[7] Waugh had previously told Kilkelly (Digital Spy) that nothing came of Cheryl and Nate's relationship because her brother Brendan Brady (Emmett J. Scanlan) had committed a murder.
When Nate starts sneaking off, Cheryl's father, Seamus Brady (Fintan McKeowan), believes he is having an affair but it transpires he is actually visiting his estranged mother, Cressida (Brigit Forsyth).
[22] Cooper told Daniel Kilkelly (Digital Spy) that Trevor is "aggressive and a bad egg" and "dangerous", adding that he has the potential to kill Jacqui.
[24] In September 2015, Laura-Jayne Tyler of Inside Soap praised the car crash which killed Trevor's son, Dylan Jenkins (James Fletcher), and Wood's acting following it.
Angry by this, Fraser makes sure Trevor plead guilty to giving Ruby Button (Anna Shaffer) drugs which led her to having a heart attack.
When Sonny Valentine (Aaron Fontaine) shows Grace evidence of an emergency call from Fraser made to the police the night he died, she then retracts her statement and Trevor gets sent down for his murder.
[26] Vincent arrives alongside four other illegal immigrants who are discovered hiding by Jacqui McQueen (Claire Cooper) and Phoebe Jackson (Mandip Gill).
He told Olivia Buxton from the publication that "there is still a stigma surrounding mental health issues [...] many people don't realise that fears and anxiety about body image happen to men too.
While on the run Jason starts getting ill because of his lack of insulin and proper food and collapses in his father, Rick Spencer's (Victor Gardener) bar.
In October 2015, Jason is involved in his biggest storyline to date when him, Robbie and their half-brother Freddie Roscoe (Charlie Clapham) jump into white water rapids to escape Trevor Royle (Greg Wood).
Shortly after moving to the village Joe's fiancée Lindsey Butterfield (Sophie Austin) discovers she is pregnant; however, she loses the baby after being hit by a car driven by Frankie Osborne (Helen Pearson).
However, as he returns, his half-brother Robbie Roscoe (Charlie Wernham) and Holly Cunningham (Amanda Clapham) tell him that his and Mercedes' son, Gabriel, died after he fled the village.
Joe suffers a serious head injury and his life support is turned off, after Mercedes, Freddie and Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor Dawson) say their goodbyes.
He begins modelling for a lonely wives website with help from Nana McQueen (Diane Langton), which puts his potential relationship with Leela Lomax (Kirsty-Leigh Porter) in jeopardy, after she catches him flexing his muscles in the toilets whilst they are on a date.
[45] Lindsey's romance with Joe is a strong one as he regards her as the love of his life, while family matriarch Sandy (Gillian Taylforth) enjoys having another female living in the house.
Frank complains about the lack of female company and invites Sinead and Ruby Button (Anna Shaffer) back to his hotel for a party with his football team.
[50] Executive producer Bryan Kirkwood added that Danny and John Paul's romance "will lead to dark and unexpected consequences for a number of characters.".
Fraser also attempts to frame Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson) for crashing into Sinead O'Connor's (Stephanie Davis) car and fleeing the scene, with a policeman's body in the boot.
In January 2025, it was revealed that he would be pairing up with Donny Clark (Louis Emerick) to become Hollyoaks' answer to Starsky and Hutch is DI Banks, the soap’s resident copper who’s set to rise up the ranks to become a fully-fledged cast member this year.
[61] Roper stated "I'm so lucky getting to play Sam: one moment she's fun and feisty starting food fights, the next she's facing up to gangsters and doing everything she can to bring them to justice.
[61] In September 2013, the show announced the arrival of Sam and Danny's three daughters, Leela, Tegan and Peri Lomax, played by Kirsty-Leigh Porter, Jessica Ellis and Ruby O'Donnell, respectively,[62] named after Doctor Who companions of the 1970s and 1980s.
Sam breaks up a row between John Paul McQueen (James Sutton) and Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor Dawson) and reveals she is a police officer.
Sam later witnesses Cindy Cunningham (Stephanie Waring) slapping John Paul's half-sister Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe) in the street.
When printing out the copies of the murdered victims, the killer enters the office, sneaks up on her, and fatally injects her with a large dose of potassium chloride, killing her instantly.
[62] Tegan is a member of the Lomax family, which consists of parents Danny (Stephen Billington) and Sam (Lizzie Roper) and siblings Peri (Ruby O'Donnell) and Leela (Kirsty-Leigh Porter).
[76] Ro quizzes new barmaid Kitty Draper (Iz Hesketh) on her journey on coming out as transgender and the reaction she garnered before admitting to her that he doesn't feel comfortable with his gender.
[80] Carter Shepherd (David Ames), the headteacher at Hollyoaks High, contacts Diane and Tony ahead of Ro's return to school – suggesting help that is supporting a struggling Lucas Hay (Oscar Curtis).
[84] Ro overheard Kitty confess to Freddie Roscoe (Charlie Clapham) about escaping her conversion therapist father Declan Hawthorne (Alan Turkington), who is working with Carter.
Peri becomes pregnant at 15 by Tom Cunningham (Ellis Hollins), and later gives birth to a baby girl called Steph, making Leela a grandmother at 28.
Daniel Kilkelly from Digital Spy also warned that viewers could expect an "interesting dynamic" between Grace and Fraser's employee Trevor Royle (Greg Wood).