Hollyoaks spoilers: TENSIONS SNAP! Cleo McQueen rows with her family about Abe!

Cleo McQueen tries to defend Abe to her family in Hollyoaks.
Cleo McQueen tries to defend Abe to her family in Hollyoaks. (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

Cleo McQueen (Nadine Mulkerrin) is feeling attacked from all sides in tonight’s Hollyoaks on at 7pm (See our TV Guide for full listings). 

In yesterday’s episode Cleo was horrified when her boyfriend Abe Fielding (Tyler Conti) hired an escort to sleep with her as part of their ‘open relationship’. 

Cleo has  has bitterly regretted agreeing to the arrangement and tonight, in disgust, she pays the escort to leave immediately. 

Abe and Cleo arguing in Hollyoaks.

Abe, who wants an open relationship, hired an escort for Cleo.  (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

Abe is unimpressed and lays the pressure on Cleo telling her she is going back on their deal. 

As the couple start arguing they are interrupted by Cleo’s family, Sally McQueen (Annie Wallace) and John-Paul McQueen (James Sutton). 

As her caring relatives start staging an intervention a row soon breaks out about the concerns they have about Abe and Cleo’s health. 

Abe and Cleo arguing in Hollyoaks.

Another row kicks off between Abe and Cleo in Hollyoaks.  (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

John-Paul shares his fears for Cleo but rather than welcome their loving concern, Cleo just feels cornered by everyone. 

Later on, more ructions erupt when Cleo sees Abe with Theresa and immediately assumes the worst. 

Elsewhere, Dillon Ray (Nathaniel Dass) fails his driving test which means he can’t take his boyfriend, Lucas Hay (Oscar Curtis) to Cornwall as they had planned.

James Nightingale and Ste Hay in Hollyoaks.

Ste Hay is devastated that his marriage to James seems over for good.  (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

Meanwhile, Lucas’s dad, Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson) is depressed after his break-up with husband James Nightingale (Gregory Finnegan). 

Lucas decides he needs to come up with a plan to get them back together. 

Ste and James both get invited to a meeting at Casa McQueen and quickly work out that  they have been set up by the children! 

Ste lays his heart on the line and tells James he is the love of his life and begs for another chance. 

Rex played by Jonny Labey in Hollyoaks.

Ste Hay shared a passionate moment of madness with Jonny (above) (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

However James, who was forwarded the footage of Ste getting passionate with Rex (Jonny Labey), is distraught and says he can’t try any more. 

Ste won’t be deterred and is determined to save his marriage however he’s horrified when he turns up at the flat and sees James with a load of painkillers. 

Was his husband planning on ending his life? 

Plus, Kitty Draper (Iz Hesketh) and Dave Chen-Williams (Dominic Power) go head to head when past events continue to haunt Kitty. 

Hollyoaks airs Monday- Friday on E4 at 7pm

Stream the episode earlier on Channel 4 

Or stream the episodes first on All4

Tess Lamacraft
Senior Writer for What's On TV, TV Times, TV & Satellite week, Whattowatch.com

Tess is a senior writer for What’s On TV, TV Times, TV & Satellite and WhattoWatch.com She's been writing about TV for over 25 years and worked on some of the UK’s biggest and best-selling publications including the Daily Mirror where she was assistant editor on the weekend TV magazine, The Look, and Closer magazine where she was TV editor. She has freelanced for a whole range of websites and publications including We Love TV, The Sun’s TV Mag, Woman, Woman’s Own, Fabulous, Good Living, Prima and Woman and Home.