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Hollyoaks - Season 32 - Episode 23: Wed 25 Feb 2026
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00:01You heard anything from your dad?
00:02No, and I can't help but think the way he's acting,
00:05it all comes down to that night in Liverpool.
00:06What's happened?
00:07I can't say, but will you just stay with me tonight?
00:11Yeah, of course, if that's what you want.
00:13Rex, do you not like the party?
00:15He was only here for, like, five seconds.
00:17And footy, and fights, and fixing cars,
00:21and that's what Steve fell in love with.
00:22Steve's in love with you, not the clothes you wear.
00:25I think Sophie shook Joseph.
00:27Well, she didn't use that word, but she was so upset
00:30that social services are never gonna let Joseph live here now.
00:32I'm not gonna tell them, are you?
00:34Well, if I don't, then Cleo's gonna go on thinking
00:35that she hurt Joseph.
00:37We say nothing.
01:02I don't want to tell you what you want.
01:08The end.
01:09The end.
01:13You stay with me.
01:15The end.
01:18The end.
01:18I live.
01:20The end.
01:21The end.
01:22The end.
01:24The end.
01:26I live.
01:28Every night you stay on my mind
01:31Every night you stay on my mind
01:35Thank you. Welcome.
01:39I thought you might have regretted last night.
01:42This is not what I regret to hear.
01:44Every night you stay on my mind
01:49Every night you stay on my mind
01:52Every night you stay on my mind
01:55Great engagement, Dave.
01:57With my fiancée sloping off
01:59And why have you been ignoring me calls?
02:03Sneaking men in is not okay.
02:05It was only one man and it was definitely better than okay.
02:08Especially him. Use a glass.
02:11Right, chill.
02:12It was a one night thing.
02:14Just a bit of fun.
02:15I heard a man's voice and panicked.
02:17I'm so sorry that I'm not over being bundled into the back of a van.
02:20Right, if it's any consolation
02:22Sully is in hospital.
02:24I saw him with Frogger last night.
02:25Right, and presumably he's going to be out of hospital very soon.
02:28How is that supposed to be helpful, Gemma?
02:31Why don't you make a start in the salon?
02:32Just take your mind off things!
02:34Look, you better go.
02:36I've got to work and Dad's still missing and...
02:38Alright, alright, I'll go.
02:40Just give me a call when you want to have a bit of fun.
02:42You'll be back with Mercedes.
02:43I don't think so.
02:45She's been seeing some guy in rehab.
02:46She can do one.
02:48Anyway.
02:49See you around.
02:56Okay.
02:57I was...
02:58I was overwhelmed.
03:00At what, Rex?
03:01At the thought of marrying me?
03:03Listen, if you're getting cold feet...
03:04Of course I'm not!
03:09I thought I'd eat that kettle.
03:12You're hiding something.
03:15Rex, being a hero,
03:17we were both there when Sully busted in.
03:20He stopped him from attacking me.
03:22Sully fell, cracked his head, he's in hospital.
03:26Why didn't you tell me?
03:28Because I didn't want to spoil the do.
03:30And why's Sully got it in for his own Dad?
03:32All you need to know is I'm done with him.
03:35And Rex, more likely than not,
03:37saved me from another heart attack.
03:39You should be proud of him.
03:41I'm so sorry for letting you dance.
03:43No.
03:44Are you both okay?
03:45And listen, you didn't miss anything.
03:47Apart from me murdering girls allowed.
03:50And as you know, Leah was a no-show.
03:52I was gearing myself up to tell her about Lucas properly.
03:55She's not been checking in with her family.
03:56She barely takes me calls.
03:58Why don't you both go and visit her?
04:00Eh?
04:01Have a well-deserved break.
04:03Forget about things.
04:06Sully's situation for now.
04:07Have you seen how much the flights cost?
04:08We've got a wedding to save for...
04:10It's obvious on me.
04:12Look, it is the least that I could do for...
04:15for sloping off last night.
04:18Are you sure?
04:19Absolutely.
04:21Eh?
04:22I could get used to being a kept man.
04:28Our first holiday together.
04:31That's when you really get to know someone.
04:41Come on.
04:41Hi.
04:42How are you doing?
04:42Oh, well, seeing as I'm the premier parent and you dip in and out,
04:45I think I'm holding things together quite well.
04:46Come on.
04:47We both just want to protect Sophie, don't we?
04:49Yeah, of course.
