Minnie Blake

Minnie Blake made her first appearance on the 13th November 2014. She is the daughter of Patrick Blake and Maxine Minniver. She has Down Syndrome.

Birth
Minnie's birth was an eventful one, as she wasn't even born in a hospital. She was born in the aftermath of the Train Crash (#HollyoaksEndOfTheLine) caused by her dad, Patrick. Maxine gave birth in a Woodland Shed with Patrick there on hand to help, well until Minnie was born... Because he took Minnie away and left Maxine to bleed to death. Luckily Theresa was there to help get Maxine to hospital before it was too late.

Heart Condition
While at a fundraiser organised by Darren for Minnie. Darren notices that Minnie is having trouble breathing! She is taken to the local hospital, only to find out that she has a heart condition and needs surgery as soon as possible. With Maxine distraught, thinking that she's gonna lose her daughter, she resorts to desperate measures and takes Minnie away from hospital, saying no to the surgery. When the doctors and Patrick realise that Minnie's gone, they race back to The Share House. After being talked round to taking Minnie back to the hospital, Maxine then has even more heartbreak when the doctors say that Minnie has missed her surgery slot. After they later operate on Minnie, Maxine and Patrick are pleased when the doctors say that she will be fine.

Custody Battle
Patrick starts to scheme the social worker, by telling them that Maxine is an alcoholic, it gets taken to court and Patrick gets full custody of Minnie. Maxine is distraught that her daughter has been taken from her and tries to commit suicide by jumping off a church roof. Darren races to Maxine's side and talks her down from the roof. Determine to get her life back on track Maxine starts an ladies only cab business called Minnie Cabs. Months later, Maxine finds out that Patrick has MND (Motor Neuron Disease) and gets shared custody of Minnie. Maxine then moves in with Patrick to help him throughout his last days.