Hollyoaks spoilers follow.
Hollyoaks’ Tony and Diane Hutchinson are determined to have the best Christmas ever, but their children turn the big day into a complete nightmare! With huge secrets revealed, will the family be torn apart again?
“With Tony narrowly avoiding death earlier this year, Diane is thankful that he’s still here and wants to make this festive season perfect,” teases our insider. “But teens Dee Dee and Ant put a spanner in the works and create utter carnage in the Hutchinson household…”
Tony has had a very difficult couple of months, having been shot and left for dead on his wedding day – with the culprit later revealed to be Mercedes. Diane and Gemma secretly know the truth and are working together to ruin Mercedes’ life and cruelly getting her addicted to anxiety pills.
Meanwhile, Tony’s health took a turn for the worse when he suffered a stroke in hospital. He has now been allowed to return home but is currently dependent on his loved ones for most daily tasks.
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Grateful Diane is pulling out all the stops for the Hutchinsons, but as Christmas kicks off, things are anything but harmonious. Dee Dee secretly hides a gift from everyone else, while troubled Ant continues to act out and cause tension between the family.
Ant is forced to join in with the festivities and help out with the family dinner, but while setting the table, he finds a burner phone. Intrigued by his unexpected discovery, he secretly pockets the mysterious device.
Later, little Eva is excited to open her presents, so takes a peek at one of the gifts under the tree – and Dee Dee is horrified! When this unexpected Christmas present is unwrapped, the family is left reeling by a hidden truth.
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As a revelation comes to the surface, Ant responds very badly, storming into the pub and spoiling Jack and Pearl’s romantic moment. But as his anger boils over again, he drops a bombshell of his own that leads to even more questions.
What secrets will be exposed, and what does this mean for the Hutchinson clan going forward?
These scenes will air on Monday, 22 December.
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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