But will James and Ste bring the wedding forward to help gather the money needed to pay for Juliet’s private healthcare?
Wanting to protect his little sister, James thinks keeping his and Ste’s wedding plans from her is for the best while she awaits her stem cell transplant. However, this blows up in his face when Juliet discovers the truth and feels hurt.
Together Juliet, Peri and Donna-Marie present James with a proposal, offering to help with wedding planning as a way Juliet can keep busy while she awaits her stem cell transplant.
As the wedding planning gets underway, a conversation between Juliet and Peri about what she missed out on growing up is overheard by Donna-Marie who later comes up with a plan to make up for the stuff her daughter missed out on while growing up.
Meanwhile, over at the gym, James decides he doesn’t want to wait another minute and tells Ste he wants to bring the wedding forward. A loved-up Ste agrees and points out how scaling back on the big day will help with gathering the money needed to pay for Juliet’s private healthcare.
However, as Eric awaits his sentencing, James receives a tempting proposition from him, offering any amount of money in return for his freedom.
The following day, a suspecting Ste questions James on his early morning disappearance who confesses to the message he'd received from inmate Eric. But will James listen to his fiancé and stay away from temptation?
Hollyoaks continues Mondays to Fridays at 6.30pm on Channel 4 with first look episodes available weekday mornings on All4 and weekday evenings at 7pm on E4