Hollyoaks spoilers follow.
Hollyoaks’ Cleo McQueen finds an unexpected ally as she continues struggling following the birth of her son.
The relationship between Cleo and Sienna Blake soured in recent scenes following an accidental fall for baby Joseph on Cleo’s watch. The baby boy was luckily unharmed, but the accident drove a wedge between Sienna and Cleo.
The couple managed to patch things up as Sienna refused to let Cleo push her away, but it’s apparent that the new mum is uncomfortable.
In an upcoming development, Cleo reassures a hurt Sienna that she loves her but needs some space. As Cleo remains frosty towards her girlfriend, she finds an unlikely ally in Leela Dexter.
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In a twist, Leela offers Cleo an olive branch after her one-night stand with Joel, which resulted in the conception of bay Joseph.
Seeing that Cleo is in a bad place, Leela invites her and her son to join her and her daughter Clara at a baby group.
Cleo is unsure but, when Sienna approaches, she uses Leela’s invitation as an excuse to avoid her girlfriend. She leaves with baby Joseph in tow as Leela and Clara follow.
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At the baby group, an overwhelmed Cleo suffers a new setback when baby Joseph won’t stop crying.
“Cleo is reluctant to attend a baby group with Leela,” explains our insider, “but she will take any excuse to avoid Sienna at this point. When she arrives at the group though, Cleo has a very difficult time with baby Joseph – will the experience set her back even further in her recovery?”
Hollyoaks airs on Mondays-Wednesdays with its Channel 4 streamingpremiere 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.
Selected omnibus episodes are available via Prime Video.
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Hollyoaks are working closely with Action on Postpartum Psychosis to tell Cleo’s story, the national charity for mums and families affected by postpartum psychosis – a severe but treatable mental illness.
Visit app-network.org for more information about postpartum psychosis, and to access urgent help and peer support.