Hollyoaks spoilers follow.
Hollyoaks’ Ste Hay is set to have his life turned upside down when he discovers his husband James Nightingale is alive, and back in the village. Scenes set to air this week will see Ste’s life take a dramatic turn.
Ste thought James died in a car explosion, and has even moved on with new boyfriend Rex. But James actually faked his death, and will have to do a lot of explaining about his actions.
James reappeared recently, finding Ste passed out in the car park of The Dog after he was drugged by his son Lucas as part of a revenge plot. In today’s episode (Wednesday, 7 January) Ste thinks he’s hallucinating because of the pills until he realises the truth.
Kieron Richardson who plays Ste said: “Talk about timing for James’ return. It’s New Year, which normally means fresh starts but for these two we have to go back.
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“Ste has to get over the shock of James returning initially but then there is also everything that has happened during him not being there to unpack. He has been raising his grandchild, dealing with abuse from Lucas and complex relationships, while grieving.
“It’s been great to work with Greg who is so great and giving as an actor that it’s felt special again.”
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Gregory Finnegan who plays James Nightingale added: “The moment we’ve been waiting for is finally upon us. James and Ste, two characters who have been circling each other for a decade are about to come face once more.
“They’ve loved, they’ve hated, they’ve had joy and they’ve had plenty of sadness… so what does the future hold for them now that James is back on the scene?
“I loved working on these scenes, back working with Kieron and my Hollyoaks family. I can’t wait for the fans to see what happens.”
The episode streams on Channel 4 from 7am on Wednesday 7 January and airs on E4 at 7pm.
Hollyoaks airs on Mondays-Wednesdays with its Channel 4 streaming premiere at 7am, then an E4 broadcast the same night at 7pm. Full episodes are also released on YouTube a week after their Channel 4 release.
Selected omnibus episodes are available via Prime Video.
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