CHRISTMAS makes its way to Chester this week and drama will be picking up a pace for more the McQueens.
While one couple get ready to tie the knot, another Hollyoaks resident is exposed for their villainous actions.
Prince and Olivia get ready to tie the knot – but will they really go through with it?
Goldie McQueen has been on to Bobby for weeks
1. Goldie makes a chilling discovery
DeMarcus Westwood narrowly dodged a horrific death after he was trapped in a fire at Price Slice.
But his father Felix (played by Richard Blackwood) isn’t ready to let things go despite the disaster being averted.
This week on Channel 4, the latter is determined to find out who was responsible to the fire.
Goldie and John Paul McQueen (portrayed respectively by Chelsee Healey and James Sutton) offer their help by starting an investigation of their own.
However, they hit a dead end when they find out the SD card is missing from the security cameras.
Felix fails to find hard evidence and turns his sights to an innocent resident – Mason Chen-Williams (Frank Kauer).
The lad has recently been acting out due to his proximity to radical misogynist Eric Foster.
But Goldie makes a discovery that could alleviate all the blame he receives.
As she removes rubbish from her plunger after cleaning the McQueens’ toilet, Goldie is left with a massive decision to make.
2. Olivia betrays Prince…
The McQueen clan are also supposed to celebrate as Prince (Malique Thompson-Dwyer) and Olivia Bradshaw (Emily Burnett) get ready to tie the knot.
The big day is fast approaching and Prince revels in the glory from a viral video of him being a hero.
Sadly, Olivia is struggling to lift her own spirits as she receives some heart-breaking news.
She’s also left feeling jealous of all the attention her fiancé is getting.
But there’s more trouble ahead – Prince’s twin brother Hunter comes back to Hollyoaks and a shocking act of betrayal leads Olivia to sleep with him.
3. … And their wedding turns to chaos
Villagers struggle to remain all smiles as they cover up gut-wrenching truths that could ruin the big day.
Emotions run high as an explosive confession reveals Olivia’s betrayal and the wedding is left in the balance.
Matters go from bad to worse when Prince and Hunter go head to head.
Later on, in a shocking display of anger and after months of misdeeds, Olivia shares her true opinions on the McQueens.
4. Imran’s eating disorder struggle continues
Elsewhere in Chester, Imran Maalik (Ijaz Rana) is still failing to accept his impending admission to the eating disorder clinic.
This encourages Yazz (Haiesha Mistry) and Shaq (Omar Malik) to come up with an exciting way to lift his spirits.
In later scenes, the youngster is determined to prove he doesn’t need the clinic and makes lunch for everyone before eating some himself.
Will it be enough?
The Maaliks are finding it hard to get Imran on board with the treatment centre.
Could some shocking news from Juliet Nightingale (Niamh Blackshaw) change his mind?
5. Mercedes gets desperate
Meanwhile, Bobby Cotello’s (Jayden Fox) attitude continues to be a cause for concern, particularly as Felix and his mother Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe) grow closer.
John Paul witnesses a furious look in the lad’s eye as he watches the budding couple pack on the PDA.
He feels forced to warn Felix to keep things lowkey.
Bobby is later caught up with the truth and a desperate Mercedes resorts to extreme measures to protect him.
She’s even ready to sacrifice her newfound romance and demands answers from her son in the hopes of finding out what she needs to protect him from.
Sadly, heartbreak is inevitable for the mother and son duo as the manhunt pushes Bobby to make a sacrifice of his own.
Will he get comeuppance?
Hollyoaks airs on Channel and E4.
