{"id":389672,"date":"2026-04-21T01:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T01:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/389672\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T01:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T01:33:10","slug":"hollyoaks-to-introduce-major-new-character-as-car-crash-fallout-escalates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/389672\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollyoaks to introduce major new character as car crash fallout escalates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hollyoaks<\/a> spoilers follow.<\/p>\n

Hollyoaks is set to introduce the fourth member of the Keane family next week, as newcomer Maddox finds out about the dramatic car crash his loved ones were involved in<\/a>. But as the family begin to settle into the village, it becomes clear that they won\u2019t be making amends with their relatives anytime soon\u2026<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, the Keane family\u2019s moving van was run off the road by Charlie, with the teen\u2019s reckless driving causing serious injuries for Vicky, Frankie and Caleb. The police have been keen to speak to Charlie this week<\/a>, but he eventually made a statement saying that it was Jonah who was driving dangerously, not him.<\/p>\n

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It was previously announced that Sam Meyer would be joining the show<\/a> as another member of the new clan \u2013 and it\u2019s now been confirmed that he makes his first appearance as Maddox next week.<\/p>\n

Maddox, a social media influencer, has been on a ski trip, and next week he arrives in the village after getting a lift from Pearl, who is coming back from visiting her granddaughter Zoe in Dubai.<\/p>\n

While Maddox is excited to move to Hollyoaks and see his family, he has no idea about the chaos that has unfolded. As Jonah thanks Tony for saving the lives of his family, Maddox reunites with his mum, and it\u2019s then that he and Pearl discover what happened in the crash.<\/p>\n

The family come together and head to the hospital to visit Caleb, who is struggling after being told that he\u2019s suffered a serious spinal cord injury<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Later, Pearl introduces herself to Beth and Jonah as Jack\u2019s fianc\u00e9e and brings them some useful items for their new house. Meanwhile, it seems like Maddox already has a fan in the village, as Ant tells his siblings that he follows the newcomer on social media.<\/p>\n

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Related: Hollyoaks confirms “new era” for Ste amid Leah’s shock return<\/a><\/p>\n

Pearl offers to help Beth and Jonah move in properly and offers her support to the couple, making clear that she knows what it\u2019s like to not have family around.<\/p>\n

However, Jack is having a tricky time, as he is caught in the middle of Nancy and Beth, who are arguing over who is responsible for the horrific crash. As he is connected to both families<\/a>, he doesn\u2019t know which side to take.<\/p>\n

Jack goes to the police station and demands an update on the crash investigation, as the conflict is tearing his family apart. It\u2019s Vicky who could give everyone answers, but she remains in a coma.<\/p>\n

Will Vicky wake up and give her side of the story?<\/p>\n

Hollyoaks airs on Mondays-Wednesdays with its Channel 4 streaming<\/a> premiere at 7am, then an E4 broadcast the same night at 7pm. Full episodes are also released on YouTube a week after their Channel 4 release.<\/p>\n

Selected omnibus episodes are available via Prime Video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read more Hollyoaks spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/a><\/p>\n

For exclusive soap star interviews, gossip, spoilers and theories every week, don’t miss the Soap Scoop podcast<\/a> from Inside Soap magazine. The latest episode<\/a> delves into next week\u2019s soap spoilers for EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale- as Carla and Lisa get married and Charity goes into labour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hollyoaks spoilers follow. Hollyoaks is set to introduce the fourth member of the Keane family next week, as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":389673,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[147144,2115,201626,2117,156,2120,2116,111,139,69,201625,148090,437],"class_list":{"0":"post-389672","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-collection-latest-news","9":"tag-content-type-news","10":"tag-contentid-5e6e32be-a07d-4dd2-8558-e2c89d4644ee","11":"tag-displaytype-standard-article","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-hasproduct-true","14":"tag-locale-gb","15":"tag-new-zealand","16":"tag-newzealand","17":"tag-nz","18":"tag-shorttitle-hollyoaks-to-introduce-new-character-in-crash-fallout","19":"tag-subsection-hollyoaks","20":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389672"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389672\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/389673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}