04:50Oh, Lauren, she's been having terrible nightmares.
04:52Yeah.
04:53Well, it'll be a bigger nightmare if she gets in trouble for what happened to Joseph.
04:56And we don't want to lose my grandson, do we?
04:58Well, I'm meeting with a social worker on right now.
05:00Good luck.
05:01Keep me posted, yeah?
05:08Hey, Sienna.
05:09Hi, Myra.
05:10Hi, Savannah.
05:11Hi.
05:15Okay.
05:16So, this isn't what you'd hoped to hear,
05:19but the family court have put a plan in place.
05:22Joseph is to be placed with a temporary foster family.
05:25What?
05:26Hang on.
05:27He can't go to strangers.
05:28No, we can take care of him.
05:30I am perfectly capable of looking after Joseph, so is Myra.
05:33I am blood-related.
05:34I'm Cleo's auntie, see?
05:36This is entirely in Joseph's best interest.
05:38But it's not, though, is it?
05:40Because he needs to be with his family.
05:42And what about Cleo?
05:43What is this going to do to her state of mind?
05:45Her state of mind hasn't been well for weeks.
05:48This decision has been made.
05:50No, you can't just take him.
05:52Please, he needs to be close to us.
05:55Surely there's somebody else.
05:58What about Lila Lomax?
06:00Clara, her daughter, that's Joseph's half-sister.
06:02She has been cleared, but we didn't hear back from her.
06:06OK, Savannah, please give me a couple of hours.
06:09Let us go and talk to her.
06:10I promise you, this is in Joseph's best interest.
06:16Last session done with Mario.
06:19Oh, dreamy eyes.
06:21Oh, like dreamy thighs.
06:23Do you think of anything else?
06:27Not really, no.
06:31How are you feeling?
06:33About getting out of here today?
06:35Well, I've got a lot of catching up to do.
06:39Oh, yeah.
06:40But I'm happy to stay clean.
06:43Clean you, never.
06:45What about you?
06:48Seeing as lover boy's done a disappearing act.
06:51Are you going to go straight and see Warren?
06:54When we saw each other last, it just, it really wasn't good.
07:01You know how I feel about him.
07:04Too good for him.
07:06I might actually miss you a little bit, you know.
07:09Stop it.
07:10My ice cream is melting.
07:12Oh!
07:14Stop it right now, or I'll unfriend you right away.
07:17What was that?
07:19That was you.
07:20Get here.
07:23Proper love, yeah.
07:27Oh, sorry about the mess.
07:29What's up?
07:30We just found out that social services are going to take Joseph unless you do.
07:33Please, Leela, you are our last chance to keep him close to us.
07:36Are you serious?
07:38Well, they told us you got cleared, but you didn't give him an answer.
07:41For good reason!
07:42The answer's a big fat no.
07:44Looking after Joe's love child.
07:46Do you think I'm some sort of mug?
07:48You have him.
07:48Well, I would, but I am being cleared, apparently.
07:51And what about you?
07:52Well, she's got murky past, hasn't she, sir?
07:54Hey, but this isn't about me.
07:55This is about Cleo and Joseph and what is best for them.
07:58Come on, Leela, you know she is going to be an amazing mother.
08:03Did she hurt the baby?
08:08Look, she's been unwell and Joseph's...
08:11Look, he's basically been snatched.
08:14I can't, even if I wanted to.
08:16Right, you know why?
08:17Because I work all the time.
08:20I am always knackered.
08:21I mean, can't you see?
08:22I am frazzled.
08:24How can I take on more responsibility?
08:25We can help you any way that we can.
08:28Yeah.
08:29And maybe he can go to nursery with Clara.
08:31And the Marias.
08:33Leela, I know this is an almighty ask.
08:36But that baby, he needs to stay near to his mother.
08:40Please.
08:41Leela, you're his last hope.
08:46Listen, I am not being forced into anything.
08:51I'll make a decision when I see Cleo for meself.
09:16I'll make a decision when I see Cleo for meself.
09:39But why is Leela here?
09:41Um, listen, Joseph is better, so he can go home, which is great, right?
09:49Um, but they said that Myra can't take care of him
09:52and I'm not allowed to look after him either.
09:55And they're saying that he might have to go and live with the foster family.
10:00Just...
10:00No!
10:03I thought I left him on the bus, but I didn't.
10:06He was there.
10:07I didn't shake him.
10:09Please, will you just tell them that I didn't do that?
