Gosh, Hollyoaks has never been one to shy away from a bold story but taking out three massive characters has blown even my mind!  Three!  Celeste, Sylver and Marnie are all gone!  And they’re not even ‘soap’ gone either, vanished into the ether, to one day pop back up when the actor is out of work.

Martine confirmed that Celeste’s body was in the chapel of rest so she will miss the fallout from Toby’s confession that he murdered Lisa.  John Paul checked that it was indeed Sylver’s body being pulled out of the wreckage of the café, having been abandoned in the fire by Bobby.  Of course, as it turns out, he recorded a message for Mercedes to say goodbye and inform her that Bobby knew where he was.  Who knew that Bobby would turn out to be such a cretin and essentially kill his step-father who he had once loved so much?!

And the absolute worst death for me was Marnie.  I should have expected it.  There’s always a death like this.  You think they’re okay and then suddenly…. But no.  Marnie was chatting away to Donna-Marie and the next minute, she had collapsed and died, no matter how hard Misbah tried to save her.  Awful!

It was a big week this week and some huge storytelling.  The repercussions of this one will be felt for a long time, widespread through all the characters.  Hollyoaks have done so well with the stunt, the writing, the performance and the shock factor.  Good job!  Keep it coming!