Sonya's drink problem resurfaces in a very public way when she hits the bottle at a council meeting.
Having fallen off the wagon in private, Sonya's drink problem is about to become public knowledge in Neighbours. At a council morning fundraiser, the Erinsborough mayor gets spectacularly drunk – and her antics are splashed all over the local press the next day.
As Toadie steps in to help his ex, who's devastated over the collapse of their marriage and the loss of a baby, he tells Sonya he wants to take custody of their daughter, Nell, until she's sober again…
Will Sonya agree and go into rehab for the sake of her little girl?
Erinsborough mayor Sonya falls off the wagon during an official meeting…
Erinsborough mayor Sonya falls off the wagon during an official meeting…
Sonya just isn't coping with all the emotional turmoil that's been happening in her private life...
Hitting the bottle at an official council meeting, Sonya's drink problem is bought into focus.
Steph desperately tries to stop Sonya from making a fool of herself.
Sonya's drunk and emotional.
Susan lashes out at the press in support of her friend…
… but the photographers from the local newspaper capture her drunken ramblings on camera.
Toadie comes to the rescue to try to calm down his broken-hearted ex.
Will she agree when Toadie tells Sonya he wants custody of their daughter until she gets sober?
Sonya's drunken antics are then splashed all over the local papers.
And the mayor becomes a target for the paparazzi…
Can Sonya put an end to the story and get sober? Watch Neighbours on Channel 5 from Monday, May 15
