Hollyoaks star Anna Shaffer has said that fans often mistake her for bully Ruby Button away from the Chester set.
The 20-year-old actress, who is currently involved in a bullying storyline on the show, explained that she receives angry messages on Twitter from viewers.
Speaking to MSN, Shaffer said: "I've had quite a lot of backlash on Twitter for example, but I think you have to take it in your stride because if people genuinely believe you're a nasty person then you're doing the right job.
"That's the character I have to portray. It's not that nice and it is a bit repetitive when people go, 'Stop being mean to Esther (Jazmine Franks)' in the street but it's all part of the job and you just have to take it in your stride.
"Hopefully in coming weeks Ruby will redeem herself because she does feel so bad about what she's done."
Shaffer said that being friends with the actress who plays the bullying victim, Jazmine Franks, outside the show makes working together that bit easier.
She added: "It's actually a bonus that we are such good friends. A while ago I had to slap her across the face and she was going, 'Go on, just do it'. If we didn't like each other in real life there's no way she would have let me slap her across the face!"