10:13Cleo.
10:16I'll look after Joseph.
10:18Yeah?
10:19He'll be safe with me.
10:22And Daniel and Clara.
10:25Just until you get better.
10:27Until you get out of here.
10:30You're still his mummy.
10:32Okay?
10:34Don't think I hurt him, Leela.
10:39Okay.
10:52Oh, that's fantastic.
10:56And Leela, what a star.
10:58Yeah, listen, I'm going to have to go, Sienna, love,
11:01because the Marias is starving.
11:02Yeah.
11:03All right, see you, love.
11:04Bye.
11:05Bye.
11:05So what num-nums do you want to eat, then, you two?
11:08Right, mummy?
11:10HE SIGHS
11:10HE SIGHS
11:11HE SIGHS
11:12HE SIGHS
11:12HE SIGHS
11:12Oh, mercy, love!
11:15Look, mummy's at home.
11:17Oh, my girls.
11:18I have missed you so, so much.
11:22Yes.
11:23Hey, stop hiding that gorgeous face.
11:28HE SIGHS
11:29HE SIGHS
11:31I know.
11:32But Leela, how exciting is it?
11:35Yeah, yeah, yeah.
11:36Anyway, look, I better go.
11:37But I'll see you soon.
11:39Okay.
11:40Bye, bye-bye.
11:41Steve, have you booked the flights already?
11:44I'm just about to do it now.
11:45That was Leash over the moon.
11:48Listen,
11:49this is going to seem incredibly selfish of me,
11:52but I'm kind of feeling my age
11:55after the heart attack.
11:57Oh.
11:59Are you all right?
12:01When Sally recovers,
12:03he's going to finish the job.
12:05Try and kill me.
12:08And I'm scared.
12:10But the way Rex fought for me,
12:14I feel safer if he stayed
12:17and didn't go to the States with you.
12:20Oh.
12:22Only it was you that suggested that we both go.
12:24I know, I know,
12:25but the reality of the situation has just hit me.
12:30I'm really missing my girls.
12:32Hey,
12:33they can be a bit of an ample,
12:34them two, you know.
12:35I know,
12:36but thank you for helping out.
12:38I appreciate it.
12:39Of course, love.
12:40I don't really think
12:42I could have took Joseph on,
12:43you know,
12:43if I'm being honest.
12:44I get it.
12:45But he's in good hands with Leela,
12:46isn't he?
12:47I suppose.
12:48I'll go see Cleo in a bit.
12:50Yeah.
12:51Right,
12:51I have to have sorted some stuff out first.
12:53Hey, Tom,
12:54give me your baby daddy.
12:55I've hardly seen him this week.
12:57He's been no help with girls.
12:58You know,
12:58you can't rely on men.
12:59Yeah?
13:00Well,
13:01you can for one thing.
13:02Well,
13:03they don't always rise to the game,
13:04you love.
13:08All right?
13:09Well,
13:09are you okay?
13:18I thought you said
13:19see you around.
13:20Yeah,
13:20well,
13:21something didn't seem right.
13:22What's going on?
13:24I told you,
13:25didn't I?
13:26It's my dad.
13:27What about him?
13:30I've been
13:31searching around for him,
13:33ringing contacts.
13:34No one has seen
13:35or heard from him.
13:36Yeah,
13:37well,
13:37he's not been gone that long.
13:38He'll turn up.
13:40He's probably just on a bender.
13:42What if he's drunk himself to death?
13:45Hey,
13:46why would he do that?
13:48Gemma.
13:50I just need to find him
13:52or I need to make sure
13:53that he's okay.
13:55Yeah,
13:56yeah,
13:56I'll help you.
14:02Why can't Joseph
14:04come back to live with us?
14:06Because
14:06it's just
14:07best that while
14:08Cleo's still in hospital,
14:09he goes to stay
14:10with his half-sister
14:11at Leela's.
14:12It's all been agreed
14:13by the social worker
14:13and they're very strict,
14:15you know?
14:16I mean,
14:16even Stee has to move
14:17out of the house.
14:18Why?
14:19Um,
14:20well,
14:21he's just,
14:21he's going to visit
14:22his daughter in America.
14:24Is this my fault?
14:25No,
14:26no,
14:26sweetheart,
14:27it's not.
14:28It's all worked out
14:28for the best for Joseph.
14:30I told you
14:31I'd make it okay,
14:31didn't I?
