Next week on Hollyoaks, Grace finds out about Freddie and Mercedes’ closeness, while Cleo discovers that Abe has been lying to her and Nancy collapses during Darren’s appeal.
For more details on these big stories and more, here is our full round-up of what is ahead for the village residents.
If you’re looking for even more gossip, you can also check out our collection of 14 spoiler pictures from next week’s episodes.
1. Robbie is suspicious
With Donny deciding to take Vicky Christmas shopping, Freddie accuses her of wanting to get caught, as the garage door was left open after their encounter the previous night.
Later, Robbie asks his brother why he was talking to Vicky, and he says that was defending him and condemning her for the way she treats him. Robbie tells Freddie that he’s concerned Vicky is seeing someone else.
When the brothers discuss marriage, it is revealed that there’s also trouble in paradise for Freddie and Grace.
2. Mercedes gets festive
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Ahead of her latest chemotherapy session, Mercedes reminisces on past McQueen Christmases. With Jez offering to be Santa for the Christmas Casa McQueen launch, Theresa and Prince encourage Mercedes to come, but she decides against it.
Meanwhile, Grace finds a Christmas gift but realises that it’s for Freddie from a mystery woman. She’s heartbroken, but puts her feelings aside to encourage Mercedes to come to the launch event. Mercedes turns up and is happy to spend some quality time with her twins.
3. Freddie faces getting caught
Mercedes finds the garage door open, so she asks John Paul to check the CCTV to see whether they were burgled last night.
When Freddie returns to the garage, he’s shocked to discover that John Paul has logged on to the computer and the CCTV footage is loading up. Have he and Vicky been caught?
4. Grace makes a huge discovery
Mercedes gives Grace a Christmas card to thank her for her support, but she finds that her handwriting matches the writing on Freddie’s gift. Grace realises that Mercedes has been growing closer to her husband behind her back.
During her chemotherapy treatment, Grace confronts Mercedes about what she knows. She discovers that Mercedes is falling in love with Freddie and feels betrayed by her friend. Grace threatens Mercedes with consequences if she doesn’t stay away from Freddie.
5. Vicky has a secret
At Casa McQueen, Frankie knows there’s something wrong with Vicky, but she keeps quiet. With Vicky avoiding Robbie, he is worried about their relationship – but Frankie tells him some important information.
Later, Robbie’s on cloud nine as he prepares for his future with Vicky. But Freddie tells her that he wants to take responsibility for his actions. What has Robbie found out?
6. Grace confronts Freddie
Grace is desperate to know who Freddie has been sleeping with behind her back. When she confronts him, Freddie promises that he won’t leave her and he hasn’t cheated on her – with Mercedes, anyway.
But Freddie then tells Mercedes that her special Christmas gift has got him thinking. He doesn’t get the chance to say anything else, as Grace catches them in the act. How will she react?
7. Cleo learns the truth
Peri suggests to Abe that it’s time for them to move in together, but she receives a frosty reaction from her fiancé. When Cleo wonders why Abe seems distant, he explains that Peri has been hassling him after their supposed break-up.
He rushes off when he receives a call from Joel, who surprises him with a drink for an impromptu stag do. Joel also invites Peri, as he wants the couple to make amends.
Abe arrives home drunk and while half-asleep, he whispers that he loves Peri. Cleo’s shocked, but then she also notices Marie ringing Abe – confirming to Cleo that while she has thought she killed Abe’s mum for over a year, she is in fact alive.
8. Theresa gets some news
Theresa tells Jez that talent agent Faye Fuller has been in touch with an influencing opportunity for her in Japan, and Jez encourages her to go for it.
Later, Myra-Pocahontas confides in Jez and tells him that she misses her dad Dodger, after it was his birthday last week.
9. Nancy collapses
The Osbornes are holding a TV appeal to find Darren, but with Nancy’s flight home from Spain cancelled, Robbie and Jack encourage Frankie to lead the appeal herself. The station’s filled with reporters and Frankie doesn’t think she can do it, but luckily Nancy arrives just in time.
With DI Banks leading the press conference, Nancy begins her appeal. However, the bright lights make her feel disorientated and she suddenly collapses. Will she be okay?
10. Cleo has a proposition
When Abe wakes up, he finds Cleo throwing up, and she explains that she’s had a relapse. He runs her a bath, but gets nervous when Peri arrives at the flat with food to cure his hangover.
Cleo tells Abe that a pain in her arm caused her to pass out – the same pain she experienced before she had a heart attack on her wedding day. She explains that her eating disorder has been back for months.
Cleo tells Abe that she wants to die happy, so asks him to marry her tomorrow. What will Abe decide to do?
