Charlotte Lau
played by Amy Yamazaki

Charlotte is a super friendly, funny and cool ‘Tokyo grunger’ who holds her own. She landed a job as a barmaid at the SU Bar ahead of the new term and quickly struck up a friendship with the students including Kris and Archie. We soon learned that she was in fact Lydia’s ex-girlfriend but the circumstances around their separation remain a mystery. They are now good friends, but Lydia has suggested that Charlotte may be unhinged.

Amy has been performing since she was just 10 years old, appearing in Holby City, CBBC’s Powers and BBC3 comedy’s Marigold and Coming of Age.

Star sign… Capricorn.

Favourite film… Taxi Driver.

Person you most fancy… Probably my boyfriend!

Secret talent… I’m good at impersonating a toddler’s voice [editor’s note: She really is!]

Any pets… I don’t have any at the moment, but I used to have two pug dogs that were my life, but sadly they died of old age, but that wasn’t that along ago. When they got really old and needed to be walked I pushed them in a pram, so they could get some fresh air!

Pet hates… People that think they’re it who haven’t got that much substance to back it up with.

If I wasn’t an actor I’d be… A writer. I did creative writing at uni.