Ava Webster

Ava Lily Webster (born 5 May 2010) is a British actress who portrayed Ro Hutchinson in the British soap opera Hollyoaks from 2023 to 2025. For her role as Ro, she has been nominated for two Inside Soap awards.

Life and career Ava Lily Webster was born on 5 May 2010. She is from Atherton, Greater Manchester. She has appeared in various plays. The character been in Hollyoaks since 2013. Alex Fletcher, who portrays Ro's mother Diane Hutchinson, explained that the recast would allow "a little bit more scope as to what we can do" and praised Webster, calling her a "gorgeous little actress", and also teased that Ro would be central to storylines. Ro's transition was a long-running storyline which ran into 2025, and the character also faced transphobic bullying and was central to a special Mental Health Awareness Week episode reflecting the struggles of young transgender people; Hollyoaks worked with the charities LGBT Foundation and the Samaritans for the episode, which sees Ro call an LGBTQ+ emergency helpline when he almost takes his own life. The episode praised by viewers. Whilst on the soap, Webster sometimes had private tuition. She was longlisted for the same award the following year. She ended up reaching the viewer-voted shortlist. In October 2025, it was reported that Webster had left the soap and that the role had been recast to transgender actor Leo Cole.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2023–25 Hollyoaks Ro Hutchinson Regular role

Awards and nominations

+ List of acting awards and nominations Year Award Category Title Result 2024 Inside Soap Awards Best Young Performer Hollyoaks 2025 Inside Soap Awards Best Young Performer Hollyoaks