Īfter discovering her pregnancy, her mother Amy Barnes ( Ashley Slanina-Davies) initially wants to have an abortion, but eventually opts for a state of denial, with only Michaela McQueen ( Hollie-Jay Bowes) aware she is pregnant. She made the viewer-voted shortlist, but lost out to Alfie Clarke, who portrays Arthur Thomas in Emmerdale. In August 2017, she was longlisted for Best Young Actor at the Inside Soap Awards. In June 2017, Demircan was nominated for Best Young Actor at the British Soap Awards. Leah Barnes, played by Elà-May Demircan, debuted when she was born on-screen on 26 February 2007.

Father Raymond is Irish and appears to be mostly bemused by the McQueens antics. He is due to reappear again for the funeral of Warren. Father Raymond then returned to perform Tina's funeral service. Timothy's, it was here that he performed the wedding of Carmel McQueen ( Gemma Merna) and Calvin Valentine ( Ricky Whittle). Father Raymond then took over again from Kieron and started working at a new Catholic Church, St.

Father Raymond reappears when Kieron Hobbs ( Jake Hendriks) chose to leave his position in the church and told him that he must do what is right for him. He also helped prepare for the double wedding of Russ Owen ( Stuart Manning) and Mercedes McQueen ( Jennifer Metcalfe) and Dominic Reilly ( John Pickard) and Tina McQueen ( Leah Hackett), he also took confession from Mercedes about her affair with Warren Fox ( Jamie Lomas). Father Raymond is the Catholic Priest that first appeared to console Myra McQueen ( Nicole Barber-Lane) over the anguish she felt about her gay son John Paul McQueen ( James Sutton).

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