PREGNANT Ella Richardson continues to struggle with motherhood and Charlie Dean is not making it any easier.
Coming up, the teenager is publicly berated in Hollyoaks High. Get the lowdown on all of this week’s drama.
1. Ella is targeted by hateful message
Falling pregnant at the young age of 14 is already quite the challenge for Ella (played by Erin Palmer).
With adults advising her on her next potential step left, right and centre, Ella struggles to gather her thoughts.
As if that wasn’t enough, Ella becomes the target of a hateful campaign in school when someone paints some harmful graffiti against
her.
But while she can count on her friend’s support, as they all come together to make her feel better, Charlie (Charlie Behan) is still giving her grief.
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2. Charlie gets a wake-up call
Charlie is unable to get over Ella considering other options for her pregnancy.
Furious to know that she’s considering abortion, his anger only grows.
Later on, he overhears Nancy Hayton (Jessica Fox) voice her disappointment in him and retaliates.
Ella is then confronted with a shocking confession from Charlie and it’s up to her friends to make things easier for her.
Nancy eventually puts her foot down against Charlie’s behaviour, but will it be enough for him see reason?
3. Ethan holds on to Sienna
Meanwhile, Sienna Blake’s (Anna Passey) partnership with criminal Ethan Williams (Matthew James-Bailey) drives a wedge between her and Ste.
Sienna has recently found herself with no choice but to join forces with Ethan, afraid of being caught for her involvement in Maya’s death.
She continues to fulfil her duties as Ethan’s partner, willing to play nice, and he soon entrusts her with something important.
However, the partnership has left Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson) at a loss as he tries to get Sienna to change sides.
He soon resorts to desperate measures that could leave the Love Boat co-owner in serious danger.
4. Ste is threatened
Ste turns to his old partner Sienna upon realising the danger he’s in.
But Ethan quickly puts a stop to this by showing him the consequences of his actions.
Soon, Ste has to say goodbye to a friend and he’s overwhelmed with guilt the following day.
After making a big confession to Liberty, matters go from bad to worse for Ste: Ethan has some life-threatening photos to show him.
Will Ste ever be able to get out of Ethan’s grasp?
5. Sid makes a shocking discovery
Sid Summer’s (Billy Price) comes back to haunt him this week.
As Lizzie tries to convince Serena Chen-Williams (Emma Lau) and Sid to get along, the former makes a shocking confession and decides to mend her relationship with her sister.
But Sid is startled by another revelation and finds out he shares a “friend” with Serena.
Could this be an obstacle to their chemistry?
6. James hides a dark truth
Struggling with the grief of losing his mother, James Nightingale (Gregory Finnegan) has left his old demons get the best of him.
Things escalate when members of his family begin to wonder what happened with Marnie’s inheritance.
James spirals and is awash with guilt when Romeo (Owen Warner) and Juliet (Niamh Blackshaw) meddle.
However, accusations begin to fly and only target Donna-Marie Quinn (Lucy-Jo Hudson), known for her scamming.
Has James found the perfect scapegoat?
7. Shaq has an intervention
Shaq (Omar Malik) is first thrown by a letter from his father, who is in prison for raping his mother thirty years ago.
But he would rather avoid a conversation with Verity and keeps quiet.
Shaq questions his own morals which results in a heart-breaking choice.
Later on, however, he has a change of heart but his crisis continues as he announces his plans to go on 30 days’ worth of dates.
When Cindy gives him some advice, the conversation has an unexpected consequence as Shaq takes an even more drastic approach.
Feeling helpless and with no other option available to them, the Maliiks resort to an intervention for Shaq.
