Hollyoaks is known for its endless twists and turns and next week will be no different.
Sienna attempts to make peace with the Harcourts by suggesting a double date, but will it help her to stifle her feelings for Rafe?
Following his girlfriend Rayne’s murder, Romeo vanishes from the village, sparking concern among his loved ones.
And John Paul McQueen’s drastic change in mood also sparks concern among his loved ones, as the soap sets the stage for a dark new conversion therapy storyline.
Here’s everything you need to know about next week’s drama in the village…
Double date chaos
Spoilers: Hollyoaks is known for its endless twists and turns and next week will be no different, here’s everything you need to know before the drama ensues. In the Chester based village, Sienna attempts to make peace with the Harcourts by suggesting a double date
Love all round: Rafe decides that this in the moment to prove his commitment to Sienna by confessing his love to her
Keep your enemies close: Ste suggests that Sienna finds a way to get Rafe’s ex, Camilla, out of the picture. Surprisingly she turns to Dilly (pictured) to find out more
In the Chester based village, Sienna attempts to make peace with the Harcourts by suggesting a double date.
As expected the meal is filled with awkward glances, sarcastic comments and sly digs throughout.
Rafe decides that this in the moment to prove his commitment to Sienna by confessing his love to her.
The confession quickly makes Ethan question his feelings for Dilly after she asked him to accompany her to an upcoming charity gala.
Later in the week Sienna continues to insist to Ethan she is happy with Rafe, whilst Rafe tries to share a secret with her but is dragged away by a drunken Dilly who has invited Rafe’s ex, Camilla, in the hopes to create a divide between the couple.
Ste suggests that Sienna finds a way to get Camilla out of the picture.
Surprisingly she turns to Dilly to find out more, but will she help?
Another attack?
Truth or lie: John Paul’s family are concerned with his mood uplift after a couple of therapy sessions with Carter. (Characters Carter Shepherd (left) and John Paul McQueen (right) are pictured)
Too much: John Paul’s behaviour quickly drops when he finds out a Hollyoaks’ High sixth former has been attacked the previous night
John Paul’s family are concerned with his mood uplift after a couple of therapy sessions with Carter.
Goldie is not convinced Carter has honest intentions like the rest of the family and John Paul’s behaviour quickly drops when he finds out a Hollyoaks High sixth former has been attacked the previous night.
He blames himself for not reporting his own attacker, whilst Carter quickly diffuses the tension, John Paul declines the support and later finds himself face to face with his attacker.
At the McQueens, Goldie tries to get through to John Paul’s troubled state and after failing confronts Carter.
Goldie continues her pursuit to get through to John Paul but Sally insists she let it go for John Paul’s sake.
Will Goldie push John Paul too far?
Where has Romeo gone?
Missing: In the wake of Rayne Royce’s murder, James and Prince discover Romeo (left) is missing when James tries to find Romeo at the shared house, whilst Prince thought he was staying with James this whole time
Wow: The character has caused chaos in the village since her arrival earlier this year but someone decided to get their own back
In the wake of Rayne Royce’s murder, James and Prince discover Romeo is missing when James tries to find Romeo at the shared house, whilst Prince thought he was staying with James this whole time.
Brent’s mother appears in the village and overhears that Romeo is missing and he has deleted his social media.
Ste and James continue to search for a missing Romeo as Brent’s mum calls Romeo out as Rayne’s killer when she is being harassed by fans in the village whilst she’s claiming that she will prove her son’s innocence.
Later, James searches Romeo’s rooms for hints to where he could have gone.
Is Romeo disappearing suspicious behaviour?
Murder: In the wake of Rayne Royce’s murder, James and Prince discover Romeo is missing when James tries to find Romeo at the shared house
It comes after Channel 4 cancelled Hollyoaks from its regular 6:30pm TV schedule and switched to E4 in a major scheduling switch-up.
Fans of the show based in a drama-filled Chester village will still be able to catch the weekly omnibus which will continue to be broadcast on Channel 4.
Episodes will also be uploaded onto Youtube to suit younger audiences, and will be made available to watch on YouTube the week after streaming and broadcast on E4.
Channel 4 has been the home to Hollyoaks for nearly three decades, and this latest change suggests an effort to keep up with a digital age, and reflects the increasing appetite for on-demand entertainment.
64 per cent of viewers watched the soap by streaming episodes or E4 this year which meant that 556 million minutes of the show being streamed in the first half of the year – signalling a shift in viewer habits.
