Hollyoaks airs major health update for Mercedes McQueen in early streaming release
Cleo has big news.
Hollyoaks spoilers follow for Monday’s episode (March 17), which is available to watch now on streaming service Channel 4 and hasn’t yet aired on TV.
Hollyoaks has aired a major health update for Mercedes McQueen, in the show’s latest episode.
During the missing year, Mercedes was diagnosed with bowel cancer, and her condition has deteriorated in recent months.
Meanwhile, last month Jez killed Cleo’s abuser Abe, but Grace saw an opportunity to get her love rival out of the way. She shot Abe, who was already dead, then planted the gun on Mercedes to frame her.
Mercedes was shocked, but when she realised that the police suspected Cleo, she decided to take the blame for Abe’s death – figuring that she didn’t have long to live.
However, in today’s episode, Peri saw Mercedes’ latest blood results and she confidentially shared the good news with Cleo.
Cleo couldn’t keep this to herself, and told Mercedes that her tumour markers are down, which means that the chemotherapy is working.
Mercedes found this difficult to believe, and broke down in tears when Cleo made it clear that she will survive her illness and will see her children grow up.
In the wake of this big news, Mercedes asked Maxine to visit her in prison when she had finished her latest round of treatment.
She revealed her big health update and told Maxine that she needed her help to dig some dirt on Grace, as a legal professional.
“Now I’ve bought myself a few extra years,” she said, “I don’t want to spend them in this dump.”
Mercedes finally confirmed that she wasn’t responsible for Abe’s death and had been set up by Grace. As she reached out to Maxine for a helping hand, it looks like she wants revenge on her bestie turned archenemy.
What does Mercedes plan to do next, and will Grace face consequences for her actions?