14:35Right,
14:36I've walked to Chief Hotel
14:36because my flight's really early.
14:38Sorry about my old man
14:39talking you into going to solo.
14:41It's fine.
14:42I'm sure Leah
14:43would like me all to herself anyway.
14:44Plus,
14:45I need to tell her
14:46about Lucas.
14:47She's going to be really upset
14:48but I do think it's best
14:48that it comes from her dad.
14:51Do you love me?
14:53Yeah,
14:53of course I do.
14:54Come here.
14:57But we do need to speak
14:58about your wardrobe.
15:00Why?
15:01Make some room in it
15:01because I'm moving in
15:02when I get back.
15:03Leela's got temporary custody
15:04to Cleo's baby
15:05and the home arrangements
15:06means I'm not allowed
15:07to be there.
15:08Plus,
15:09I would quite like to live
15:10for my future husband.
15:12Right,
15:13I love you.
15:13I love you.
15:15I'm keeping an eye
15:16on that silver fox for me.
15:17Oh,
15:18thanks for letting him
15:19babysit me.
15:27I think we should get
15:28some extra security
15:29on the flat.
15:31Sully proof.
15:32And now,
15:33you've got your big old
15:34tough bodyguard with you.
15:38Whilst Steve's away,
15:40you've got some
15:41breathing space.
15:43I'm going to the pub
15:44until last orders.
15:46You've got the flat
15:47to yourself.
15:59taxi for Shadwick.
16:08Missed you, babe.
16:09You've literally
16:10saved my life.
16:11Come on.
16:15You've never looked so fit.
16:17No.
16:21Anyway,
16:22see you then, babe.
16:24With you?
16:25Anyway.
16:26Oh!
16:28Let's go!
16:35Mercedes.
16:35I know.
16:36I look good, don't I?
16:38So come on.
16:39Where is he?
16:40I'm here.
16:41What do you want?
16:42Right,
16:43it's just a fling.
16:44It's nothing serious.
16:47Is that right?
16:48What I want is
16:49to make up with me baby daddy.
16:51I thought you were
16:52seeing someone else.
16:53I was, but
16:53no, I'm not, so...
16:56I am not here
16:57to steal you from her.
16:59So what are you doing here?
17:00Er, you're not
17:01stealing anyone.
17:02This is on my terms.
17:04Hmm.
17:05I'm just saying
17:07that maybe
17:07we can agree to
17:10our terms.
17:12What do you mean?
17:15me and you
17:15and me and you?
17:18Absolutely not.
17:19No, no.
17:20Hang on.
17:20I mean,
17:21at least think about it.
17:22Oh!
17:29You know where I am.
17:40Last night
17:41She said
17:43Oh, baby
17:45I feel so down
17:46Oh, it turned me off
17:48When I feel left out
17:51So I
17:53I turned around
17:55Oh, baby
17:56I don't care no more
17:58I know this for sure
18:00I'm walking out that door
18:02But I've been in town
18:04for just now
18:05Fifty-odd minutes now
18:07Oh, baby
18:08I feel so down
18:09And I don't know why
18:11I keep walking for miles
18:14To see people
18:16They don't understand
18:18No girlfriends
18:20They can't understand
18:22Your grandsons
18:25They won't understand
18:28On top of this
18:30I ain't ever gonna understand
18:33Last night
18:35She said
18:36Oh, baby
18:38I don't feel so down
18:39Oh, it turned me off
18:42When I feel left out
18:58Mum, can I go to my spot, Walt?
18:59Yeah, off you go
19:01Just stay where I can see you, please
19:02Okay
19:07Honestly, Savannah is hard work
19:09Yosy cow
19:10Well, I can't thank you enough
19:11Double shot of caffeine for Wonder Woman
19:13Thank you
19:15Where's Joseph?
19:16Oh, Sophie's just talking for a push-around
19:18She's tackled with him, isn't she?
19:20Yeah
19:20One sec
19:22Excuse me
19:23Sebastian, where's your sister?
19:30Sophie?
19:31Sophie?
19:33Sophie?
19:36What have you done?
19:36Have you done something to him?
19:37No, Mummy, no
19:38Promise me
19:39You can't just take him like that, okay?
19:42We have to have supervised visits now
19:43Because of what you did
19:46Sophie hurt the baby
19:47Sophie hurt the baby
19:50You can't just take him like that
20:22You can't just go like that
20:22Just go like that
20:22Just go like that
20:23believe I
20:23You can play
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