Reception
Cooper was nominated for Best Actress at the 2007 Inside Soap Awards and the following year The McQueen's won the "Best Family" award. She was then nominated for "Best Actress" at the 2010 ceremony. At the 2011 National Television Awards, she received a nomination for "Best Serial Drama Performance" and "Best Actress" at the 2011 British Soap Awards. She was again nominated in the category of "Serial Drama Performance" at the 2012 National Television Awards. On Digital Spy's 2012 end of year reader poll, Cooper was nominated for "Best Female Soap Actor" and came third with 13.7% of the vote. Virgin Media criticised the character's dress sense, stating that even though none of the family have style, that Jacqui has the most 'criminal wardrobe' out of them due to her taste for thigh high boots, skin tight dresses and huge gold earrings. Co-star Kieron Richardson branded Cooper the unsung hero of the cast claiming she deserves more recognition for her work and stated his favourite character is Jacqui. Soap opera reporting website Holy Soap describe Jacqui's most memorable moment as: "Dealing with Tina's decision not to give up baby Max, only for her to be killed by long-lost brother Niall."
Roz Laws of the Sunday Mercury responded negatively to Jacqui's Promiscuity in 2010 by stating: "I DON'T like to bandy names about but...that Jacqui McQueen is a right trollop." Rhiannon Vivian of the Sunday Mirror describe Jacqui as a "hard-bitten" character. Men's lifestyle magazine FHM brand Jacqui a "notoriously sexy bad-girl". On a separate occasion Olly Richards of the magazine stated: "In the soap she always looks a bit hard and like she could definitely beat us up." Josie Ensor of WalesOnline spoke about Cooper stating: "feisty jailbird character Jacqui has made her infamous on and off screen." Colin Robertson of newspaper The Sun also agreed with the "feisty brunette" tag. Kris Green of Digital Spy branded Cooper as one of his favourite Hollyoaks actresses due to her portrayal of Jacqui. Dawn Collinson of the Liverpool Echo refers to Jacqui as a "brassy character". Jaci Stephen of the Daily Mail said that Phoebe appeared to be melting Jacqui's heart which was "something not normally possible without resorting to use of a blowtorch". Cooper's portrayal of Jacqui during the Enjoy The Ride storyline was well received by critics. Inside Soap journalist Sarah said Cooper was one of the "standout performances" and called Cooper one of her "all-time favourite Hollyoaks stars". All About Soap's Kerry Barrett said Cooper is "fabulous as always" while her colleague Carena Crawford said "it was Jacqui who made our hearts break as she stayed by her beloved Rhys’s side as he died" explaining that Cooper was "absolutely fantastic" during the scenes.
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