HOLLYOAKS - Mercedes is alive, and Joe's deceitful lies...

It feels like an age since I've had a Hollyoaks love-in! 

EastEnders had my full attention last week (Sorry Oaks, and other soaps!) but a lot has happened over in Chester this last week, too. 

Mercedes is alive and well - living in France! I'm not surprised to be honest. 

She's been working with Grace, who really did stab her (again, not surprised, if my memory serves me right, Mercy stabbed herself once before, to get Mitzeee locked up, didn't she?) 

Anyhow, Grace and Mercedes have got Joe Roscoe involved in framing his brother, Freddie, who's ended up running away with Joe's ex-wife Lindsey and their baby son, Joe Junior. 

Keep your eye on this story, as there's a surprising little twist in the tale, that left me shell-shocked at Lindsey's actions. 

And with Mercy set to make a come-back in March/April, it looks like her lies, along with Grace and Joe's, are to be exposed and Freddie will be revealed as the innocent man that he (kind of!) is. 

Hollyoaks bosses said that Jen Metcalfe was always only taking a break from the show, and the plan was always for her to return. I can't wait to see the fall-out. 

Especially for Grace, who's soon to have her own baby. But will surrogate, Esther, really hand over the baby, if she realises that Grace is still living in the dodgy world she promised to leave behind? And what will Trevor say?

Peri Lomax's pregnancy storyline begins this week, too... And her mum, Leela finds out about it on the teen's 15th birthday.

From what I gather, Tom, the baby's dad, wants to keep the baby, but Peri is still in shell-shock mode. 

Also - keep an eye on Tegan when this story begins. There's a scene where she will be taking gloves out of her handbag. Woolly ones, but gloves, all the same. Gloves - gloved-hand killer - Tegan works at the hosptial. 

Coincidence, or a red-herring? Hmm...