.
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Lyndon Ogbourne - Since arriving in the US, Ogbourne has appeared in movies such as 'White Island', 'The Black Prince', and 'The Cocksure Lads Movie'.
© Bruno Press
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Lyndon Ogbourne - The actor has also pitched ideas to Netflix with Billy Zane and is reportedly also working on fashion projects.
© Bruno Press
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Andy Newton-Lee - He played Robbie Flynn in 'Hollyoaks' and also had roles in 'Casualty', 'Coronation Street', and 'Doctors'.
© Bruno Press
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Andy Newton-Lee - The actor moved to Los Angeles in 2005 and started a visa consultancy company called Next Stop LAX.
© Bruno Press
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Andy Newton-Lee - After over a decade in America, Newton-Lee has moved back to the UK to open a London-based branch of his firm and is reportedly working on a TV show of his own.
© Bruno Press
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Deepak Verma - 'EastEnders' actor Deepak Verma played Sanjay Kapoor on the soap from 1993 to 1998.
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Deepak Verma - Since quitting the show, the actor has appeared in 'Doctors', 'Holby City', and become an TV and film agent and producer.
© Bruno Press
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Deepak Verma - Verma recently moved to Hollywood to further pursue his acting. He told The Mirror, "I feel like the time is right to come to LA".
© Bruno Press
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Adele Silva - Adele Silva appeared in 'Emmerdale' from 1993 to 2005. According to the Daily Mail, she moved to the US in 2009.
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Adele Silva - Silva was spotted working in a Ted Baker fashion boutique in Melrose Avenue, downtown Los Angeles in early 2010.
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Adele Silva - The star returned to the UK and to 'Emmerdale' in 2011.
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Nathalie Emmanuel - She played Sasha Valentine in 'Hollyoaks' from 2006 to 2010.
© Getty Images
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Nathalie Emmanuel - The actress has since appeared in HBO's 'Game of Thrones' and Netflix's 'The Titan', among other projects.
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Nathalie Emmanuel - In April 2017, the star confirmed she still lived in the UK on the Jimmy Kimmel Show. However, the actress has since been spotted in Los Angeles by Hawt Celebs, which could mean she is considering moving Stateside.
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Ricky Whittle - Ricky Whittle played 'Hollyoaks' character Calvin Valentine from 2006 to 2010.
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Ricky Whittle - Whittle swapped 'Hollyoaks' for Hollywood in 2012 to play his first American role in the movie 'Single Ladies'.
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Ricky Whittle - He has since appeared in American TV shows 'Mistresses' and 'NCIS', and Netflix's series 'The 100'. He has no plans to move back to the UK, according to The Mirror.
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Rachel Shenton - 'Hollyoaks', 'Holby City', and 'Waterloo Road' actress Rachel Shenton has definitely made it in Hollywood!
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Rachel Shenton - This past March the actress and her screenwriter fiancé Chris Overton won an Academy Awards for their short film 'The Silent Child'.
© Getty Images
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Rachel Shenton - The engaged couple has not expressed any plans to move to Hollywood. But, you never know!
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Michelle Keegan - The press is waiting to see whether the former 'Coronation Street' actress will make the jump to Hollywood.
© Getty Images
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Michelle Keegan - Her husband Mark Wright moved to Los Angeles after landing a job with American entertainment channel Extra TV.
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Michelle Keegan - Keegan told Cosmopolitan that she has no intentions of moving to Los Angeles to be with her husband.
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British soap stars who moved to the US
Find out who swapped the UK for the US!
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These soap stars moved to America with different goals in mind. Some wanted to crack Hollywood, others were after a new way of life, whilst the rest failed and returned to the UK. Click through this gallery to find out who did what!
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