Hollyoaks recently confirmed that Luke Morgan and Cindy Cunningham are pursuing a romance – which we can't imagine being awkward at all, with Luke's ex Mandy being Cindy's stepsister.

And it looks like she is going to go all-in – offering Luke money to start a business (although her reasoning is that it's for herself to establish her name too), and thinking that they are a couple while he sees it as a friends with benefits situation.

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"Cindy needs to slow down, and stop being so desperate!" actress Stephanie Waring told Inside Soap. "She needs to to chill out and play it cool, let Luke come to to her, because he will arrive at that decision by himself. She should value herself a bit more."

Next week will see both of them go on terrible dates with other people, and end up in bed together because that's where they'd rather be. But then Luke will reject her romantically yet again. "He can't commit," Waring adds. "He can't see what's right under his nose."

Speaking about their potential future as a couple, the actress said "I think they make a great couple! They're both very well-suited — they've both got loads of baggage and problems! Essentially, they just get on.

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"I really like the banter by the two of them. I think the scriptwriters have been very clever putting Cindy and Luke together — they could be the next big Hollyoaks power couple!"

Hollyoaks airs weeknights at 6.30pm on Channel 4, with first-look screenings at 7pm on E4.


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