Maxine Minniver

Maxine Minniver
Hollyoaks character
Portrayed byNikki Sanderson
Duration2012–2025
First appearance6 November 2012
Last appearance16 April 2025
ClassificationFormer; regular
Introduced byBryan Kirkwood
In-universe information
Other names
  • Maxine Blake
  • Maxine Donovan
  • Maxine Kinsella
Occupation
  • Legal secretary
  • Salon receptionist
  • Barmaid
  • Café manager
  • Switchboard operator
  • Businesswoman
  • Taxi driver
FatherDave Chen-Williams
MotherTrish Minniver
Adoptive fatherMick Minniver
StepmotherFlora Williams
Honour Chen-Williams
Half-brothersSam Chen-Williams
Mason Chen-Williams
Half-sistersMitzeee Minniver
Lizzie Chen-Williams (adoptive)
Serena Chen-Williams (adoptive)
Husband
DaughtersMinnie Minniver
StepdaughtersDilly Harcourt
UnclesEthan Williams
AuntsJoan Blissett
NephewsPhoenix Costello
First cousinsHeidi Costello
Wendy Blissett
Other relatives

Maxine Minniver (also Blake, Donovan and Kinsella) is a fictional character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Nikki Sanderson. The character made her first on-screen appearance on 6 November 2012. Maxine's storylines have included: domestic violence at the hands of Patrick Blake (Jeremy Sheffield); giving birth to Patrick's daughter Minnie with Down's syndrome, a relationship with her stepson Dodger Savage, a custody battle against Patrick for Minnie, with him attempting to portray her as an alcoholic; her relationship with Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor Dawson); coping with Patrick's motor neurone disease; burying Patrick's body in the city wall after he was murdered by his great-niece Nico Blake (Persephone Swales-Dawson) and discovering that he framed her for his murder; getting engaged to Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas); falling pregnant and not knowing whether the father is Warren or her boyfriend Adam Donovan (Jimmy Essex); miscarrying the baby after being trapped in a lift by Nico; a love triangle with Adam and his ex-fiancée, Darcy Wilde (Aisling Jarrett-Gavin); a relationship with Damon Kinsella (Jacob Roberts); and having Munchausen syndrome. On 23 February 2025 it was announced that Sanderson had quit the role of Maxine after 12 years with her final scenes airing on 16 April 2025.